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Secretary Clinton And Me

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 04.02.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestine, Clinton, Silvio Berlusconi, Palestinian, Gaza, Lavarof, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton Gaza, Hillary Clinton Israel, Gaza War, Israel, World News
Daoud Kuttab

Sharm el Sheikh --The Gaza Reconstruction conference was a busy affair. Speakers gave talks, governments and foundations made pledges, and politicians...

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In Egypt, International Community Pledges To Reconstruct Gaza

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 04.02.2009 | World

Read More: Israel, Us, Palestinian, Hillary Clinton, Sharm-El-Sheikh, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Gaza Donors Conference, Sharm El-Sheikh, Gaza Aid, Hillary Clinton Israel, Gaza War, Hamas, Gaza Conference, Hillary Clinton Gaza, World News
Daoud Kuttab

Sharm el Sheikh, EGYPT -- A resounding and unanimous international message of support was sounded in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el Sheikh March 2 wit...

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Unity, Only Choice for Palestinians

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 03.29.2009 | World

Read More: Abbas, Isreali-Palestinian Crisis, Hamas, Doha Summit, Palestinian, Fateh, World News
Daoud Kuttab

For the first time since the Hamas takeover in June 2007, Palestinian national unity talks have a better chance of success than in previous times, and the Gaza situation is probably the reason.

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Palestinian Youth Killed In Clash In Hebron

Yediot Ahronot | Efrat Weiss | Posted 03.16.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israel-Palestine Conflict, West Bank Israel, Stone-Throwers, West Bank, Middle East, Palestinian, Clashes in Hebron, Idf, Israel, Hebron, World News

A 14-year old Palestinian was killed Friday afternoon in Hebron in what was apparently a clash between stone-throwers and IDF soldiers....

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Palestinian-American Teen: Watching Gaza from the U.S.

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 02.28.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Youth Radio, Gaza, Palestinian-American, Palestinian, Israel, Palestine, Samr "Rocky" Tayeh, World News
Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

Originally published on Youthradio.org, the premier source for youth generated news throughout the globe. President Barack Obama's interview with Al...

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Obama and the Perils of Gaza

Sandy Tolan | Posted 02.16.2009 | World

Read More: Beirut, Missiles, Gaza, Bush, Hope, Arafat, United Nations, Obama, Hamas, Paris, War Crimes, Civilians, Human Rights, Excessive, Sydney, Athens, Arab, Force, Palestinian, Baghdad, Israel, Muslim, Kassam, Qassam, Sandy Tolan, World News
Sandy Tolan

Obama promised in his too-brief comments on Gaza that "after January 20th, I'll have plenty to say." Here's hoping he does, and that by the time he opens his mouth, it won't be too late.

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Dennis Ross is Not the Change We Can Believe In

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 02.09.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israel, Barak Obama, Dennis Ross, Palestinian, Ehud Barak, Arafat, Obama's Cabinet, World News
Daoud Kuttab

In a speech Dennis Ross gave to the Seeds for Peace organization, he refused to use the universally accepted word "occupation".

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Protesters in Beirut Demand Action from Arab Leaders on Gaza, Focusing on Egypt as Demonstrations Rise (VIDEO)

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin | Posted 03.22.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Egypt, Gaza, Palestinian, Protest, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Israel Blockade, Video, World News
Ahmed Shihab-Eldin

Millions across the Arab world are demonstrating, demanding that Arab governments do more to support Palestinians trapped in Gaza.

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A Minnesota College Newspaper Editor on Israel-Hamas Conflict, from Tel Aviv

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 02.02.2009 | World

Read More: Israel, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestine, Gaza Strip, Gaza, Palestinian, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv University, University, College, Minnesota, Washington, Project Interchange, Reporters, University of Minnesota, World News
Karin Kloosterman

There are 6 sets of parents in America right now who might be wishing that their kids weren't college newspaper editors.

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Gaza Clouds Obama's Prospects

Robert Scheer | Posted 01.30.2009 | World

Read More: Robert Scheer, Jimmy Carter, Gaza, Palestinian, Obama, Israel, Mideast, Hillary Clinton, Mahmoud Abbas, Obama Middle East, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestinian Territories, Fatah, Hamas, Ehud Barak, Israeli Airstrikes, Gaza City, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Israel Airstrikes, Obama Israel, Israel Gaza Operation, World News
Robert Scheer

Clearly, Hamas and its hard-line supporters in the region reject the goal of an Israel at peace with its neighbors and secure within its boundaries.

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Doomed To Repeat

Sheerly Avni | Posted 01.29.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Ari Folman, Genocide, Palestinian, Middle East, Documentary, Israel, Movies, Animation, Tel Aviv, Therapy, Sabra and Shatilla, Animated Documentary, Ramallah, Refugee Camp Massacre, Dream Therapy, Entertainment News
Sheerly Avni

Documentary Waltz With Bashir owes much of its visual impact to the director Ari Folman's animation team, but its dramatic tension derives from Folman's own search for his missing memories.

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Is the Peace Process Irreversible?

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 01.18.2009 | World

Read More: Bush, Obama, Palestinian, Jewish, Olmert, Russian, Israeli, Abbas, Foreign Policy, World News
Daoud Kuttab

Lame-duck Palestinian, Israeli and US leaders are making serious effort these days to ensure that the Israeli-Palestinian peace process enters an irreversible track before they leave office.

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Finding a Wall of Paranoia and Fear in Israel

Zaina Arafat | Posted 01.03.2009 | World

Read More: Palestinian Territories, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestinian-American, World, Pakistan, Israel-Palestine, Israeli Soldiers, Israel Palestine Wall, Israel Checkpoints, Palestinians, Iran, Israel Wall, West Bank, Israeli Defense Forces, Jerusalem, Israel Palestine Checkpoints, Ramallah, Palestinian, Operation Defensive Shield, Arabic, Idf, Palestinian Id Card, Israel, International, Nablus, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, World News
Zaina Arafat

Traveling through Israel and the West Bank is an especially unpredictable experience for me. The Israeli soldiers who patrol the checkpoints can choose to treat me as either an American or as a Palestinian.

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Obama's Hope Spreads to the Middle East

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 12.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama, Palestinian-Israeli, African Americans, Palestinian, International Election Reaction, HuffPost Election Reaction, Election Reaction, President Obama, Election Reaction Around the World, Barack Obama, Politics News
Daoud Kuttab

A curious thing has happened as Americans were choosing their first black president. Democracy suddenly ceased to be a bad word for many genuine democrats in the Middle East.

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Towards a Winning Palestinian Strategy

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Abbas, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestine, Palestinian, Hammas. Two-State Solution, Middle East, Politics News
Daoud Kuttab

The coming months are certainly going to force Palestinians to choose a strategy and an overall direction.

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That Foreign Policy Debate We're Not Having

William Bradley | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Russia, John McCain, Afghanistan, Missile Shield, Pakistan, Joe Biden, 9/11, Georgia, Iran, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Foreign Policy, John Cmcain, Barack Obama, Presidential Campaign, National Security, Russia-Georgia War, Nato, Sarah Palin, Palestinian, Geopolitics, Central Asia, Iraq, Israel, Syria, Presidential Debate, Politics News
William Bradley

The problem with foreign policy debates is that we end up debating symptoms -- illegal immigration from Mexico, a surge in Iraq -- rather than systems.

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What Obama Missed in the Middle East

Ali Abunimah | Posted 08.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Peace Process, Obama, Israel, Barack Obama, Palestinian, Politics News
Ali Abunimah

When I and other Palestinian-Americans first knew Barack Obama in Chicago in the 1990s, he grasped the oppression faced by Palestinians under Israeli occupation.

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Palestinian Bloggers Rail In The Wake Of Obama Visit

Jillian York | Posted 08.01.2008 | Home

Read More: Blogs, Barack Obama 2008, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestine, Blogosphere, Bloggers, Palestinian, Obama, Israel, Barack Obama Race, Barack Obama, Home News
Jillian York

"Let us not forget that Obama was the one strong enough to speak out against the violence perpetrated on the Palestinian people. Where is that leader now? Will he return once elected?"

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Obama the Zionist Journeys to Palestine

Steve Posner | Posted 07.31.2008 | 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
Steve Posner

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

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Israel's Exchange and Obama's Enemies

Steve Posner | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Hezbollah Lebanon, Lebanon, Terrorists, War on Terror, Terrorism, Hezbollah, Palestinians, Barack Obama Israel, Global War on Terror, Barack Obama, War on Terrorism, Israelis Palestinians, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Palestinian Authority, Terror, Palestinian, Jews Obama, Lebanon Fighting, Obama Israel, Barack Obama Palestine, Politics News
Steve Posner

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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So Sad to See Obama Surrender to AIPAC

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 06.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Lobby, Obama, Pandering, Palestinian, Aipac, Obama AIPAC, Barack Obama, Obama Israel, Politics News
Daoud Kuttab

Speaking at the pro Israel lobby, Obama, who is being seen world wide as a potentially global president, turned on every promise he made during the run up to the nomination.

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

Sandy Tolan | Posted 06.14.2008 | 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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Breaking News: Obama Met Palestinian Intellectuals Ten Years Ago

Jon Wiener | Posted 04.18.2008 | Home

Read More: Obama, Barack Obama, Campaign 2008, LA Times, Palestine, Antidefamation League, Peter Wallsten, Palestinian, Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said, Jewish Lobby, Arab Studies, Abraham Foxman, Home News
Jon Wiener

Ten years ago, Barack Obama went to a lecture by Columbia Professor Edward Said, the prominent Palestinian intellectual. That rates Page One news today for the LA Times.

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Gazans Flood Egypt After Border Breach

AP | IBRAHIM BARZAK | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gaza Escape, Gaza Wall, Israel and Palestinian Conflict, Israel and Palestinians, Palestinian, Hamas, Egypt, Palestinian Militants, Politics News

RAFAH, Gaza Strip — On foot, in cars and in donkey carts, tens of thousands of Gazans flooded into Egypt on Wednesday through a border fence blo...

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