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Middle East Peace

What Arabs Can Do to Support Peace

James Zogby | Posted 08.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Arab World, Obama Arab World, Arab, Foreign Affairs, Obama Administration, Arab League, International Relations, Israel, Middle East Peace, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Foreign Policy, Politics News
James Zogby

It is clear that the Obama Administration is making a real effort to press Israel to suspend all settlement construction -- using, at times, language not heard since the time of President Carter.

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Palestinian Violence Overstated, Jewish Violence Understated

Ira Chernus | Posted 07.26.2009 | World

Read More: Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Mideast Peace Process, Gaza, Middle East, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Israel, Middle East Peace, World News
Ira Chernus

The crucial conflict is not between Israel and Palestine. It's between peace and violence. Our government should condemn all violence -- including, for the first time, Israeli violence.

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'George Costanza' Middle East Peace Plan: COMEDY!

AP | JOSEPH MARKS | Posted 07.25.2009 | World

Read More: Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Middle East Peace Conference, Foreign Affairs, Seinfeld, Middle East Peace Process, Israel, Jason Alexander, Middle East Peace, George Castanza Middle East Peace Plan, Advocacy, George Castanza, Costanza Middle East Peace, Costanza Middle East, George Costanza in Israel, World News

JERUSALEM — "Seinfeld" star Jason Alexander told a crowd in Jerusalem Wednesday that the search for an Israeli-Palestinian solution and the "show ab...

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Israstine or Israel and Palestine: Tweeters Want to Know!

Patricia DeGennaro | Posted 07.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Avigdor Lieberman, President Obama, Isreali-Palestinian Crisis, Hillary Clinton, Israel, Middle East Peace, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Binyamin Netanyahu, Politics News
Patricia DeGennaro

It is time for the Israeli leadership to grasp this opportunity. They can continue to argue over who is worse than whom or they can start moving one step at a time toward a greater Middle East peace.

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The Coming Storm: Obama and American Jewry

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 07.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Settlements in Palestine, Gaza, Charles Krauthammer, Obama Middle East, Obama Hamas, Israel, Israel Hamas, Middle East Peace, Obama Israel, Israel Politics, Politics News
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

Sunshine Jewish patriots who back Israel when convenient will be pitted against those who stand with Israel even when it means losing their invitation to the White House Chanuka party.

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Can He Do It?

James Zogby | Posted 07.14.2009 | World

Read More: Arab World, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, US Foreign Policy, Middle East, Barack Obama, Middle East Peace, Arab-Israeli Conflict, World News
James Zogby

Unlike the last three U.S. presidents to become engaged in Middle East peacemaking, this president has "wind in his sails."

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US: Mideast Peace Talks Should Start Immediately

BBC News | Posted 07.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Israel-Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, United States, Middle East Peace, George MItchell, Mid-East Talks, Politics News

President Obama's special envoy to the Middle East, George Mitchell, has said that the US wants immediate talks between Israel and the Palestinians....

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A Real Two-State Solution

Edgar M. Bronfman | Posted 07.09.2009 | World

Read More: Palestine, Two State Solution, Edgar Bronfman, Middle East, Middle East Peace, Barack Obama, Israel, Palestinian Authority, World News
Edgar M. Bronfman

A lasting two-state solution requires two credible partners, and not just one side -- Israel -- taking superficial steps simply to placate world opinion.

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Jack Shaheen: Obama Delivers a Message of Peace to the Muslim World

Christian Avard | Posted 07.06.2009 | World

Read More: Obama Muslim, Barack Obama, Arab World, Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Obama Muslims, Middle East Politics, Obama Middle East, Palestinians, Obama Arabs, Middle East Peace, Muslim World, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Arabs, Mideast Peace Process, Middle East, Arab, American Muslims, Palestinian, Israel, Muslims, Obama Middle East Policy, Obama Muslim Smear, Obama Mideast Speech, Muslim, Israel Gaza, Anti-Muslim Bias, Obama Israel, Israeli Arabs, China, Gaza, Berlin, Obama Mideast Trip, World News
Christian Avard

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Obama's Speech: Right Man, Right Place, Right Time

James Zogby | Posted 07.06.2009 | World

Read More: Arab World, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Obama Egypt Speech, Obama Muslim, Middle East, Obama in Egypt, Obama, Middle East Peace, Egypt Speech, Arab-Israeli Conflict, World News
James Zogby

Obama's critics missed the point that this president wasn't posturing, talking "at" Muslims, he was working to engage us in a conversation with them.

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An Analysis of Obama's Precedent-Setting Speech

Ray Hanania | Posted 07.06.2009 | World

Read More: Egypt, Arab World, Quran, Islam, White House, President Barack Obama, Palestine, Arab Media, Middle East Peace, Daid Axelrod, Palestinians, Change in Foreign Policy, Israeli Settlements, Israelis, Rahm Emanuel, Saudi Arabia, Cairo University, Two-State Solution, Speech to the Muslim World, Obama Mideast Trip, World News
Ray Hanania

Obama is stating what many of his predecessors stated but with more substance and a clear understanding of the fundamentals of the Arab and Muslim World.

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Dear President Obama

David Suissa | Posted 07.05.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Dennis Ross, Israel Settlement, Gaza, West Bank, Muhmoud Abbas, Middle East, Washington Post, Israel, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Middle East Peace, World News
David Suissa

Now that you have brought your can-do spirit and sense of optimism to that most intractable of conflicts between Israelis and Palestinians, I thought ...

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Wake Up, Israel

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 06.28.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli Settlements, Middle East, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Obama Netanyahu, Obama Israel, Middle East Peace, Arab-Israeli Conflict, World News
Alon Ben-Meir

Do not allow this historic chance for peace to slip away because of complacency or lack of courage. If Israel is destined to bring light onto other nations, this is the moment.

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Israel's HOPE for Peace: Barack Obama

Michal Lewin-Epstein | Posted 06.18.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Bibi Netanyahu, Middle East Peace, Obama Israel, World News
Michal Lewin-Epstein

Where Israel and the Palestinian Authority failed, the United States must succeed.

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Obama's Two-State Challenge

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 06.14.2009 | World

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Alon Ben-Meir

In their upcoming meeting, Netanyahu, a master tactician, will find a way to accommodate Obama while also exacting assurance that the US will deal pointedly with the Iranian nuclear threat.

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Why the West Bank Settlers Are Not a Barrier to Middle East Peace

Philip Slater | Posted 05.30.2009 | World

Read More: West Bank Settlers, Middle East Peace, World News
Philip Slater

I think Israelis should be encouraged to live wherever they want -- with the clear understanding, however, that when the peace agreement is made, the West Bank is part of the Palestinian State.

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Depressed About Israel? Don't Be. It's A Thousand Times Better Than Its Appalling Government

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 05.03.2009 | World

Read More: Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Pro Israel, Middle East, Middle East Peace, World News
MJ Rosenberg

Being pro-Israel means caring about Israel, even loving it. It does not mean using it as an excuse for power brokering and suppressing dissident voices.

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From Belfast to Jerusalem: Lessons from Northern Ireland for Israeli-Palestinian Peace

James Zogby | Posted 04.20.2009 | World

Read More: George MItchell, Middle East Peace, Us Diplomacy, Irish Peace Process, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Ira, Israel, World News
James Zogby

On the day after St. Patrick's Day, a panel was convened on Capitol Hill to discuss the lessons learned from the Irish peace process, and reflect on their applicability to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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Pope Commits To Holy Land Trip In May

The Huffington Post | Catherine Lyons | Posted 04.10.2009 | World

Read More: Israel, Bethlehem, Catholic Church Controversy, Catholic Church, Jerusalem, Holocaust Denial, Palestinian Territories, Middle East Peace, Holy Sites, Papal Visit to Israel, Pope Benedict XVI, Pope Visits Holy Land, Nazareth, Bishop Richard Williamson, World News

Pope Benedict XVI has confirmed that he will travel to holy sites in Israel and the Palestinian Territories from May 11 to May 15, marking only the se...

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Clinton Advances Middle East Peace

James Zogby | Posted 04.06.2009 | World

Read More: Middle East Peace, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Obama Administration, Hillary Clinton, Iran, Hamas, Israel, Foreign Policy, World News
James Zogby

Hillary Clinton's recent Middle East trip was striking, by any measure. Progress won't come quickly, but the steps being taken are in the right direction.

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Hillary Clinton, Gaza, and the Six-State Solution

Bradley Burston | Posted 04.04.2009 | World

Read More: Syria, Iran, Israel, Bradley Burston, Hillary Clinton, Gaza, Mideast, Palestinians, Middle East Peace, Middle East Politics, World News
Bradley Burston

The way forward in the Middle East: Keep back channels open to Tehran, while supporting Netanyahu, should he pick up with Syria.

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It's Netanyahu Again

Shunit Harpaz | Posted 03.28.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Politics, Middle East, Middle East Politics, Benjamin Netanyahu, Election Results, Israel, Middle East Peace, World News
Shunit Harpaz

Netanyahu's government will not last long. The only hope is that Israelis will regain their composure and next time vote for peace-longing parties and Prime Minister.

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Israeli Paralysis Calls for Arab Action

James Zogby | Posted 03.23.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Middle East Peace, World News
James Zogby

No matter how you add it up, the numbers aren't going to yield a majority for a clear direction, or for peace.

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Waltz with Bashir, Gaza, and the Post-Moral World

Bradley Burston | Posted 03.07.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, World, Gaza, Middle East Politics, Golden Globes, Israeli Airstrikes, Waltz With Bashir, Gaza City, Film, Middle East Peace, Movies, Politics, Middle East, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Best Foreign Language Film, Israel, World News
Bradley Burston

Perhaps its time we surrendered to what we know to be true, Arab and Jew both: The leaders on both sides lie. That is their job. They resort to war to protect the lies.

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Why Isn't This News? U.S. Rabbis Call for Gaza Cease-Fire

Dave Belden | Posted 02.14.2009 | Media

Read More: Aipac, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Network of Spiritual Progressives, Jews, Gaza, Tikkun, Middle East Peace, Media Bias, Media News
Dave Belden

A group of prominent liberal rabbis and other religious and cultural leaders have called for a cease-fire in Gaza. So far no U.S. media have considered it news.

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