PLO leader warns that settlers in the West Bank are making a free-standing Palestinian state impossible
By Juan Cole Nov 5, 2009
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You'd never know it from the MSM, but he deserves high grades for his work so far in Iran, Iraq and Pakistan
By Juan Cole
October 26, 2009
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A Hamas public relations problem: No transparency and a failure to regulate. Sound familiar?
By Andrew Leonard
October 7, 2009
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If Obama can get Israel to agree to stop building new settlements, there may be a new opportunity for peace
By Erich Follath and Christoph Schult
August 31, 2009
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This American president's empathy with the Arab/Muslim world could be a crucial first step in brokering peace.
By Gary Kamiya
June 5, 2009
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Five disastrous Middle East policies that the president must show he's rejected.
By Gary Kamiya
June 4, 2009
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The full text of President Obama's speech at Cairo University
June 4, 2009
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They like him, they really like him! Well, maybe not so much in Egypt. But they're willing to give him a chance.
By Juan Cole
June 3, 2009
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An Israeli film explores the ambiguous death of Rachel Corrie, peacenik angel to some and "terrorist-loving swine" to others.
By Andrew O'Hehir
May 3, 2009
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Andrew O'Hehir interviews documentary filmmaker Simone Bitton about her latest project.
May 3, 2009
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The immense number of Palestinian civilian casualties suggests that the country violated international law. But do the laws of war really govern asymmetrical conflicts like this one?
By Thomas Darnstädt and Christoph Schult
January 27, 2009
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The president can't afford to continue the Bush administration's policies toward Israel.
By Tony Karon
January 26, 2009
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Taxpayers are spending over $1 billion to send refined fuel to the Israeli military -- at a time when Israel doesn't need it and America does.
By Robert Bryce
January 16, 2009
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The stunning new Israeli film reveals painful parallels between one of Israel's darkest moments and the current conflict.
By Gary Kamiya
January 13, 2009
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The recent Israeli offensive has put the final nail in the coffin of the Bush administration's Middle East fantasy.
By Juan Cole
January 8, 2009
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America's support of the Gaza attack proves once again that our mythical image of Israel has blinded us to its faults -- a myopia with devastating consequences for both countries.
By Gary Kamiya
January 6, 2009
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Israel's post-traumatic war is not just about stopping Hamas rockets, but about repairing reputations -- and erasing the stain of failure.
By Aluf Benn
January 5, 2009
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Israel has promised a "war to the bitter end." Yet history shows that battling an organization like Hamas is almost futile.
By Yassin Musharbash
December 31, 2008
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Are Israeli politicians increasingly beholden to conservative Americans who lavish them with financial support and political pressure?
By Gregory Levey
August 21, 2008
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He got a rock-star reception here, but an intriguing question lingers: Which U.S. presidential candidate is better for this country?
By Aluf Benn
July 24, 2008
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He's facing nervous Jewish voters in Florida, attacks by Joe Lieberman and smear tactics in a political war that threatens his campaign.
By Gregory Levey
July 2, 2008
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An alarmist John McCain is using Iran as a political weapon against Barack Obama -- even as he misjudges our Middle East adversary.
By Hooman Majd
June 19, 2008
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A right-wing blog is accusing Ray, and Dunkin' Donuts, of "mainstreaming terrorism" because of one thing she's wearing in an advertisement for the company.
By Alex Koppelman
May 23, 2008
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As the country turns 60, a novelist reconsiders Zionism amid revealing encounters with the Israeli military.
By Arnon Grunberg
May 15, 2008
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As experts long warned, Islamic militants steeped in urban warfare against U.S. troops in Iraq have expanded their violent campaign beyond Iraq's borders.
By James Martin
April 14, 2008