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It's Prime Minister Netanyahu

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 03.13.2009 | World

Read More: Palestinian Territories, Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Kadima Party, Gaza, Middle East, Tzipi Livni, Ehud Barak, Yisrael Beiteinu, Benjamin Netanyahu, Hamas, Israel, Israeli Elections 2009, Israel Likud Party, Israeli Elections, World News

Tuesday, the right wing coalition won a clear majority. It is, I believe, inevitable that President Peres will give Netanyahu the first shot at forming a government and that Bibi will succeed.

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What Hamas Has Wrought

Edgar M. Bronfman | Posted 03.12.2009 | World

Read More: Israel, Elections in Israel, Gaza, Hamas, Ehud Olmert, Palestinian Territories, Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Kadima Party, Middle East, Israeli Elections 2009, Israel Likud Party, Israeli Elections, World News

The crucial point about Hamas that is always overlooked is that at every point in their interaction with Israel and peace-seeking Palestinians, they have chosen the path of armed aggression.

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Israeli Elections: Do They Really Matter?

Aaron David Miller | Posted 03.10.2009 | World

Read More: Palestinian Territories, Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Kadima Party, Gaza, Tzipi Livni, Ehud Barak, Hamas, Israeli Elections 2009, Israeli Elections, Middle East, Benjamin Netanyahu, Yisrael Beiteinu, Israel, Israel Likud Party, World News

In the end, regardless of who wins, Obama's domestic priorities, bad peace process options, and Israel's inherent caution are unlikely to generate any wild surprises.

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Hopeful, But Not Optimistic

James Zogby | Posted 03.09.2009 | World

Read More: Mideast Peace Process, George MItchell, Israeli Elections, Irish Peace Process, Palestinian Territories, Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Kadima Party, Gaza, Israeli Elections Benjamin Netanyahu, Tzipi Livni, Ehud Barak, Hamas, Israeli Elections 2009, Middle East, Yisrael Beiteinu, Israel, Israel Likud Party, World News

It is difficult to be optimistic. But I can be hopeful that, with the appointment of George Mitchell, the region is getting what may very well be its last best chance at securing peace.

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Israeli Elections: Terror as Top Concern

Jamal Dajani | Posted 03.09.2009 | World

Read More: Palestine, Palestinian Territories, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Kadima Party, Gaza, Middle East, Avigdor Lieberman, Racism, Tzipi Livni, Ehud Barak, Yisrael Beiteinu, Benjamin Netanyahu, Hamas, Israel, Israeli Elections 2009, Israel Likud Party, Israeli Elections, World News

With less than a week to go before elections in Israel, the three main rivals are locked in fierce debate not about whether the devastating war in Gaza went too far, but whether it went far enough.

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Hamas negotiators stopped with suitcases of cash

AP | SARAH EL DEEB | Posted 03.08.2009 | World

Read More: Egypt, Palestinian Territories, Fatah, Peace Talks in Egypt, Mohammed Nasr, Palestine, Gaza Strip, Israel, Moussa Abo Marzouk, Hamas, Rafah Border Crossing, World News

CAIRO — Hamas negotiators left Egypt without a long-term cease-fire with Israel on Thursday _ but not before some members of the militant group'...

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Israeli Officers Could Be Prosecuted For Gaza 'War Crimes'

Times Online | Catherine Philp in Davos and James Hider in Jerusalem | Posted 03.04.2009 | World

Read More: Israel, Israel Prosecuted War Crimes Gaza, International Criminal Court Israel, Gaza War Crimes, Israeli Officers Prosecuted, Palestinian Territories, World News

The International Criminal Court is exploring ways to prosecute Israeli commanders over alleged war crimes in Gaza. The alleged crimes include the us...

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Healing Gaza's Wounds

James Zogby | Posted 03.02.2009 | World

Read More: Gaza, Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli Airstrikes, Gaza City, Israel Ground Invasion, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestinian Territories, Israel, Hamas, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Israel Airstrikes, Israel Gaza Operation, World News

In the war's aftermath it is important that attention be paid not only to Gaza's physical wounds and its immediate humanitarian needs, but to the psychic wounds of the survivors.

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Arabs Find A Hero

Jamal Dajani | Posted 03.02.2009 | World

Read More: Palestinian Territories, Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Hugo Chavez, Shimon Peres, Turkey, Gaza, Middle East, Davos, Erdogan, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Media, Israel, Erdogan Walked Off Stage, World News

Replacing U.S. archenemy Hugo Chávez, the Venezuelan president who recently expelled the Israeli ambassado, the new hero of the Arab street is Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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Mitchell Asks Palestinian Authority To Aid With Gaza Crossings

Jerusalem Post | JPOST.COM STAFF | Posted 03.01.2009 | World

Read More: Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, Mitchell's Middle East Trip, Gaza War, Gaza Crossings, Palestinian Territories, Sen. George Mitchell, Gaza Strip, Israel, Obama Administration, World News

US Middle East envoy George Mitchell on Thursday said that the Gaza crossings must be opened in cooperation with the Palestinian Authority. In a pr...

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Gaza: the Audacity to Survive

Hani Almadhoun | Posted 02.28.2009 | World

Read More: Palestinian Territories, Usaid, Barack Obama Palestinians, Gaza Israel, America, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Israel Gaza, Israel Gaza Operation, World News

A day after Israel ended its assault in Gaza Strip, my family (like countless other civilians) finally returned to the ruined remnants of their former lives and homes.

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Why Did the BBC Censor a Cry to Help Gaza Victims?

Erik Ose | Posted 02.28.2009 | Media

The BBC has let down its worldwide viewership by refusing to broadcast this charity appeal to help Palestinian victims of the violence.

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Mitchell's Challenge: After Gaza, Five Questions About Palestinian and Israeli Realities

Sandy Tolan | Posted 02.27.2009 | World

Read More: Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli Airstrikes, George MItchell, Gaza, Gaza City, Israel Ground Invasion, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestinian Territories, Israel, Two-State Solution, Hamas, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Israel Airstrikes, Barack Obama, Israel Gaza Operation, World News

Given the overwhelming odds facing a two-state solution, a strong American negotiating presence will be necessary, of a sort not seen since... well, ever.

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Gaza: Worse Than an Earthquake

Kathy Kelly | Posted 02.25.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli Airstrikes, Gaza, Gaza City, Israel Ground Invasion, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestinian Territories, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Israel Airstrikes, Israel Gaza Operation, World News

"Patients died on the floor of the operating room because we had only six operating rooms," said Dr. Saeed Abuhassan. "And really we don't know enough about the kinds of weapons that have been used against Gaza."

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Why Blaming The Media Is So Played Out

Stuart Whatley | Posted 02.23.2009 | Media

The battle over blaming the media seems to have heated up to levels commensurate with the actual battle over the Holy Land. Can the media really be fueling both sides in the Gaza conflict simultaneously?

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Obama Phone Trail Highlights New Mideast Road Map

Diane Francis | Posted 02.23.2009 | World

Here is the obvious strategy to Gaza crisis that is being whispered about and probably has the best chance of succeeding and stopping the craziness and bloodshed.

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International Tribunal to Save Israel and Palestinians

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 02.22.2009 | World

Read More: War Crimes, Palestine, Israel, Gaza, Kosovo, Filmmakers, Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli Airstrikes, Gaza City, Israel Ground Invasion, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestinian Territories, Israeli-Palestinian, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Hamas, Israel Airstrikes, Israel Gaza Operation, World News

As we peer into the abyss, we believe that the establishment of a War Crime Tribunal needs to be supported both by Israel's friends as well as by supporters of Palestine.

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The Phony War Crimes Accusation Against Israel

Alan Dershowitz | Posted 02.22.2009 | World

Read More: War Crimes, Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli Airstrikes, Gaza, Gaza City, Israel Ground Invasion, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestinian Territories, Israel, Hamas, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Israel Airstrikes, Israel Gaza Operation, World News

If Israel were ever to be charged with "war crimes," that would mark the end of international human rights law as a neutral arbitrator of conduct.

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"Ahlan Wa Sahlan" (Welcome) Obama. But...

Jamal Dajani | Posted 02.21.2009 | World

In Amman, demonstrators took to the streets Tuesday to celebrate Bush's departure by tossing shoes at a banner with his picture on it. They did not, however, celebrate Obama's inauguration.

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Reportage from Israel/Gaza

Bernard-Henri Lévy | Posted 02.20.2009 | World

Read More: Mahmoud Abbas, Israel Ground Invasion, Gaza Cease Fire, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestinian Territories, Hamas, Israeli Airstrikes, Gaza, Gaza City, Israel, Bernard Henri Levy, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Israel Airstrikes, Sderot, Israel Gaza Operation, World News

We can't ignore this fact: Gaza is becoming not the embryo of the so-desired Palestinian State, but the advance base of a total war against the Jewish State.

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A Better Source for News on Gaza

Bob Ostertag | Posted 02.17.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli Airstrikes, Gaza, Gaza City, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israeli War Crimes, Palestinian Territories, Israel, Hamas, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Israel Ground Invasion, Israel Airstrikes, Israel Gaza Operation, World News, War Crimes, World News

If you are looking for a better source of news on this catastrophe, may I recommend Paul Woodward's War in Context.

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Self-Deception and the Assault on Gaza

David Bromwich | Posted 02.16.2009 | World

Read More: Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli Airstrikes, Gaza, Gaza City, Israel Ground Invasion, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestinian Territories, Israel, Hamas, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Israel Airstrikes, Israel Gaza Operation, World News

From the civilian deaths in Gaza will spring more hatred and terrorism. Yet no people are so prone as Americans and Israelis to think admiringly of our own good intentions.

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Gaza, Qaddafi, And Starbucks

Jamal Dajani | Posted 02.16.2009 | World

Read More: Gaddafi, Palestinian Territories, Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Hugo Chavez, Gaza, Mohammad Dahlan, Egypt, Middle East, Muammar El-Qaddafi, Starbucks, Tzipi Livni, Hosni Mubarak, Israel, Israel Gaza Operation, World News

Along with the images of bloodied children, scenes of destruction and carnage in Gaza, debates on Arab disunity have increased in the Arab media.

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Gaza and the Obama Effect -- Ending the War

Daniel Levy | Posted 02.15.2009 | World

Read More: Palestinian Territories, Israel, Gaza, Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli Airstrikes, Gaza City, Israel Ground Invasion, Obama Middle East, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Hamas, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Israel Airstrikes, Obama Israel, Israel Gaza Operation, World News

It might be pushing the envelope to call Obama the peacemaker here, but it's hard to deny that his impending entrance to the world stage has an effect.

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