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Want an Australian visa? Try investing $5.2 million
While Australia tries to steer boats crammed with immigrants away from its shores, it is beckoning wealthy foreigners with a new visa that smooths the path to Australian residency — for a price. Under a new visa program that goes into effect...
Tags: Politics, Amnesty International, Finance, Nauru, Human Rights
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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: Palestine, Islam, Judaism, Tel Aviv (Israel), Iran
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Renew the Mideast peace process? Not now
Israelis cynically refer to the repeated rounds of violence with the Arabs as "happiness," as in "it's happy today." Before the cease-fire, as Hamas fired 1,000 rockets at Israel, it was indeed very "happy." A diplomatic push put an end to the fighting,...
Tags: Palestine, Peace Negotiations, Likud, George W. Bush, Mahmoud Abbas
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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: Palestine, Benjamin Netanyahu, Palestinian National Authority, West Bank, Mahmoud Abbas
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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: Palestinian National Authority, Gaza Strip, West Bank, Hosni Mubarak, Israel
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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: Values, Justice System, Judaism, Republican Party, Democratic Party
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All Saints rolls out the welcome mat
When All Saints Church, known for its outreach to faith groups beyond its own Episcopal ministry, announced that it would host the annual convention of the Muslim Public Affairs Council this weekend, it got a rash of hate mail. Officials at the Pasadena...
Tags: Politics, 2012 Democratic National Convention, Islam, Elections, Israel
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Letters: Roadblocks to Mideast peace
Re "Exiled leader of Hamas sets foot in Gaza Strip," Dec. 8, and "The party's over for some in Gaza," Dec. 9 Hamas leader Khaled Meshall is quoted as saying: "This is just the beginning. Today is Gaza. Tomorrow will be Ramallah, Jerusalem and then Haifa...Tags: Palestinian National Authority, Gaza Strip, Judaism, West Bank, Israel
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Senator threatens to block CIA nominee
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Lindsey Graham threatened Tuesday to block Senate consideration of President Barack Obama’s nominee to head the CIA in retaliation for the Obama administration’s failure to provide more details about the Sept. 11 attack on...Tags: George W. Bush, David Petraeus, Susan Rice, Israel, Police Investigations
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Schumer backs Hagel, boosting Defense secretary nominee
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, an influential voice on U.S.-Israel relations, endorsed the nomination of former Sen. Chuck Hagel to become Defense secretary Tuesday, giving the White House a key vote for its choice to lead the Pentagon. The...
Tags: Chuck Schumer, White House, George W. Bush, Republican Party, Judaism
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Obama says no decision yet on Defense secretary, defends Hagel
WASHINGTON — President Obama said he has made no decision on a new Defense secretary but has seen nothing that would disqualify former Sen. Chuck Hagel, the onetime Nebraska Republican senator who has come under fire as his name has been floated...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Republican Party, Democratic Party, Gays and Lesbians, Israel
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Letters on letters: The Palestinian side
Several readers responded to Venice resident Gary Dalin's Dec. 5 letter to the editor defending Israel for withholding Palestinian tax revenue. Dalin wrote: "Despite the fact that the charters for the Palestine Liberation Organization and Hamas call for...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Palestine, World War II (1939-1945), Judaism, Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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