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    Feb 21, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. '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 captured in "The Gatekeepers," filmmaker Dror Moreh has come up with a needle-sharp, profoundly humane political documentary folding the separate testimonies of former heads of Shin Bet, Israel's secret service operation, into a brilliantly sustained argument for a different, smarter, humane way forward.
    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: World War II (1939-1945), Errol Morris, Terrorism, Adolf Eichmann, Unrest, Conflicts and War

    2. Feb 1, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Dror Moreh's 'The Gatekeepers' sheds light on Israel's Shin Bet

    Israel's Shin Bet — think of it as a combination of the CIA and the FBI — prides itself on secrecy. So when documentary filmmaker Dror Moreh approached one of its past leaders some three years ago to discuss the agency's role in the Israeli-...

    Tags: Errol Morris, Entertainment Events, John Kerry, Government, Israel

    3. Feb 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Palestinian Oscar nominee briefly held at LAX

    JERUSALEM -- West Bank filmmaker Emad Burnat is hoping to make history Sunday by becoming the first Palestinian to win an Oscar, but he almost missed the chance to attend the ceremony when immigration officials at Los Angeles International Airport initially balked at letting him in the country.
    JERUSALEM -- West Bank filmmaker Emad Burnat is hoping to make history Sunday by becoming the first Palestinian to win an Oscar, but he almost missed the chance to attend the ceremony when immigration officials at Los Angeles International Airport ...

    Tags: 5 Broken Cameras (movie), Immigration, Trips and Vacations, Government, Politics

    4. Feb 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Palestinians protest detention of hunger strikers by Israel

    RAMALLAH, West Bank –- Amid increasingly volatile protests around the West Bank, Palestinian and international leaders are pressuring Israel to release four Palestinian prisoners who have been on hunger strikes for several months in protest against their detention.
    RAMALLAH, West Bank –- Amid increasingly volatile protests around the West Bank, Palestinian and international leaders are pressuring Israel to release four Palestinian prisoners who have been on hunger strikes for several months in protest...

    Tags: European Union, Government, Israel, Prisons, Tony Blair

    5. Feb 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Moving past stalemate in the Middle East

    With the U.S. administration's foreign policy team shaping up and planned visits by President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry to the Middle East, there are renewed hopes for movement on the political process. While welcoming these developments, we believe the effectiveness of the U.S. role in the region hinges on a robust and sustained policy pushing toward the resolution of the conflict as opposed to just managing it.
    With the U.S. administration's foreign policy team shaping up and planned visits by President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry to the Middle East, there are renewed hopes for movement on the political process. While welcoming these developments, we...

    Tags: John Kerry, Israel, Jerusalem (Israel), United Nations General Assembly, The Gatekeepers (movie)

    6. Feb 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Israelis want President Obama to talk to them

    JERUSALEM -- As advance teams coordinate between Washington and Jerusalem over the agenda and itinerary of President Barack Obama's visit to Israel next month, politicians and media are full of speculation.
    JERUSALEM -- As advance teams coordinate between Washington and Jerusalem over the agenda and itinerary of President Barack Obama's visit to Israel next month, politicians and media are full of speculation. Obama is coming to "save Israel from itself,"...

    Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Politics, Tel Aviv (Israel), Iran

    7. Feb 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Marine takes over as U.S. commander in Afghanistan

    KABUL, Afghanistan – Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr. took over Sunday as the newest and probably last U.S. commander in Afghanistan, tasked with ending America’s longest war even as insurgents continue to challenge the U.S.-backed Afghan government.
    KABUL, Afghanistan – Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr. took over Sunday as the newest and probably last U.S. commander in Afghanistan, tasked with ending America’s longest war even as insurgents continue to challenge the U.S.-backed Afghan...

    Tags: American Enterprise Institute, George Washington, John Allen, Barack Obama, U.S. Military

    8. Feb 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Pope Benedict XVI to become first pope in 600 years to resign

    VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday that he will step down on Feb. 28 due to failing health, stunning the world's 1 billion Catholics by becoming the first pope in nearly 600 years to resign from the office.
    VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday that he will step down on Feb. 28 due to failing health, stunning the world's 1 billion Catholics by becoming the first pope in nearly 600 years to resign from the office. The German pontiff, 85, made...

    Tags: The Pope, Polio, Religion and Belief, Vatican City, Benedict XVI

    9. Feb 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Pope Benedict XVI to step down at end of month

    ROME – In an extraordinary announcement, Pope Benedict XVI said Monday that he would step down at the end of the month, ending a papacy that has lasted less than eight years.
    ROME – In an extraordinary announcement, Pope Benedict XVI said Monday that he would step down at the end of the month, ending a papacy that has lasted less than eight years. It is the first time in six centuries a pontiff has voluntarily...

    Tags: The Pope, Polio, Roman Catholicism, Religion and Belief, Vatican City

    10. Feb 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Pope confided in brother about his infirmity

    LONDON -- Pope Benedict XVI's decision to step down may have taken almost everyone by surprise Monday, but one person said he had known such a move was likely: his older brother.
    LONDON -- Pope Benedict XVI's decision to step down may have taken almost everyone by surprise Monday, but one person said he had known such a move was likely: his older brother. Georg Ratzinger, 89, told the German DPA news agency that Benedict...
    11. Feb 11, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Netanyahu's choices

    As President Barack Obama begins his second term, he faces a series of Middle East challenges far more daunting than when he began his presidency in 2009. These problems include:
    As President Barack Obama begins his second term, he faces a series of Middle East challenges far more daunting than when he began his presidency in 2009. These problems include: •what to do about the Arab-Israeli conflict, with peace talks between...

    Tags: National Government, Shas, Israel, Government, Jerusalem (Israel)

    12. Feb 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Israel foils fifth Palestinian bid to build West Bank tent village

    RAMALLAH, West Bank – Israeli soldiers and border guards Saturday removed tents Palestinians had set up in an area south of Hebron, in the south of the West Bank, to protest Israeli plans to take over the land. The tent village named Canaan is the...

    Tags: Israel, Activism, Politics, Jerusalem (Israel), Polio

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