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Israel Has Opportunity Amid Region's Termoil
The Hartford CourantIt's a measure of the relatively quiet time for Israel these days that the sharpest argument at a big national security conference here was between an ultra-Orthodox rabbi who wanted "autonomy" for his fellow believers and secular Israelis in the audience...Tags: Weaponry, Barack Obama, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Judaism, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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What really happened in Jerusalem
"I honestly believe that if any Israeli parent sat down with those (Palestinian) kids, they'd say I want these kids to succeed." -- Barack Obama, in Jerusalem, March 21 WASHINGTON - Very true. But how does the other side feel about Israeli kids?...
Tags: Washington, DC, Barack Obama, Ehud Olmert, Judaism, Suicide
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What Obama really said in Israel
"I honestly believe that if any Israeli parent sat down with those (Palestinian) kids, they'd say, 'I want these kids to succeed.'" — President Barack Obama, in Jerusalem, March 21 — Very true. But how does the other side feel about...
Tags: The Washington Post, Barack Obama, Ehud Olmert, Suicide, Judaism
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'Gatekeepers': The inside men of Shin Bet ★★★★
Outside the realm of extremists, of which there is no shortage in the bloody Israeli/Palestinian morass, few would suggest an easy solution to anything in the Middle East. Remarkably, however, given the six different personalities and viewpoints...
Tags: Israel, Movies, The Gatekeepers (movie), Errol Morris, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Immigration: Fence, then amnesty
WASHINGTON — Immigration reform is coming. Let's get it right. What counts as getting it wrong? The 1986 Simpson-Mazzoli Act, signed by President Ronald Reagan. It granted amnesty to the then 3 million illegal immigrants and promised border...
Tags: U.S. Congress, The Washington Post, Illegal Immigrants, Immigration, Ronald Reagan
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Immigration: Getting it right
WASHINGTON -- Immigration reform is coming. Let's get it right. What counts as getting it wrong? The 1986 Simpson-Mazzoli Act, signed by President Reagan. It granted amnesty to the then 3 million illegal immigrants and promised border enforcement....
Tags: U.S. Congress, Immigration, Illegal Immigrants, Chuck Schumer, Migration
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Cease-fire agreement reached in Gaza conflict
After eight days of violence and nearly 150 deaths on both sides of the Israel-Gaza border, a cease-fire set to take effect Wednesday night promised to silence the warplanes and rocket launchers. The cease-fire, announced Wednesday night in a joint...
Tags: Christiane Amanpour, Twitter, Inc., Television Stations, Emergency Incidents, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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In Gaza, the peace process will be long but it must begin
The drama unfolding in Gaza seems numbingly familiar. This time, however, there's a big and potentially tragic difference: Not even the actors — Palestinians and Israelis — can possibly know how it will turn out. How many times must they...Tags: Bashar Assad, Barack Obama, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Egypt, Benjamin Netanyahu
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Fish for free all day in Pa. on Labor Day
Start planning for Labor Day weekend now. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission is holding its second Fish For Free day of the year on Sept. 3, and Mauch Chunk Lake Park is going to be the site of one of three free programs being offered by the...Tags: Carbon County, DVDs, Fishing, Labor Day, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Does Hagel actually have a 'Jewish problem'?
As if life in Washington wasn't dispiriting enough, we must now get ready for a bruising fight over whether former Senator Chuck Hagel, President Barack Obama's nominee as the new secretary of defense, has a Jewish problem.' Hagel's confirmation by...Tags: International Military Interventions, Barack Obama, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Benjamin Netanyahu, Lobbying
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Kinsley: Middle East states of mind
In November 1947, shortly after the United Nations voted for partition of the Holy Land into separate Arab and Jewish states, Chaim Weizmann was cited by the New York Times as saying that "the most important work now was to build Palestine." What? To...Tags: The New York Times, United Nations, Judaism, Chaim Weizmann, Gaza Strip
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