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Israel Approves Prisoner Release

BBC NEWS | Posted 11.30.2008 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israel Prisoner Release, West Bank, Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli Cabinet, Gaza, Olmert Prisoner Release, Ehud Olmert, Palestinians, Hamas, World News

The Israeli cabinet has approved the release of 250 Palestinian prisoners after an earlier promise from outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. The pr...

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Colin Powell for Middle East Envoy -- Dennis Ross for US Ambassador to Israel?

Steve Clemons | Posted 11.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Dennis Ross, James Woolsey, Thomas Donilon, Colin Powell, Bob Gates, Palestine, Chuck Hagel, Hamas, Middle East Peace Process, Robert Satloff, Jim Jones, Barack Obama, Warren Christopher, Iran, Richard Armitage, Susan Rice, James Steinberg, Israel, Hillary Clinton, Gregory Craig, Richard Lugar, Politics News
Steve Clemons

Colin Powell could be the person asked to do the broad negotiating and arm twisting to achieve the Obama administration's foreign policy objectives with Iran and in Arab-Israel peace negotiations.

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Arabs Should Act Now -- Not Wait for Obama

James Zogby | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Foreign Affairs, Obama Middle East, Hamas, Israel, Obama Foreign Policy, Obama Israel, Foreign Policy, Politics News
James Zogby

We must acknowledge that when Obama takes the oath of office on January 20th, he is likely to find a rather unappetizing situation laid out before him in the Middle East.

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What Makes For a Great Secretary of State?

Matt Littman | Posted 11.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Kerry, Tom Daschle, Abbas, Max Baucus, Hillary Clinton, Mccain, Hamas, Chuck Schumer, Bill Richardson, Ted Kennedy, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Secretary of State, Obama's Cabinet, Politics News
Matt Littman

Here's what you need to be a great Secretary of State: a massive ego. Would Hillary Clinton have the potential to be a great Secretary of State? Absolutely.

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Ahmadinejad's Letter To Obama, His Response, and Its Impact on the Islamic World

Omid Memarian | Posted 11.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: u.s. Foreign Policy, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Nuclear Plan, Anti-Americanism, War on Terror, Muslims, Saudi Arabia, George W. Bush, 9/11, Iraq, Barack Hussein Obama, Hamas, Barack Obama, Shiites, Politics News
Omid Memarian

Obama's response to Ahmadinejad's congratulations letter could be the first step toward drawing a new foreign policy framework in order to bring the United States on the right track.

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Barack Hussein Obama

Parvez Sharma | Posted 11.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Muslim, Ahmadinejad, Chicago, President Elect, Al-Qaeda, Hussein, Hamas, Barack Obama, Win, Republican, Politics News
Parvez Sharma

Even though the Republican party with its "Whites Only" narrative succeeded in making "Muslim" and "Arab", the dirtiest epithets in America, the Obama narrative silenced them.

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The Silent Saudi Squeeze (and a Suffragist Solution)

Rachel Haimowitz | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Energy, Energy Independence, National Debt, Barack Obama, Mccain, Opec, Green Technology, Terrorism, Oil, Saudi Arabia, Green Energy, Osama Bin Laden, Offshore Drilling, Voting, Obama Green, Hamas, Al Qaeda, Politics News
Rachel Haimowitz

As our presidential nominees discuss bailouts and economic plans they have largely ignored one particular issue that underpins them all: Saudi Arabia.

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Hamas Control Of Gaza 'Virtually Complete'

AP | KARIN LAUB | Posted 10.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Foreign Affairs, Arab Israeli Conflict, Hamas, Israel, Gaza Strip, Hamas Gaza, Politics News

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Hamas' control of the Gaza Strip is now virtually complete. Since the summer, the Islamic militants have silenced and d...

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Israelis Sending Word To U.S. Jews: We Prefer Obama

Jan McGirk | Posted 10.07.2008 | Home

Read More: Pulp Fiction, An Inconvenient Truth, Evangelicals, Great Schlep, Sarah Palin, Weekly Standard, Sarah Silverman, Jews for Change, Bill Kristol, Alma Har'el, Lawrence Bender, Online Campaigning, Boaz Yankin, Jerusalem, Spymasters, Hamas, Bob Dylan, Barack Obama, Foo Fighters, Israelis for Obama, Jackie Mason, Sderot, Ramallah, Youtube, Israel, Joe Lieberman, Neo-Conservatives, Jesse Dylan, Christian Zionists, Willy Stern, Jewsvote, Home News
Jan McGirk

Israelis across the political spectrum, from leftwing actors to retired spy chiefs and generals, are challenging the conventional wisdom that a Republican hawk in the White House would be in their best interests. Their weapon of choice? Online video.

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From a West Bank Jail to the Governor's Mansion: How One Judge Weighed a Popular Imam's Suspicious Past

Elizabeth Dwoskin | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Palestine, Muslim-Americans, Mohammad Qatanani, Homeland Security, Terrorism, Imam, Hamas, Israel, Torture, Politics News
Elizabeth Dwoskin

For months, Muslims across the tri-state area waged a campaign to support their beloved imam. Many had never been politically active, until he was threatened with deportation.

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The Worst Sarah Palin Clip Yet

Cenk Uygur | Posted 10.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Palestinian Territories, Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, Gaza Strip, Katie Couric, Sarah Palin, Democracy, Iran, Hamas, Israel, Cbs, Interview, John McCain, Palin Middle East, Palin Gaza, Palin Couric Interview, Palin Hamas, Palin Newspapers, Palin Gaffe, Palin Israel, Palin Foreign Policy, Palin Couric, Sarah Palin Hamas, Politics News
Cenk Uygur

No, it's not her infamous Russia answer nor her inexplicable financial bailout response. It's not her latest admission that she doesn't really read any newspapers. It's an overlooked clip from the original Couric interview about Hamas.

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Issues and Non-Issues

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 09.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Syria, Iran, Israel, Mccain, Obama, Hamas, Palestinians, Religion, Politics News
MJ Rosenberg

We do need to know if either candidate is prepared to help the United States out of the box it is in. We are in an isolation box. We only talk to people we like and our prestige is at an all-time low.

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Seth Colter Walls

Not To Be Discussed At RNC: How To Tackle Islamic Extremism

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 09.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Muslim Brotherhood, Terrorism, Mitt Romney, Hezbollah, Islamic Extremism, Hamas, Republican National Convention, Politics News

Michael Hirsh has a good article over at Newsweek about the many foreign policy dilemmas Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin needs to get smart about, and soon. A...

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Has Hamas won?

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 09.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hizbullah, Georgia, Abbas, Russia, Hamas, Israel, Us, Palestinians, Politics News
Daoud Kuttab

Read more reactions from HuffPost bloggers on Sarah Palin's speech Whether those supporting the moderate leadership of Palestinian Authority President...

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More Than 1,000 Leave Gaza After Egypt Opens Border Crossing

AFP | Posted 08.30.2008 | Home

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Hamas and Egyptian authorities on Saturday temporarily opened the Rafah crossing for the first time in weeks, allowing some 2,000 Gazans to cross int...

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Syria and Iran: An Alliance of Convenience

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 08.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Israel Syria, Hezbollah, Iran, Iran Syria, Hamas, Israel-Syria Peace Talks, Syria, Politics News
Alon Ben-Meir

The imposition of American and some Western sanctions against Syria and the accumulative international sanctions against Iran have provided an impetus for their political alliance.

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Biden Balances Obama's Palestine-Israel Problem

Ray Hanania | Posted 08.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, John McCain, Joe Biden Vp, Middle East Peace, Terrorism, Israel, Palestine, Hamas, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Impact on Election, Palestinians, Hillary Clinton, Politics News
Ray Hanania

Biden's selection sends a clear signal that Obama has decided that he will compromise his principles and shift from what could have been the answer to the Israel-Palestine conflict to embrace Israel's agenda.

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Hamas, Fatah Silencing Dissent In West Bank, Gaza

AP | MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH | Posted 08.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Palestinians, Fatah, Hamas, Dissent, Fatah Silences Dissent, Hamas Silences Dissent, Hamas Fatah Crackdown, Politics News

NABLUS, West Bank — A West Bank professor is thrown into a police jeep and beaten with pipes. Detainees in Gaza are prevented from seeing lawyer...

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Wrong...Wrong...Wrong: Obama Lets Muslim Advisor Resign

Steve Clemons | Posted 08.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Zalmay Khalilzad, Fundamentalism, Fundamentalist Muslim, Zero Sum Game, Secularist, Muslim American, Mustafa Barghouti, Scott Mcclellan, Ehud Ohlmert, George W. Bush, Palestine, Keith Ellison, Robert Malley, Bill Burton, Hamas, Paul Volcker, Jeremiah Wright, Palestinians, Barack Obama, Jewish, Religion, Muslim, Ted Sorensen, Buddhist, Israel, Islamic, William Ayers, Mazen Asbahi, Head Scarves, Christian, Politics News
Steve Clemons

Obama should convince the American public that he's not setting up a zero sum game between Muslims on one side and Christians and Jews on the other.

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Olmert's Political Turmoil Could be Chance for Peace

Ray Hanania | Posted 08.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Corruption, Mahmoud Abbas, Bill Clinton, Ehud Olmert, Palestinian President, Terrorism, Palestine, Hamas, Ehud Barak, Benjamin Netanyahu, Ariel Sharon, Israeli Prime Minister, Israel, Chance for Peace, Peace Accord, Extremism, Politics News
Ray Hanania

Olmert could not be more disliked than he already is. But in one quick move to strike a real deal with Abbas and the Palestinians on a peace accord, he could redeem himself.

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Obama In Jerusalem

Jan McGirk | Posted 07.21.2008 | Home

Read More: Obama Tour, Jack Reed, Senator Obama, Obama, Corporal Gilad Shalit, Hamas, Obama Chuch Hegel, Obama Jack Reed, Chuck Hegel, Barack Obama, Obama Overseas, Obama Israel, Obama Hamas, Home News
Jan McGirk

Activists here say there are at least 100,000 dual national Israeli-American voters. During a 4th of July picnic in Jerusalem, "the volunteers were constantly busy, not a moment to rest. People were lining up to register."

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The Dalai Lama vs. Palestine?

David A. Andelman | Posted 07.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Dalai Lama, China Tibet, Northern Ireland Peace Process, Israel, China, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Palestine, Israeli Settlements, Hamas, Politics News
David A. Andelman

For many American Jews there is the apparent moral conundrum -- how do you support Tibet over China without supporting Palestine over Israel?

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The Terrorist in the $10 Gallon Hat

Michael Rowan and Doug Schoen | Posted 07.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Energy, Venezuela, Gas, Oil Prices, Oil, Uranium, Iran, Hamas, Israel, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Venezuela Oil, Politics News
Michael Rowan and Doug Schoen

This Independence Day weekend, if you gas up at one of Venezuela's CITGO stations, ask yourself if you want to add to the $37 billion Americans will pay to Chavez this year for his over-priced gas.

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Rockets fired at Israel from Gaza shake truce

AP | JOSEF FEDERMAN | Posted 06.24.2008 | Home

Read More: Israel, Hamas, Truce Between Israel and Hamas, Home News

JERUSALEM — Palestinian militants fired three homemade rockets into southern Israel on Tuesday, threatening to unravel a cease-fire days after i...

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Israel's Diplomatic "JewJitsu"

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 06.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Jordan, Egypt, Syria, Iran, Sarkozy, Oil Exports, Olmert, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East Peace, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Hezbollah, Hamas, Iraq., Politics News
Amb. Marc Ginsberg

Israel has secretly accomplished more diplomatically in the past few months with its adversaries than anything that Condi Rice could have or would have brokered in years.

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