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Barack Obama is perceived by Muslims abroad like no other candidate. He would begin a presidency with tremendous potential to heal U.S. relations with much of the world.
By Hooman Majd
February 21, 2008
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She wanted hope, a reason to believe she would survive cancer. In a candid interview, her son, David Rieff, discusses his mother's battle to live and his struggle to hide the truth.
By Steve Paulson
February 13, 2008
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Israel's disastrous Second Lebanon War showed we've become an existential danger to ourselves. Our future depends on fundamental change.
By David Grossman
February 11, 2008
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The mass jailbreak of Gazans into Egypt revealed the bankruptcy of both Israel's policy of collective punishment and Bush's attempt to make Mideast peace.
By Gary Kamiya
January 29, 2008
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Palestinians have flooded into Egypt en masse since militants blew open a border wall. Is it a blessing in disguise for Israel?
By Pierre Heumann
January 28, 2008
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A new coalition of religious hard-liners with ties to President Bush seeks to scuttle any plans for dividing Jerusalem between Israelis and Palestinians.
By Gregory Levey
December 13, 2007
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Iran isn't a mad state bent on Israel's destruction but a rational actor that wants a place at the table.
By Gary Kamiya
December 12, 2007
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Barring a miracle, Bush's Annapolis charade will make matters in the Middle East much worse.
By Gary Kamiya
December 4, 2007
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President Bush's peace summit for Israelis and Palestinians ignores a painful truth -- one that we are already living in the Middle East.
By Aluf Benn
November 26, 2007
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In a Sunday morning interview, the cheerful conservative muffs an easy foreign-policy exam.
By Walter Shapiro
November 25, 2007
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Together, an enigmatic billionaire and a resurgent Bibi Netanyahu could put Israel on the war path. Dick Cheney, AIPAC and Iran are all watching closely.
By Gregory Levey
October 9, 2007
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The Iraq debacle handed Democrats a golden opportunity to deal the GOP a mortal blow and change America's flawed Mideast policies. They played it safe.
By Gary Kamiya
October 2, 2007
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Demonizing the Iranian president and making his visit to New York seem controversial are all part of the neoconservative push for yet another war.
By Juan Cole
September 24, 2007
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Many in Israel are scrutinizing the U.S. presidential race -- and potentially key differences on security among Obama, Clinton and Edwards.
By Gregory Levey
August 16, 2007
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Bush's moralistic Middle East crusade has backfired, creating more enemies than it destroys. It's time for a tactical retreat.
By Gary Kamiya
July 17, 2007
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Despite the Gaza disaster and poll numbers that make George Bush look beloved by comparison, the shrewd prime minister has renewed his grip on power.
By Gregory Levey
July 3, 2007
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Bush and Olmert scramble to prop up Abbas, but the Hamas takeover boosts Iran and leaves hopes for a Palestinian state in tatters.
By Aluf Benn
June 20, 2007
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Hamas' violent takeover in Gaza leaves the Palestinian territories divided, and U.S. and Israeli strategy under a cloud.
By Christoph Schult
June 19, 2007
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We may try to hate Tony, but our love for the careworn killer wins out. It's that moral perversity, in the age of Bush, that I'll miss most about "The Sopranos."
By Gary Kamiya
June 9, 2007
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Little-noticed details in declassified U.S. documents indicate that Israel's Six-Day War may not have been a war of necessity.
By Sandy Tolan
June 4, 2007
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A new documentary asks whether uniting Israeli and Palestinian women around weight loss is the way to lasting peace in the Middle East.
By Amy Reiter
May 3, 2007
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What the death and burial of 16-year-old Nahid al-Shanbari says about Hamas.
By Mitchell Prothero
April 5, 2007
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While Bush and Olmert cling to their hard line, hope for an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is slipping away forever.
By Gary Kamiya
April 3, 2007
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The Israeli government is deploying new tactics to deepen ties with American youth and evangelicals.
By Gregory Levey
March 23, 2007
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AIPAC's three-day summit included fiery evangelical oratory, adoration for Dick Cheney -- and new plans for going after Iran.
By Gregory Levey
March 16, 2007
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