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US Children's Hospital and Settlers on A Collision Course

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 07.24.2008 | Home

Read More: Palestine, Obama, Israel, Settlers, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israeli Settlements, Home News

A philanthropic organization planning to set up a $16.5 million children's hospital in Palestine is on a collision course with radical settlers while American officials call for a independent Palestinian state.

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Are There Some Terrorists that are OK by Lieberman? A Call for Senator Lieberman to Recant

Steve Clemons | Posted 07.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Southern Command, Fidel Castro, US-Cuba Relations, Terrorism, Joseph Lieberman, Max Kampelman, Lexington Institute, Phil Peters, Patrick Doherty, Palestine, Cuba, The Havana Note, US-Cuba Policy, Invasion, Fbi, Politics News

The military has concerns about these radical extremists -- Lieberman can't possibly have been endorsing the release of an FBI convicted felon engaged in terrorism.

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Obama Hits All of the Basics in Middle East but Can Do More

Ray Hanania | Posted 07.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Yasser Arafat, Bill Clinton, Yitzhak Rabin, Israelis, Jerusalem, Terrorism, George W. Bush, Violence, Palestine, Palestine State, Aipac, Peace Accord, Barack Obama, Palestinians, Politics News

Obama did all the "right" things during his tour of the Middle East. But doing the "right things" might not be enough to actually achieve Middle East peace. Obama needs to do more.

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Obama the Zionist Journeys to Palestine

Steve Posner | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: West Bank, Jerusalem, Palestinian, Holocaust, Palestine, Peace, Jewish, Barack Obama, Zionism, Muslim, Mohammad Abbas, Arabs, Anti-Semitism, Ramallah, Zionist, Israel, Nazi, Refugees, Politics News

Obama understands that American presidents need to be Zionists if a White House brokered Mideast peace is to last.

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Palestine Bloggers On The Obama Tour And The New Yorker

Jillian York | Posted 07.22.2008 | Home

Read More: Palestine, Blogosphere, New Yorker, Barack Obama, Bloggers, Palestinians, Obama, Blogging, Home News

"We Palestinians and Arab Americans have to look at this race carefully... McCain is so dangerous for us and his ideas are so malicious. So, let's pick the less worse of the two: Let's endorse Obama."

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Seven Tips to Obama

Jamal Dajani | Posted 07.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Palestine, Jordan, Israel, Iraq, Middle East, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Politics News

Don't keep insisting to the Arabs that you're not a Muslim. They already know that, and they don't care.

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Susan Sarandon's Double Standards

Omid Memarian | Posted 07.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Human Rights Watch, The U.S., Wmd, West Bank, Unicef, Susan Sarandon, Israel, Palestine, UNICEF Goodwill Abmassador, Leviev's New York Jewlelry, Oxfam, Lev Leviev, Amnesty International, Icj, Politics News

Whatever the reason is, Sarandon seems to have forgotten that beyond the names of countries and influential people there are some universal rules we all should respect, and those are international laws.

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Obama Picks the Right Baggage for Visiting Israel

Gershom Gorenberg | Posted 07.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Undivided Jerusalem, Abbas, Aipac, Mccain, Obama, Jerusalem, Ramallah, Barack Obama, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestine, Politics News

Instead of skipping a visit to Ramallah for fear of losing Jewish votes, Obama's upcoming trip shows that he intends to talk to both Israelis and Palestinians, and that he's serious about working for peace.

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The Dalai Lama vs. Palestine?

David A. Andelman | Posted 07.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Dalai Lama, China Tibet, Northern Ireland Peace Process, Israel, China, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Palestine, Israeli Settlements, Hamas, Politics News

For many American Jews there is the apparent moral conundrum -- how do you support Tibet over China without supporting Palestine over Israel?

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Obama To Visit West Bank, Meet With Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas

AP | AMY TEIBEL | Posted 07.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, Middle East, Israel, Palestine, Obama Middle East Trip, Obama Mideast Trip, Politics News

PARIS — Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama will visit the West Bank next week as part of a swing through the Middle East, a Palestin...

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Palestinian Walks: Holy Land Lost

James Zogby | Posted 07.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Palestine, Israeli Settlements, Middle East Peace, Israel-Palestine, Politics News

Detailing six walks Shehadeh has taken in and around his home in Ramallah during the last 30 years, he invites his readers to witness the transformations that have occurred.

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Killing the Dead Sea Twice Is Good for Politicians, Not the Environment

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 07.02.2008 | Green

Read More: Jordan, Politics, Red Sea, Shimon Peres, Ecology, Middle East, World Bank, Environment, Israel, Palestine, Treehugger, Dead Sea, Green News

The Dead Sea, shared by Israelis, Palestinians and Jordanians should be listed as one of the Wonders of the World -- and it's in danger of drying up.

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Israel's Exchange and Obama's Enemies

Steve Posner | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics

Amid the cheers arising in Hezbollah's Beirut and the Gaza of Hamas, the sound of Obama's defense of Israel may also be heard.

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Egyptian Brokered "Truce" Undermines Peace And Strengthens Hamas

Ray Hanania | Posted 06.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Egypt, Gaza Strip, Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, Israelis, Truce, Ehud Olmert, Palestinians, Gilad Shalit, Politics News

Many assert that the recent Egyptian-brokered "truce" between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip might open the door to a new peace initiative, but ju...

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"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

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

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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Mideast Suspicion Fertile Ground for Rumors

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 06.18.2008 | Media

Read More: Web, Jordan, Palestine, John McCain, McCain Middle East, Israel-Palestine, New Media, Middle East Media, Israel, Media News

A blogger reported on a lecture given by an advisor to McCain saying that the nominee plans to declare Jordan a Palestinian state. This supposed lecture, however, never took place.

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Israel-Hamas Truce Confirmed By Israel

AP | AMY TEIBEL | Posted 06.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Arab-Israeli Conflict, Arabs, Israel, Israel Hamas Truce, Jews, Middle East Conflict, Mideast Conflict, Palestine, Politics News, Politics News

JERUSALEM — A long-sought truce between Israel and Gaza militants went into effect early Thursday, with the aim of halting militant attacks and ...

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Israel-Hamas Truce To Begin Thursday: Report

AP | JOSEF FEDERMAN | Posted 06.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Israel, Palestine, Mideast Conflict, Middle East Conflict, Jews, Arabs, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Israel Hamas Truce, Politics News

JERUSALEM — The Gaza Strip's ruling Hamas militant group said Tuesday it has reached a cease-fire with Israel meant to halt a cycle of deadly Pa...

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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

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

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

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

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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Al-Qaida's No.2 urges holy war over Gaza Strip

AP | SALAH NASRAWI | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gaza Strip, Al Qaeda, Palestine, Israel, Warwire, Politics News

CAIRO, Egypt — Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader called on Muslims to launch a holy war to break Israel's economic blockade of the Gaza Strip, in an audio...

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Obama at AIPAC: Some Doubts Eased, Others Created

James Zogby | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestine, Aipac, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East Peace, Barack Obama, Politics News

Hard-line supporters of Israel have been pushing Obama, and for the most part, his speech pushed all the "right" buttons -- however, his reference to Jerusalem raises some concerns.

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