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Criticisms of Israel ignore the facts
Op-ed contributor G. Jefferson Price III ("For Israel, it's different this time," Nov. 20) alleges that "Israeli leaders have consistently obstructed and resisted arrangements that would have brought a dignified peace to the region." As in 2000 and...Tags: Fatah, Ehud Olmert, Yasser Arafat, European Union, Mahmoud Abbas
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Netanyahu rival unveils new centrist Israeli political party
JERUSALEM – Former opposition leader Tzipi Livni, Israel’s most-recognized female politician, threw her hat back in the political ring Tuesday, setting the stage for an election rematch against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Four...Tags: Kadima, Ehud Olmert, Mahmoud Abbas, Elections, Judaism
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An untidy compromise in Egypt
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi overreached last week when he asserted near-dictatorial power under a "temporary" decree that placed his actions beyond judicial review. The move galvanized his political opponents, dismayed some of his supporters and...
Tags: Mohamed ElBaradei, Egypt, International Atomic Energy Agency, Crime, Law and Justice, The New York Times
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COLUMN: Behaving like a pharaoh
Tribune Media ServicesThe diplomatic hosannas for Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi following his brokering of the recent ceasefire between Hamas and Israel were still being heard even as the former head of the Muslim Brotherhood started behaving like a pharaoh. Morsi...Tags: Terrorism, Talk Shows (genre), Israel, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Treaties
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Goldberg: Egypt's 'moderate' despot
What do you call a leader of a theocratic and cultish movement with a deep and clear disdain for democracy who suddenly assumes dictatorial powers? A "moderate," of course. Ever since the Muslim Brotherhood broke its promise to stay out of Egypt's...
Tags: White House, Religion and Belief, Egypt, Islam, This Week (tv program)
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Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak to quit politics
JERUSALEM - Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, one of the nation’s most influential and divisive leaders, said Monday he would not run for a Knesset seat in the upcoming election, ending a political and military career that spanned more than three...
Tags: Elections, West Bank, National Government, Government, Camp David
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Bombs in Palestine, then and now
Bombs falling on Arab neighborhoods ... Homes demolished ... Civilians killed or wounded ... Soldiers shooting at anything that moves. That may sound like a description of the past week's violence between Israel and Palestinians in Gaza. But in fact, it...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Judaism, West Bank, Armed Conflicts, Terrorism
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Why was there war in Gaza?
WASHINGTON — Why was there an Israel-Gaza war in the first place? Resistance to the occupation, say Hamas and many in the international media. What occupation? Seven years ago, in front of the world, Israel pulled out of Gaza. It dismantled...
Tags: Judaism, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Israel, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Palestine
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Israel has succeeded in defending itself - until next round
WASHINGTON - Why was there an Israel-Gaza war in the first place? Resistance to the occupation, say Hamas and many in the international media. What occupation? Seven years ago, in front of the world, Israel pulled out of Gaza. It dismantled every...
Tags: Turkey, Religion and Belief, Judaism, Islam, Tel Aviv (Israel)
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Hamas' hard line
Israeli officials often complain that their country's policies are lambasted around the world while Palestinians are allowed to behave undemocratically or even violently without comment or moral judgment. So here is a slightly belated but heartfelt...
Tags: Mahmoud Abbas, West Bank, Israel, Palestinian National Authority, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Hamas celebrates its 25th anniversary in West Bank
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Thousands of Hamas activists Friday participated in mass rallies in several West Bank cities marking 25 years for the launch of the Islamist movement. It was the second day of public demonstrations, ending a five-year ban on...
Tags: Fatah, West Bank, Gaza Strip, Israel, Palestinian National Authority
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Chuck Hagel's Israel litmus test
Jews worry for a living. Their dark history and, in the case of American Jews, their legitimate concerns about the security of the state of Israel impel them to do so. But sometimes those concerns are overblown and reflect a kind of collective cosmic oy...
Tags: Elections, Lobbying, Judaism, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Congress
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