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Israeli Settlement Backer Donates $1 Million To Defeat Obama

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Blumenthal | Posted 04.12.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Even in the era of unbridled campaign contributions, Irving Moskowitz's $1 million donation in February to American Crossroads, the Karl...

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A One-State Solution for Israel and Palestine

George Bisharat | Posted 04.10.2012

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Would not a truly democratic state joining Jews and Palestinians become the "light unto nations" that Israel was always meant to be?

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A Dangerous Proposal

Einat Wilf | Posted 04.02.2012

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To be a member of the Israeli left who believes that all Jews should have a voice in shaping Israel's future is to repeatedly witness good intentions ...

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"Moral Equivalency" vs. Moral Responsibility: Israel, Iran, and the Israel-Palestine Conflict

Clarence B. Jones | Posted 04.28.2012

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The real threat to Israel may not only be Iran. It may be the danger and risks of internal self-corruption by the people and government of Israel of those cherished democratic principles underlying the founding of such a great nation as Israel.

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Time for Israel to Embrace the Arab Spring

Patricia DeGennaro | Posted 04.22.2012

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As the Arab Spring continues, Western influence wanes. In tandem, Israel is becoming more isolated.

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Ban Ki-Moon Urges Israel To Halt Settlement Construction

AP | KARIN LAUB | Posted 04.02.2012

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RAMALLAH, West Bank — Israel must halt settlement building and present detailed proposals for a border with a future Palestinian state, visiting...

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Settlements Not an Obstacle to Peace? Get Serious.

Lara Friedman | Posted 03.12.2012

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The facts matter when debating settlements, and advocates of settlement activity shouldn't be allowed to cherry-pick the facts to suit their agenda.

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Israeli Settlers Clash With Troops

AP | MATTI FRIEDMAN | Posted 02.11.2012

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JERUSALEM — Dozens of Jewish settlers broke into an army base in the West Bank early Tuesday and lit fires, damaged vehicles and threw stones at...

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Extremists Destroy Palestinian Property

AP | Posted 01.09.2012

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JERUSALEM — Three Palestinian cars were torched and a Palestinian house was defaced in the West Bank, Israeli police said Wednesday, and evidenc...

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Outposts & the Abuse of Law in Service of the Settlements

Lara Friedman | Posted 12.11.2011

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Outposts are again taking center stage in the settlements debate, as the Netanyahu government announces two new policies aimed at legalizing illegal outposts and sending a clear signal that it values settlements over negotiations, and it prefers "Greater Israel" to peace.

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The Settlements

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 12.03.2011

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Mahmoud Abbas must know by now that he has been playing into Netanyahu's hand. He must change his strategy to bring him even better results. Negotiating borders will lead directly to the heart of the settlement issue, and will require their immediate resolution.

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Murder, Madness, and Inhumanity in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Brent E. Sasley | Posted 05.25.2011

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There is a tendency to view the violence with what is lauded as dispassionate and objective analysis, or with a close personal identification with one side. Neither reaction is appropriate or helpful.

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Messianic Theology Is An Obstacle To Middle Eastern Peace

Carlo Strenger | Posted 05.25.2011

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Messianic movements of this sort are fed by a deep human yearning for redemption; the feeling that the earthly existence we live is incomplete; that history as we know it will come to an end.

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Palestinian Leader Calls Israel Settler Murders 'Inhuman'

Posted 05.25.2011

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JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Monday the killing of a Jewish settler couple and three of their children was "inhu...

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March 14, 2011, News Update

Richard Valeriani | Posted 05.25.2011

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MARCH 14, 2011, NEWS UPDATE Libyan dictator Gaddafi repulsing rebels with air power. Why does NATO keep saying NayTo no-fly zone over Libya? G...

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Jewish Family, Including Baby, Stabbed To Death In West Bank

Posted 05.25.2011

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West Bank - A Jewish couple and three of their children were stabbed to death in bed in a West Bank settlement in what Israeli officials said Saturda...

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Israeli Settlers Rampage In West Bank

AP | MARK LAVIE | Posted 05.25.2011

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JERUSALEM — A new Israeli weapons system knocked down a Palestinian anti-tank rocket in its first combat test Tuesday, the military said, showin...

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Mubarak's Turn

Gary S. Chafetz | Posted 05.25.2011

Today, the situation in Egypt is not so dissimilar to that of October 6, 1981 at 1 pm. Back then, Mubarak was vice president and Anwar Sadat was president. Now, nearly 30 years later, it's Mubarak's turn.

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The Palestine Papers Might Help the PA Create a Palestinian State

Mya Guarnieri | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Palestine Papers help pave the way for two scenarios: The eventual establishment of a democratic, bi-national state or the PA continuing its push for international recognition of a Palestinian state.

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An Initial Reaction to the Palestine Papers

Omar Baddar | Posted 05.25.2011

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According to newly released documents Palestinian negotiators have privately conceded large parts of East Jerusalem to Israel, including areas where Israeli settlement expansion continues to the public protest of the Palestinian leadership.

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Can't We All Just Get Along? A Modest Proposal for Settlements on the Israeli West Bank

Scott Baker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Share the buildings, share the land, save the world.

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A Three-State Solution?

Chuck Freilich | Posted 05.25.2011

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A unique opportunity for peace now exists -- if only Israel would stop settlements. No one in the Mideast believes the former contention, but the entire world believes the latter. Both are false.

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The Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process: How to Turn the Current Mess Into a Success

Steven L. Spiegel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Skeptics will claim that a basic agreement in principle on which settlements are going to stay in Israel and which are going to be evacuated, is not possible in 60 days. So why should and might the parties accept this idea?

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No Olive Branch: Battles Rage In West Bank Olive Groves

The Guardian | Harriet Sherwood in Luban A | Posted 05.25.2011

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In recent weeks, there have been numerous reports of trees being stripped of their fruit overnight. Rabbis for Human Rights claimed that the olives fr...

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Avigdor Lieberman, Israeli Foreign Minister, Says No Extending Settlement Slowdown In West Bank

AP | MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH | Posted 05.25.2011

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RAMALLAH, West Bank — Dozens of men believed to be plainclothes Palestinian security personnel broke up a gathering of activists opposed to new ...

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