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Palestinians Have Little Faith Obama Will Help Peace Talks

AFP | Posted 12.03.2008 | Home


OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Most Palestinians think the election of Barack Obama as US president will have no impact on the chances of a solution to the conf...

Diminishing Hope: A Leading Palestinian Responds to Barack Obama

Steve Clemons | Posted 07.25.2008 | Politics


Steve Clemons

2008-07-26-clemonspull.jpgI interviewed non-violence advocate Mustafa Barghouti yesterday found his hope in Obama being replaced by 'disappointment.'

Republicans Spout Typical Drivel to Demonize Obama as Anti-Israel

Ira Forman | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics


Ira Forman

When McCain's supporters attack Obama on Israel they often rake the presumptive Democratic nominee over to coals for positions that represent a bipartisan consensus.

Rachel Weiner

Report: Obama "Corrected" Statement On Undivided Jerusalem

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Weiner | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics


UPDATED BELOW Barack Obama caused a stir in June when he said at AIPAC that Jerusalem should not be divided. He quickly clarified the remark in respo...

Obama Headed To Frequently-Targeted Israeli Town

AP | BY DAVID ESPO | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics


AMMAN, Jordan — Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama vowed Tuesday to work for a breakthrough in Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiation...

Palestinian Official: Obama To Visit West Bank

CNN's Political Ticker | Posted 07.14.2008 | Politics


Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama will be visiting the Palestinian Authority president in the West Bank next week, a Palestinian gov...

Obama's Man In Gaza

John Liebhardt | Posted 05.21.2008 | Home


John Liebhardt

Palestinian college students dial American voters in support of Obama. But many Middle East bloggers oppose him, railing at his perceived policy hesitations, antisemitism, softness on Israel, abandonment of Islam.