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Palestinians chose a new president -- on reality TV

Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Associated Press - By Mohammed Daraghmeh - May. 10 () - The Palestinians haven't elected a president since 2005, but now they are finally getting a chance to do so — virtually — thanks to a hit reality TV show.

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Israeli airstrike in Syria brings Iran onstage, raising risk of proxy war

Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Christian Science Monitor - May. 07 (News Analysis) - Iran dismissed Israeli claims that yesterday's airstrike in Syria targeted Iranian weapons destined for Hezbollah, accusing Israel of looking for an excuse to hammer the 'Axis of Resistance.' ...

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Israel: Syria air strikes not intended to further destabilise Assad government

Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

The Guardian - By Harriet Sherwood - May. 06 (News Analysis) - Israel sought to avoid a direct confrontation with the Syrian regime on Monday by stressing that air strikes across its northern border at the weekend were intended to prevent weapons reaching Hezbollah in Lebanon rather than further destabilise the government of President Bashar al-Assad.

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Israel Bombs Syria as the U.S. Weighs Its Own Options

Sat, 04 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Michael R. Gordon, Eric Schmitt, David E. Sanger - May. 04 (News Report) - Israel Bombs Syria as the U.S. Weighs Its Own Options

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Israel launches second airstrike in Syria, targeting weapons shipment

Sat, 04 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Liz Sly, Suzan Haidamous - May. 04 (News Report) - JERUSALEM — Israeli forces have carried out an airstrike against a shipment of sophisticated missiles bound for the Lebanese political and military organization Hezbollah, officials in Washington and Israel told reporters Saturday. ...

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Israel planes 'strike inside Syria'

Sat, 04 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

BBC News - May. 04 (News Report) - US media reports say Israel has conducted an air strike inside Syria, as President Obama makes clear he does not foresee sending US troops there.

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Goodbye to All That

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN - Apr. 24 (Opinion) - On April 13, Prime Minister Salam Fayyad of the Palestinian Authority resigned. It was an easy development to miss, but not one to be ignored. It was very bad news, because Salam Fayyad was the “Arab Spring” before there was an Arab Spring.

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Hagel: Israel, U.S. see 'exactly same' Iran threat

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Yahoo! News - Apr. 21 (News Report) - U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Sunday the United States and Israel see "exactly the same" threat from Iran, but differ on when it may reach the point of requiring U.S. or Israeli military action. ...

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Genocide Trial of Former Dictator Ríos Montt Suspended After Intervention by Guatemalan President

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Democracy Now - By Juan Gonzalez - Apr. 19 (News Report) - A historic trial against former U.S.-backed Guatemalan dictator Efraín Ríos Montt on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity came to an abrupt end Thursday when an appeals court suspended the trial before a criminal court was scheduled to reach a verdict. Ríos Montt on was charged in connection with the slaughter of more than 1,700 people in Guatemala’s Ixil region after he seized power in 1982

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Israel allows journalists to visit West Bank jail, following Palestinian criticism

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Joel Greenberg - Apr. 15 (News Report) - OFER PRISON, West Bank — Put on the defensive by the recent deaths of two Palestinian prisoners in custody, Israeli authorities opened the gates of a West Bank jail on Sunday to foreign reporters, providing a rare, though controlled, look at conditions behind bars. ...

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The ‘Stooge-Like’ Palestinian Authority

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Consortium News - By Paul R. Pillar - Apr. 14 (News Analysis) - As Israel changes “the facts on the ground” through settlement of Palestinian land, the prospects of a two-state solution fade from unlikely to impossible. That has made the Palestinian Authority into a “stooge” organization and helps explain the resignation of Prime Minister Salam Fayyad,

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Booting up Arab access to Israeli high-tech jobs

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Christian Science Monitor - By Ben Lynfield - Apr. 12 (News Report) - Arabs make up 20 percent of the Israeli population, but only 1.4 percent of Israel's high-tech industry. One NGO is closing the gap by helping Israeli Arabs through the job search process. ...

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Hackers target Israeli government websites

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

aljazeera.com - Apr. 07 (News Report) - A weekend cyberattack campaign has targeted Israeli government websites but failed to cause serious disruption, officials say. Yitzhak Ben Yisrael, of the government's National Cyber Bureau, said on Sunday that hackers had mostly failed to shut down key sites.

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A Turkey-Israel Opening

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Charles Kupchan, Soli Ozel - Apr. 01 (Opinion) - Turning back the clock is impossible. Instead, a new partnership must be built on pillars of cooperation.

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Obama Sarcastically Asks How Israel Afforded Such A Great Missile Defense System

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

theonion.com - Mar. 22 (Comedy News) - While touring Israel’s “Iron Dome” all-weather missile defense system Wednesday, President Barack Obama sarcastically asked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu where he got all the money to build such technologically advanced equipment. “Boy, you’ve gotta have some pretty deep pockets to afford something like this—how much did you say this ran you guys?” asked Obama,

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Obama Hearts Israel (and Bibi)

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Consortium News - By Paul R. Pillar - Mar. 22 (Opinion) - Watching President Obama’s three-day love-fest toward Israel left critics and even some supporters cringing at his excessive embrace of Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu and everything Israel has ever done. But Obama’s “game-change” metaphor on Syria may be the most troubling,

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In landmark speech, Obama tells Israelis to build trust, make peace; PM thanks him for 'unconditional support'

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

The Times of Israel - Mar. 21 (Special Report) - The US president is at a state banquet in his honor, having delivered a rapturously received address to students in Jerusalem. Earlier, in Ramallah, he called for an independent, sovereign Palestine.

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Obama prepares for West Bank visit

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

BBC News - Mar. 21 (News Report) - Barack Obama travels to the West Bank for talks with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, a day after making his first trip to Israel as US leader.

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Israel's next government agreed: 4 parties, 68 members

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

The Times of Israel - By Ron Friedman - Mar. 13 (News Report) - Six weeks of coalition talks drew toward a successful conclusion Wednesday evening, when the Likud finally conceded the Education Ministry to Yesh Atid’s Yair Lapid, and Lapid reportedly accepted the other terms of Likud’s compromise offer. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was set to meet with Lapid, Jewish Home leader Naftali Bennett and former foreign minister Avigdor Liberman late Wednesday to confirm the terms.

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UN report suggests Palestinian rocket killed baby in Gaza

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

The Guardian - Mar. 12 (News Report) - It is likely an errant Palestinian rocket, not an Israeli air strike, killed the baby of a BBC picture editor during fighting in Gaza last November, a UN report has indicated, challenging the widely believed story behind an image that became a symbol of what Palestinians said was Israeli aggression.

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Editorial: Congress Gets in the Way on Iran

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - Mar. 09 (Opinion) - Lawmakers need to work with President Obama on a diplomatic solution to the nuclear dispute.

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Biden Exaggerates Aid to Israel

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0800

FactCheck - By Eugene Kiely - Mar. 05 (Fact Check) - Vice President Joe Biden incorrectly told a pro-Israel group that President Obama’s $3.1 billion request for military aid to Israel last year was “the most in history.” The record was set in fiscal 2000, when the Clinton administration secured $3.12 billion for Israel — which is not only slightly more … More >>

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Responding to prisoners’ death, Gaza militants fire rocket at Israel

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Joel Greenberg - Feb. 26 (News Report) - JERUSALEM — Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday fired a rocket into Israel for the first time since a cease-fire reached three months ago ended an Israeli offensive against the militant Islamist group Hamas, police said. Read full article >>

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How Israel Gets Away With Torturing Palestinians to Death

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800

AlterNet - By Charlotte Silver - Feb. 26 (Special Report) - The legal impunity of the Shin Bet, commonly referred to as the GSS, and its torture techniques has been well established. Between 2001 and 2011, 700 Palestinians lodged complaints with the State Attorney's Office but not a single one has been criminally investigated.

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The liberals who defend Israeli apartheid

Sun, 24 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800

socialistworker.org - By Sandy Boyer - Feb. 24 (Opinion) - A FORUM on the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel, featuring Palestinian author and activist Omar Barghouti among other speakers, took place on February 7 at Brooklyn College in New York City despite a fierce campaign of political leaders and the media establishment to silence supporters of Palestinian rights. The crusade to shut down the Brooklyn College forum tells us a lot about the attitudes of both mainstream parties in the U.S.--above all that defense of Israel from all critics is still the default position, including among many Democrats who are considered quite liberal.

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