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Diminishing Hope: A Leading Palestinian Responds to Barack Obama

Steve Clemons | Posted 07.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Annapolis Peace Conference, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestine, Berlin, Israel, Road Blocks, Settlements, Walls, No Walls, Barack Obama, Foreign Policy, Mustafa Bargouti, Politics News
Steve Clemons

Mustafa Barghouti is one of Palestine's real gems -- a former doctor turned political leader who previously ran for the presidency of Palestine. He...

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He Came, Trodded Gently, and Did Quite Well

James Zogby | Posted 07.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, John McCain, Barack Obama, Afghanistan War, Obama Europe, Obama Middle East, Obama Trip, Israel, Obama Israel, Politics News
James Zogby

It is one thing to masterfully run a primary campaign, and quite another to travel to three of the world's hottest conflict zones, each with its own unique challenges.

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An American In Paris

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 07.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democratic Convention, Paris, Iran, Sarkozy, Middle East, Berlin, United Nations, Israel, Iraq, Mccain, Obama, Afghanistan, Presidential Campaign, Democrats, Merkel, Politics News
Amb. Marc Ginsberg

From Kabul to Baghdad to Jerusalem, in Berlin and now in Paris, Obama's conduct abroad has earned him the right to be considered a respected presumptive commander-in-chief.

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Obama And The Wall

Jamal Dajani | Posted 07.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Obama Berlin, Jordan, Israel, Middle East, Barack Obama, Obama Middle East, Obama Berlin Speech, Obama Foreign Policy, Obama Israel, Politics News
Jamal Dajani

During my recent travels to the Middle East, I found that although Obama fairs much better than his rival, early enthusiasm for his candidacy has been replaced by skepticism.

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Seth Colter Walls

Obama In Israel: Did He Drop "Change" From His Agenda?

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 07.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Obama Israel Trip, Israel, Barack Obama, Politics News

Overall, the reviews have been stellar for Barack Obama's foreign trip. A fortuitous news cycle laid out the red carpet for the presumptive Democratic...

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Berlin Was Wrong Place for Obama's Wall Speech

Steve Clemons | Posted 07.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Annapolis Peace Conference, John F. Kennedy, Middle East, Berlin, Amy Goodman, Ramallah, Israel, Palestine, Wall Speech, Democracy Now, Barack Obama, Obama Berlin, Barack Obama Israel, Obama Berlin Speech, Obama Israel, Politics News
Steve Clemons

Obama's speech had high points and deserves applause -- but it's ultimately forgettable because he failed to deliver the most important lines where they most mattered.

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Missing the Symbolism of Obama's Visit to Sderot, Israel

Daniel Levy | Posted 07.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Obama Middle East, Obama Trip, Israel, Barack Obama, Obama Israel, Politics News
Daniel Levy

To the extent to which Obama had trailed McCain in popularity ratings among Israelis, it was due to a lack of familiarity with the young senator. That is something that his visit lay to rest. Obama was a hit.

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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
Daoud Kuttab

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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Palestinian Bloggers Rail In The Wake Of Obama Visit

Jillian York | Posted 07.24.2008 | 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, America, and Yad Vashem

Jeffrey Feldman | Posted 07.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum, John McCain, Israel, Barack Obama, 2008 Presidential Election, Politics News
Jeffrey Feldman

McCain has begun to carry on the tradition of using the Holocaust to promote fear that Bush exploited with aplomb. In so doing, McCain has signaled what kind of American he is.

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Seth Colter Walls

New Poll: Israelis Prefer Obama

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 07.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Polls, Israel, John McCain, Jewish Voters, Barack Obama, Obama, Obama Israelis Poll, Politics News

Even more positive news from Barack Obama's trip to the Middle East: a new poll by Israel Radio shows, for perhaps the first time, Israelis preferring...

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Anti-War Movement Successfully Pushes Back Against Military Confrontation With Iran

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Israel Lobby, Aipac, Iraq War, HR 362, Anti-War Movement, H.Con.Res 362, Lobbying, War With Iran, Iran, Israel, Politics News
Mark Weisbrot

In the past two months, the anti-war movement has taken on one of the most powerful lobbying groups in the United States in an important fight. And so far, it's winning.

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Seth Colter Walls

Wexler: McCain Attack On Obama's Holocaust Museum Visit "Shameful"

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama Yad Vashem, John McCain, Tucker Bounds, Israel, Barack Obama, Politics News

Florida Democrat Robert Wexler isn't pleased with the McCain campaign's decision to attack remarks made by Barack Obama during his visit today to Isra...

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Media Darlings: The Maverick or The Chosen One?

Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: New Yorker, Greg Mitchell, Jordan, David Horsey, Straight Talk Express, Obama Cartoon, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Ted Johnson, Editor and Publisher, Obama, Wilshire, Barack Obama 2008, Politics, Wilshire and Washington, Netroots, Teresa Valdez Klein, Israel, Maegan Carberry, John McCain, Politics News
Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein

Do reporters like John McCain better? Can Captain Straight Talk Express even complain? And should Obama sidestep his rep as the Anointed One?

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Obama Israel Press Conference (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Watch Obama's Israel Press Conference, Obama Jerusalem, Obama Jerusalem Press Conference, Barack Obama, Obama Jerusalem Video, Obama Israel Video, Israel, Obam Israel Press Conference, Obama Israel, Watch Obama's Press Conference, Politics News

***UPDATE*** 12:04pm Scroll Down For Video ***UPDATE*** 11:15am From AP: Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Wednesday it is in Isr...

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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
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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Obama's Trip to Israel, McCain Supporters Seek Mystical Sign

Marc R. Stanley | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Kyl-Lieberman Amendment, Kyl-Lieberman Iran, Israel, Obama Israel, Barack Obama, Politics News
Marc R. Stanley

In Obama's Israel trip, we are seeing the right-wing hope for a sign that Obama secretly hates Israel and the Jews. However, nothing could be further from the truth.

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A View from Prague: The Change We Should Demand; A New and Possible "American Way"

Jeremy Zogby | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Energy, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israel, Afghanistan, 2008 Election, Politics News
Jeremy Zogby

The next president should replace "speaking loudly and carrying a big stick" with speaking wisely and having a big stick ready for clear threats.

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McCain Plays Politics with Memory of Holocaust

Jeffrey Feldman | Posted 07.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Holocaust, Israel, John Mccain Jews, John McCain Israel, Politics News
Jeffrey Feldman

McCain's statement signals a key decision to use memory of the Holocaust as a way to re-enforce in the minds of voters the lie that Obama represents a mortal threat to Israel and, by extension, Jews.

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Why We Should Pay Attention: The Facts About the Mideast Nuclear Scare

Eric Margolis | Posted 07.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, U.S. Economy, Germany, Afghanistan, Middle East Politics, Pakistan, European Union, Pervez Musharraf, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Democracy 21, Politics News
Eric Margolis

Much of the media, which does not understand the military issues involved, and exaggerates the dangers in the Israel-Iran confrontation, bear much of the blame. So here is some clarification.

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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
Jamal Dajani

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
Omid Memarian

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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Benny Morris Justifies Israel's Coming Attack on Iran

David Bromwich | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Israel, Iran, Benny Morris, Iran Attack, Politics News
David Bromwich

A nuclear attack on a nation of seventy million people (a great many of them innocent of the desire to wipe Israel off the map) is morally indefensible. How can Morris defend it?

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Professor Benny Morris: Nuclear War to Avoid Nuclear War

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iran, Israel, Benny Morris, Nuclear Weapons, Middle East, Idf, Nagasaki, Benny Morris Nytimes, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

The terms "preemption" and "self defense" that Israeli hawks like Morris throw around are nothing but euphemisms for aggressive war and military violence.

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Did Hezbollah Win?

Jamal Dajani | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hezbollah, Lebanon, Hassan Nasrallah, Israel, Ehud Olmert, Middle East Conflict, Israel-Hezbollah Prisoner Exchange, Terrorism, Politics News
Jamal Dajani

It was not until television stations broadcast pictures of two black coffins being unloaded from a truck at the Israeli-Lebanese border that Israelis became certain of the fate of the soldiers.

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