Isreali Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is bragging about how he ordered United States President George W. Bush to abstain from the UN Security Council resolution calling for a cease fire in Gaza. He is also bragging about how he shamed Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice:
US Secretary of State Condolee...
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ABC This Week featured one of Barack Obama’s first major news interviews in weeks. He covered some new ground on Iran and gave some disappointing answers on issues like Gaza. For some reason, Obama feels empowered to strike out on his own in announcing a decisive break from Bush policy tow...
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Shihab Rattansi of Al Jazeera tries to make some sense of the nonsense coming out of the mouth of Democratic Congressman from New York, Eliot Engel.
This week, the US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a resolution supporting Israel’s actions in Gaza. Not to be outdone, the US Sen...
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David Sanger published a major piece on how the U.S. related to Israel in its dealings with Iran’s nuclear program. Though the reporter heralds it as a major piece of investigative journalism that spanned 15 months of reporting, much of the information has already been reported elsewhere (th...
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The Free Gaza Movement posts this article by American Green Party nominee for the US Presidential elections Cynthia McKinney, who is in Lebanon, after the boat she was in along with supporters and aid to Gaza was rammed by Israeli ships.
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Barack Obama has broken his silence about the situation in Gaza - it seems as a result of the latest Israeli attack, which killed 40 at a United Nations school. From MSNBC.com:
“President-elect Barack Obama said he was “deeply concerned” about civilian casualties in Gaza and Israel...
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If you're a teacher, please sign this Open letter to Obama to oppose Israel's war on Gaza.
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Here is an interesting debate between National secuirty experts in the National Journal online, over whether or not Israel poses a startegic liability to the US in terms of global policy. For me it's interesting because middle-easterners always claim that the reason why they dislike the US forie...
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With the bloody fighting in Gaza, emotions are running high in the region, and around the world. The ghastly images we see on the news evoke a wide range of emotions: sympathy, empathy, regret, guilt, remorse, and yes, anger. All this is understandable. And yet we sense that strong passions and unbr...
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Posted by
John Liebhardt
· 8:40 am
· Israel · Lebanon · Palestine
As Israel's military excursion into Gaza continues, more than a few bloggers wonder if US-president-elect Barack Obama can help put an end to fighting. However, no one has seen or heard much from the future president, leading many to wonder: Where in the world is Barack Obama?
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