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Hamas Bans Elections In Gaza Strip

AFP | Sakher Abu El Oun | Posted 10.28.2009 | World

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GAZA CITY : The Hamas-run interior ministry in the Gaza Strip said on Wednesday that it will ban the organisation of elections called for by Palestini...

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Hamas Welcomes Obama's "New Language"

AP | ALBERT AJI | Posted 07.26.2009 | World

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DAMASCUS, Syria — The top Hamas leader on Thursday welcomed what he said is "new language" by President Barack Obama toward the Islamic militant...

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The Coming Storm: Obama and American Jewry

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 07.16.2009 | Politics

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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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Hamas: Obama Remarks 'Intended To Deceive The International Community'

Jerusalem Post | Posted 06.19.2009 | World

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Hamas reacted with pessimism on Tuesday to the meeting between Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and US President Barack Obama, saying that while the ...

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Obama Move To Aid Hamas Alarms Israel Supporters

LA Times | Paul Richter | Posted 05.28.2009 | World

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Reporting from Washington -- The Obama administration, already on treacherous political ground because of its outreach to traditional adversaries such...

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Obama's Needs A 'Game Changer' In Middle East: Analysis

Salon | Posted 04.18.2009 | World

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Trying to figure out what Barack Obama intends to do in the Middle East is like trying to read the leaves in a cup of tea stirred by Jackson Pollock. ...

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Kerry Handed Hamas Letter For Obama On Mideast Trip

AFP | Posted 03.23.2009 | Politics

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US Senator John Kerry was meeting Israeli and Palestinian officials on Friday after a trip to war-ravaged Gaza, where he was given a letter to Preside...

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Obama's First Peace Mission: Mitchell Goes To Middle East

AP | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says his special Middle East envoy is departing on his first peacemaking mission to solidify a cease-fire be...

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Obama Should Quit War on Terror, Talk to Hamas and Taliban

Nathan Gardels | Posted 02.21.2009 | World

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Dealing with Hamas or the Taliban doesn't mean that if Obama talks to them they will roll over. It means that the use of force alone cannot work and that ignoring them won't make them go away

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Obama Camp 'Prepared To Talk To Hamas'

guardian.co.uk | Suzanne Goldenberg in Washington | Posted 02.09.2009 | Home

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The incoming Obama administration is prepared to abandon George Bush's �doctrine of isolating Hamas by establishing a channel to the Islamist organi...

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Progressive Jews See Potential Conflict With Obama Over Gaza

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.29.2009 | Politics

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The flaring of tensions and violence in the Gaza Strip has created more than just another sensitive foreign policy crisis for Barack Obama to juggle. ...

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Gaza Crisis First Test For Obama

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 01.29.2009 | Politics

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As the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza worsens, numerous news organizations have looked at how the crisis will challenge President-elect Bar...

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Gaza Crisis Complicates Obama's Policy In Mideast

AP | DEB RIECHMANN | Posted 01.28.2009 | Home

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CRAWFORD, Texas — The deaths of hundreds of Palestinians in Israel's deadliest-ever air assault on Hamas further complicate President-elect Bara...

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Distorting Obama's Views on Israel

Stephen Zunes | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics

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Rather than being necessary for getting him to the White House, Obama's right-wing positions regarding Israel and its neighbors are actually hurting him.

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Obama In Ramallah

Jan McGirk | Posted 07.31.2008 | Home

We drove around the West Bank searching for Obama supporters, but even at venues with names in English, such as the Stars & Bucks cafe or Supermarket Baghdad, there were no Gobama banners to be seen.

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Obama In Jerusalem

Jan McGirk | Posted 07.29.2008 | Home

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Activists here say there are at least 100,000 dual national Israeli-American voters. During a 4th of July picnic in Jerusalem, "the volunteers were constantly busy, not a moment to rest. People were lining up to register."

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Not Ready To Make Nice, Redux

R.T. Eby | Posted 06.03.2008 | Home

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Natalie Maines and The Dixie Chicks were vilified for criticizing a U.S. political figure and his policies on foreign soil. Oh the outrage! But didn't Bush just do the same thing from the well of the Israeli Knesset?

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African bloggers: Florida Is Not Zimbabwe

John Liebhardt | Posted 05.31.2008 | Home

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Clinton's comparison of the bungled Florida and Michigan primaries to elections in Zimbabwe is ridiculous. But an African asks: Was it just an excuse to use "Mugabe" and "Obama" in the same sentence?"

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McCain, Obama, and the Hamas Banana Skin

Daniel Levy | Posted 05.22.2008 | Politics

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Either McCain is wrong about Hamas or he has been suckered and given a foreign agent a prominent role in an American election. Neither version exactly flatters the Arizona Senator.

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Obama Hamas Smear: Clinton Says It Shouldn't Be Taken Seriously

The Huffington Post | Posted 06.25.2008 | Politics

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Hillary Clinton appeared on the Situation Room today to weigh in on the state of the race. Below are a few highlights. On Hamas' Obama endorsement: ...

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House GOP Leaders Make Up Quotes To Attack Obama Over Israel

ABC's Political Punch | Jake Tapper | Posted 05.21.2008 | Politics

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In an interview with The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., talked a great deal about Israel. He was rather effusive in his suppo...

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Obama On Hamas Smear: "We Don't Do Nuance Well In Politics"

The Huffington Post | Posted 06.25.2008 | Politics

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Barack Obama sat for a lengthy interview with Jeffrey Goldberg where he discusses Israel, his connection to Chicago's Jewish community, and Middle Eas...

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Lieberman Parrots Obama Hamas Smear

Election Central | Greg Sargent | Posted 06.25.2008 | Politics

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It was only a matter of time, really. If you ever doubted that Joe Lieberman would be using what's left of his "Independent Democrat" credentials to l...

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Inflammatory Committee Terror Report Helps McCain/Lieberman Target Obama

Chip Berlet | Posted 05.20.2008 | Home

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If Obama fails to embrace the report, he will be seen as ignoring his own congressional committee's findings-- and so knowingly failing to appreciate the threat of "radical Islam" and being willfully soft on terror.

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McCain: Voters Want Me To Bring Up Obama Hamas Smear

CNN's Political Ticker | Peter Hamby | Posted 06.25.2008 | Politics

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John McCain on Friday defended his charge that the terrorist organization Hamas is rooting for Barack Obama to win the presidency -- and said voters w...

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