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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: Crime, Law and Justice, Republican Party, The New York Times, Civil Rights, U.S. Senate
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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: Judaism, Arts and Culture, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, United Nations, Palestine
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Van Hollen not a true friend to Israel
During his campaign for re-election, Rep. Chris Van Hollen from Maryland's 8th District claimed that he was a "friend of Israel." He even took out a full-page ad in the Washington Jewish Weekly just a few days before the Nov. 6 election claiming that he...Tags: Weaponry, Politics, Defense, Elections, Israel
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Van Hollen is a staunch friend of Israel
I was disturbed by a recent letter to the editor questioning Rep. Chris Van Hollen's support for Israel ("Van Hollen is not a true friend to Israel," Nov. 28). I am a Jewish constituent of the congressman who has followed his career for many years. Mr....Tags: Judaism, Politics, U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, Elections, Israel
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The onus is on the Palestinians to talk peace
Your editorial suggesting that United Nations recognition of Palestine will put pressure on Israel to resume peace talks is a naive repetition of the myth that Palestinians actually want peace with Israel ("Pressure on Israel to negotiate," Nov. 30)....Tags: Palestinian National Authority, United Nations, Palestine, Israel
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Will the Arabs ever accept Israel's right to exist?
It is troubling that neither The Sun's news coverage nor its editorial regarding the United Nations' recognition of Palestine as a non-member observer state bothered to mention what Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas actually said in his speech to the...Tags: Judaism, Palestinian National Authority, United Nations, Palestine, Israel
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Letters: Yes to drones
Re "Doubts about drones," Opinion, Dec. 2 Contrary to some of the opinions expressed in Doyle McManus' column, drones have proved not only successful in eliminating the leadership of terrorist organizations but also in discouraging some would-be...Tags: Israel, Unrest, Conflicts and War, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Terrorism
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Letters: Mideast peace -- it takes two
Re "Complaints pour in to Israel," Dec. 4 Israel's European allies are up in arms about a settlement project and say that this is an impediment to the peace process. What peace process? With which Arab entity? Brokered by whom? Does the act of...Tags: Europe, West Bank, Politics, National Government, United Nations
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Letters: Israel's largesse for the Palestinians
Re "Israel withholds Palestinian revenue," Dec. 3 Why is the headline not "Palestinian Authority's debt to Israel foreclosed"? It would be much more neutral. Out of fairness, it should be emphasized that despite the fact that the charters for the...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Palestinian National Authority, Palestine, Israel
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Joel Brinkley: Every day brings new drama in Middle East
American VoicesWe are witnessing the most extraordinary moment in the Middle East since I began following events there 25 years ago. Every day brings a new ground-breaking development -- things that would lead newspapers all by themselves, anytime, anywhere. The United...Tags: Feminism, Crime, Law and Justice, Shootings, Egypt, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Israel takes a harder line
When Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced that he would seek recognition from the United Nations for a Palestinian state, Israel complained that Abbas should have pursued that objective in face-to-face peace negotiations and warned of...
Tags: West Bank, Palestinian National Authority, Politics, National Government, United Nations
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Peace, it's wonderful -- or could be
Paul GreenbergBy the time you read these words, Gentle and Grateful Reader, peace should have broken out in that most unlikely part of the world, the Middle East. Yes, peace is always a frail plant in that arid region, but let us celebrate and tend its appearance after...Tags: Judaism, Weaponry, United Nations, Israel, Ronald Reagan
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