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Mike Huckabee In Israel: Obama's Harsh Stance Hurts Peace Talks

AP | JEN THOMAS | Posted 09.17.2009 | World

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JERUSALEM — The U.S. has taken too harsh a stance against Israel on the issue of settlements, hindering peace negotiations, former Arkansas gove...

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Rahm Emanuel Bears Brunt Of Israelis' Disappointment, Anger

politico.com | KENNETH P. VOGEL | | Posted 09.17.2009 | World

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As the Obama administration presses Israel to cease settlement expansion as part of a renewed push for a Middle East peace deal--a course of action th...

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Haaretz: Obama's America Is Not Delivering The Goods

Haaretz | Gideon Levy | Posted 09.16.2009 | World

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With great sorrow and deep consternation, we hereby declare the death of the latest hope. Perhaps rumors of its death are greatly exaggerated, to para...

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Mike Huckabee To Speak At East Jerusalem Hotel

Huffington Post | Posted 09.13.2009 | World

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Former Arkansas governor and US presidential candidate Mike Huckabee will speak at the controversial Shepherd's Hotel in east Jerusalem during his vis...

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The Chutzpah of Obama's Jewish Critics

Marc R. Stanley | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics

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No one can credibly claim that Obama and his administration are not talking with Israel. The fact is that the Obama administration is not only talking with Israelis, they are intensely collaborating.

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West Bank Settlers Send Defiant Message To Obama, "That Arab They Call A President"

nytimes.com | ETHAN BRONNER | Posted 08.30.2009 | World

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NERIA, West Bank In this land of endless history and ethereal beauty, several thousand Jewish settlers gathered on a dozen West Bank hills with makesh...

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Obama's Peace Offensive (Part 2)

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 08.28.2009 | World

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Ending the settlements expansion is one of the most critical elements in changing the dynamic of the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.

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Obama Boosts U.S. Image Throughout World, Except In Israel

Posted 08.23.2009 | World

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A major new survey by the Pew Research Center finds that there have been moderate signs of improvement in the attitudes of predominantly Muslim countr...

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Foxman: Obama Putting Too Much Weight On Solving Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Huffington Post | Posted 08.16.2009 | World

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Abraham Foxman, Director of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), gives an account of his meeting this week with President Barack Obama and other Jewish g...

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Obama Calms Jewish Leaders: Press Has Built Up Conflict

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.13.2009 | Politics

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In an hour-long meeting at the White House on Monday, President Barack Obama assured Jewish leaders that he was demanding as much sacrifice from the A...

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Obama, Jewish Leaders Meet Formally At White House For First Time

Politics Daily | Lynn Sweet | Posted 08.13.2009 | Politics

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On Monday, President Obama meets formally for the first time with the heads of more than a dozen major Jewish organizations, and while some domestic i...

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American Support For Israel Must Remain Bipartisan

Alan Dershowitz | Posted 08.08.2009 | World

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We want Israel to remain a bipartisan issue and an issue that does not divide generations.

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State Department: Pressure On Israel Will Continue

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 07.30.2009 | World

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The United States is telling Israel that we are open to discuss anything and even to compromise but not in advance of final status negotiations along the lines we favor, i.e. "our resolution."

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Settlements: Israel Approves Plan To Build 50 West Bank Homes Despite Obama Plea

Huffington Post | Posted 07.30.2009 | World

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Israel's Defense Ministry approved the construction of 50 new homes Monday in the settlement of Adam, north of Jerusalem, to house evacuees from anoth...

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Israel Deflects Settlement Freeze Calls From Obama, International Community

AP | DIAA HADID | Posted 07.28.2009 | World

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JERUSALEM — Israel deflected growing international demands for a settlement freeze Saturday, saying the issue should be dealt with in future pea...

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Israel Pulling Forces Out Of 4 West Bank Cities After Obama Pressure

AP | ARON HELLER | Posted 07.26.2009 | World

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JERUSALEM — Bowing to pressure from Washington, Israel granted U.S.-trained Palestinian security forces greater autonomy in four main West Bank ...

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Israel Defies Obama's Settlement Demand, Authorizes Construction Of 300 New Homes In West Bank

Huffington Post | Posted 07.24.2009 | World

In defiance of President Obama's call for a halt to all settlement growth, Israel has authorized the construction of 300 new homes in the West Bank, H...

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Haaretz Launches Project To Monitor Outposts, Obama's "Future Minefield"

Israel News | Posted 07.23.2009 | World

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The following is the first phase of a project aimed at helping monitor outposts and clarify the potential difficulty in countering them for the sake o...

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Avigdor Lieberman: Settlement Freeze Unacceptable

globalsecurity.org | Posted 07.19.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON, June 18 (RIA Novosti) - Israel cannot accept a U.S. proposal that it suspend the construction of new settlements in Palestinian territory,...

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US Pressures Israel On Gaza Blockade

Haaretz | Posted 07.19.2009 | World

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The United States has stepped up pressure on Israel regarding the Gaza Strip: Three weeks ago it sent Jerusalem a diplomatic note officially protestin...

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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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Obama's Trip and the Parameters for Peace

Bernard-Henri Lévy | Posted 07.13.2009 | World

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Obama will not compromise the imperatives of Israel's security, but he also will not ease his efforts in aiding in the creation of a second State, a Palestinian one, for which we have waited 60 years.

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Mancow: Obama 'Excited' About Holocaust Museum Shooting, Hates Jews

Progress Illinois | Josh Kalven | Posted 07.13.2009 | Chicago

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Mancow went on to assert that, because of his connection to Wright, Obama is an "anti-Semite" who was "popping champagne" following the June 10 shooti...

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Israeli Settlements: Majority Of Israelis Against Obama's Demand To Freeze All Construction: Poll

AP | Posted 07.13.2009 | World

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Nearly six of every 10 Israelis think Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should resist U.S. demands to completely freeze construction in Jewish West Ba...

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