Middle East

"Appeasement" Israeli Style

Jamal Dajani | Posted 06.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestine, George Bush, Gaza, Middle East, Ehud Olmert, Hezbollah, Hamas, Israel, Appeasement, Politics News
Jamal Dajani

On the surface, a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and a prisoner swap deal between Hezbollah and Israel provide a glimmer of hope for a period of tranquility between the conflicting parties.

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My Conversation with Marwan Muasher & Rami Khouri

Charlie Rose | Posted 06.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Palestine, Marwan Muasher, Isreali-Palestinian Crisis, Charlie Rose, Middle East, Rami Khouri, Politics News
Charlie Rose

Marwan Muasher, the former Jordanian Foreign Minister, has written about Arab moderates in a new book called "The Arab Center: The Promise of Modera...

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Neocons: Stop Iran Nukes By Bombing Oil Wells

LA Times | Posted 06.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Religion, Iran, Nuclear Weapons, Middle East, Israel, Iraq, Oil, Energy, Politics News

Why attack Iran's nuclear facilities when striking their oil infrastructure would be much more effective in the scope of a US-led preventive war? Sure...

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America's Image and Race Beyond Black and White

Sam Sedaei | Posted 06.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Polls, Bush, Clinton, Mccain, Terrorism, Gore, Profiling, Kerry, 9/11, Middle East, Discrimination, Obama, Race, Election, November, Obama Racism, Racial Profiling, Racism, Politics News
Sam Sedaei

The world's grievances with the US have little to do with its history of slavery. Most of the world is more concerned with how America treats other ethnicities, beyond black.

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Ahmadinejad Calls Bush's Nuclear Bluff

Jamal Dajani | Posted 06.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Wmd, Bush, Afghanistan, Middle East, Sanctions, Iraq, Iran, Nuclear, Oil, Iaea, Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Politics News
Jamal Dajani

If people are lamenting over gas prices approaching five dollars, I guarantee you that they will top off $10.00 at the pump and more than $200 a barrel within hours of an attack on Iran.

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Obama and AIPAC

Stephen Zunes | Posted 06.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Jerusalem, Middle East, Israel, Palestine, Settlements, Aipac, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Obama AIPAC Speech, Obama AIPAC, Politics News
Stephen Zunes

Obama's AIPAC speech would have been the perfect time for Obama, while upholding his commitment to Israel, to challenge AIPAC's militarism and national chauvinism.

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Obama AIPAC Speech a Bad Beginning

Chris Nelson | Posted 06.06.2008 | Home

Read More: Palestine, Aipac, Jerusalem Post, Undivided, Jerusalem, Barack Obama, Arab Israeli Conflict, Middle East, Obama, Arab Israeli Peace, Israel, East Jerusalem, Obama Jerusalem, Obama AIPAC, Obama Middle East, Barack Obama Israel, Obama Palestinians, Obama Arab World, Obama Palestine, Home News
Chris Nelson

But Wait: a campaign adviser says Obama believes "Jerusalem is a final status issue, which means it has to be negotiated between the two parties" as part of "an agreement that they both can live with."

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"Undivided" Allegiance: The Meaning of Obama's AIPAC Moment

Sandy Tolan | Posted 06.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Israelis, Middle East, Palestinian, Abbas, Israel, Palestine, Obama, Aipac, Security, Peace, Israeli, Obama AIPAC, Politics News
Sandy Tolan

Obama's pledge that "Jerusalem must remain undivided" is a smackdown to decades of Palestinians' dreams and demands that East Jerusalem be the capital of their own state.

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Jerusalem: Can Obama Walk the Walk?

Jamal Dajani | Posted 06.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Palestine, Middle East, Aipac, Jerusalem, Barack Obama, Israel, Condoleeza Rice, Ehud Olmert, Pandering, Politics News
Jamal Dajani

For Obama, who prides himself on being a candidate for change, perhaps for a change he should stop pandering to interest groups and take a hard look at the facts on the ground.

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The Future of the Middle East

King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: King Abdullah Oxford, Middle East, King Abdullah, King Abdullah Oxford Speech, Middle East Politics, Politics News
King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein

Millions of people in the Middle East want to share in creating a century of progress and peace. Let us not allow false divisions to hold us back.

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Is McCain Building An Iran War Drum?

Matthew Palevsky | Posted 06.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Ahmadinejad, Mccain, Matthew Plaevksy, Middle East, Senator John McCain, Hezbollah, Aipac, Iran, Hamas, The Real News, Israel, Aijaz Ahmed, Nuclear Bomb, Nie, Politics News
Matthew Palevsky

Kowtowing to an Israeli fear of Iran, McCain used the AIPAC forum to reinforce his three most dubious and dangerous policy claims and beat the drums of war.

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McCain at AIPAC: 2002 Fantasy, 2008 Disaster

James Zogby | Posted 06.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Aipac, John McCain, Israel, Middle East, Foreign Policy, Middle East Policy, Politics News
James Zogby

How, exactly, did the U.S. and Israel get into this current mess? To ask such questions would force McCain to engage in a bit of historical reflection and a dose of self-criticism.

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McCain at AIPAC Offers Americans and Israelis the Same Gloomy, Insecure, Hope-Free Future

Daniel Levy | Posted 06.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Jordan, Egypt, McCain Middle East, McCain Israel, Iran, John McCain Hagee, Joe Lieberman and John McCain, McCain Iraq, Al Qaeda, Aipac, John Hagee, Middle East, Mccain Aipac, Joe Lieberman, Israel, McCain Iran, Lieberman Hagee, Politics News
Daniel Levy

That most of the crowd loved McCain's speech is a sad reflection on AIPAC, and that it is reaping what it has sown in moving so aggressively to the right in recent years.

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CON GAMES: Socket To Me

Michael Conniff | Posted 06.02.2008 | Green

Read More: Green, Environment, Energy, Middle East, Foreign Policy, High Gas Prices, Gas Prices, Environmentalism, Green News
Michael Conniff

Pundit Thomas Friedman says "green is the new red, white, and blue" -- and he's right. To waste energy, to do anything less than conserve, is borderline treason.

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Layalina: Changing Perceptions About America in the Arab World

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 05.30.2008 | Media

Read More: The Middle East, Iran, Islam, Dubai, The Paley Center, Lebanon., Morocco, Middle East, Terrorism, Saudi Arabia, Palestine, Israel, Bin Laden, Sundance Channel, Mbc, Media News
Amb. Marc Ginsberg

One way to change adversarial attitudes toward us is to reintroduce America to the Arab world through the medium of television, which Layalina does with its responsible, American-style commercial programming.

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J Street: A Much-Needed Pro Peace Lobby Is Born

James Zogby | Posted 05.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Israel, Peace, Middle East, Lobbying, Foreign Policy, Politics News
James Zogby

Last month's launch of J Street marks the culmination of a two-decades old evolution within the pro-Israel community in the U.S.

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McClellan: Our Minister of Misinformation

Jamal Dajani | Posted 05.30.2008 | Media

Read More: George Bush, White House, War on Iraq, Saddam Hussein, Wmd, Scott Mcclellan, What Happened, Deception, Muhammad Sai'd Al Sahhaf, Middle East, Baghdad Bob, Media News
Jamal Dajani

Scott McClellan reminds me of Saddam Hussein's Minister of Information, Muhammad Sai'd Al Sahhaf... kind of.

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Towards Israeli-Syrian Peace

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 05.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Israel, Israel-Syria Peace, Middle East, Israel-Syria Peace Talks, Politics News
Alon Ben-Meir

Unlike previous Israeli-Syrian peace talks, the chances of success in this round of negotiations are far greater than at any other time.

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Turkey & Qatar: New Mediators on the Block

Jamal Dajani | Posted 05.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Ismail Haniyeh, Palestine, Israel, Turkey, Lebanon, Hamas, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bush, Politics News
Jamal Dajani

Two important stories have emerged last week from the Middle East, and for a change, both had to do with peace.

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Abu Dhabi Goes Green

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 05.23.2008 | Home

Read More: Environment, Abu Dhabi, Marc Kielburger, Green Living, Middle East, Craig Kielburger, Global Warming, Climate Change, Home News

A new kind of oasis is forming in the middle of the desert. In one of the harshest environments imaginable, where temperatures regularly ...

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Seth Colter Walls

Today At The State Dept: Nothing to See Here, Folks...

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 05.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Middle East, State Department, Politics News

Three major stories coming out of the Middle East today: a deal between Hezbollah and the U.S.-supported government in Lebanon, the announcement of pe...

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Playing "China-Card": McNeoCons Don't Want Successful Diplomacy

Paul Abrams | Posted 05.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Syria, Iran, Elliott Abrams, Middle East, Cheney, Mccain, Rumsfeld, McNeoCons, Barack Obama, Bush, Politics News
Paul Abrams

When McCain asks what Obama would talk to Ahmadinejad about, he is revealing not only a total misunderstanding of diplomacy, but an opposition to a deal that keeps Iran non-nuclear.

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Israel's 60th: On the Fast Track to the Apocalypse

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 05.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, War With Iran, Middle East, Israel 60th Birthday, Israel, Politics News
Jayne Lyn Stahl

Those who confuse preemptive with pro-active are those who deliberately blur the boundaries between civilization and chaos.

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Friday Talking Points [32] -- Democrats Throw Bush A Few Elbows

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.16.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Borah Peak, at 12,662 feet high, is the highest point in Idaho. [That may sound like a strange place to begin this column, but please bear with me.] I...

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Iran Wins in Lebanon

Jamal Dajani | Posted 05.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iran, Lebanon, Lebanon Fighting, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Hariri, Hezbollah, Bush, Nasrallah, Politics News
Jamal Dajani

The warring parties in Lebanon agreed to a deal brokered by Arab diplomats, and incoming flights to Beirut's International airport have resumed ending...

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