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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: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Weaponry, Egypt, George Clooney, Religion and Belief
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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: Yasser Arafat, Mahmoud Abbas, Religion and Belief, Israeli Settlements, Palestine
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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: Yasser Arafat, Mahmoud Abbas, Religion and Belief, Israeli Settlements, Palestine
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Joel Brinkley: Settlements still blocking Middle East peace agreement
American VoicesPresident Obama's makeup visit to Israel was a great success, by most measures, but don't expect peace between Israelis and Palestinians anytime soon -- despite Obama's ringing call for it. Relations between Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...Tags: Elections, Politics, Mahmoud Abbas, Religion and Belief, Massacres
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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: Terrorism, Movies, Adolf Eichmann, Israel, The Gatekeepers (movie)
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Flight of fancy
Cal ThomasPresident Obama should listen to former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, the "founder" of shuttle diplomacy. Kissinger told Bloomberg TV's Judy Woodruff recently that he sees little hope in the "Arab Spring," nor is he optimistic about peace in the...Tags: BBC, Religion and Belief, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Israel, Henry Kissinger
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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: Chuck Schumer, U.S. Congress, Marco Rubio, Immigration, Politics
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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: Chuck Schumer, U.S. Congress, Marco Rubio, Immigration, Politics
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The monotonous Middle East
Victor Davis HansonSince antiquity, the Middle East has been the trading nexus of three continents -- Asia, Europe and Africa -- and vibrant birthplace to three of the world's great religions. Middle Eastern influence rose again in the 19th century when the Suez Canal...Tags: Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Asia, European Union, Religion and Belief, Israel
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Joel Brinkley: The UN's rogue rapporteur
American VoicesIf you're looking for someone to loathe, I have a strong candidate to offer: Richard Falk, the United Nations Human Rights Council's "special rapporteur" for the Palestinians. Falk has pursued a long and, shall I say, controversial career since he...Tags: U.S. Congress, George W. Bush, Human Rights, Social Media, Civil Rights
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T-ball war in the Middle East
Victor Davis HansonClassical explanations of conventional wars run something like this: An aggressor state seeks political advantage through military force. It has a hunch that the threatened target will likely either make concessions to avoid losing a war, or, if war...Tags: Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Elections, Defense Equipment, Egypt, Manufacturing and Engineering
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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: Mahmoud Abbas, Israel, Television Stations, Injuries and Wounds, Christiane Amanpour
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Feb 5, 2013
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