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The civil rights movement wanted to integrate black people into American society. Obama, most Israelis, and Palestinians want a two-state solution. That takes more than changing hearts and minds of average people.
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Warren Buffett on taxing the ultra-rich, William D. Cohan on Jon Corzine, Dennis Ross on the Middle East, John Vidal on climate change, and E.J. Dionne on the Catholic Church.
We're almost through the first twenty four hours of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Gaza, and besides a few stray rockets in the first couple hours, it seems to be holding. We could be in the clear, folks.
The fighting between Israel and Hamas continued Sunday night with rocket attacks on both sides, while in the background the efforts to work out a ceasefire have begun to ramp up.
An Israel court has ruled that the Israeli military was not at fault in the death of Rachel Corrie, an pro-Palestinian activist who was killed trying to stop the demolition of homes in the Gaza Strip in 2003.
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Mitt Romney felt the need to write an op-ed clarifying what he meant when he was talking about, but also not talking about, the differences between Palestinian and Israeli cultures the other day.
Days after an Al Jazeera investigation found traces of radioactive polonium in the belongings of former Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, this conspiracy theory has jumped into legitimate, diplomacy-threatening territory with Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas reportedly approving Arafat's exhumation.
15 Palestinian fighters were killed by Israeli airstrikes today in the bloodiest day in that region in over a year. The action has drawn widespread criticism.
A group of University of New Mexico students "mic checked" an Israel Alliance talk on their campus Thursday night, when several audience members got up out of their seats and physically attacked the protesting students.
Yesterday, the U.S. responded to the United Nations vote admitting Palestine to UNESCO by curbing funding for the organization--and today, Israel is issuing its own rejoinder.
Palestine won a victory in its climb to full UN membership today when it was admitted as a full member to UNESCO, the organization's cultural body, in "a highly divisive move" opposed by the United States, Germany, and other nations, the AP is reporting.
Around 1,000 Palestinian prisoners will be released in two phases
Radical settlers target both Palestinians and the Israeli government
The president calls for a 'Palestinian Spring' and Israel wants new talks without preconditions
Over the last 24 hours, moves by Abbas and Sarkozy have dampened America's role
Cartoonist Steve Benson on Palestine's bid for statehood
The European Union hasn't expressed its opinion on the U.N. campaign
Mahmoud Abbas says he'll request UN membership for Palestine this week
Palestinians will appeal for full member status at U.N., Israel awaits U.S. veto
Not a single Republican has signed onto a letter opposing Palestinian statehood
Turkey has downgraded its diplomatic ties with Israel over a Gaza spat
The findings may further damage Israeli-Turkish relations
Tensions have reached the worst point since Camp David three decades ago
The project could spur Palestinians to seek a U.N. endorsement of statehood
Praise for Curb Your Enthusiasm's Israel-Palestine satire
Gallup finds no decline in Jewish support after controversial speech on Israel and Palestine
On Afghanistan's resources, an Israel counterfactual, and America's unoccupied jobs
The current prime minister, a Western-backed moderate, is controversial
But it would still run for parliament and maintain its militia
The military accuses Syria of driving the uprising to deflect attention
On Obama and Israel, the IMF's faults, and the economic costs of obesity
1.5 million Gaza residents are finally able to travel after four years
On the Afghanistan end game, the word of the decade, and a very unspecial relationship
Optimism in Afghanistan, Lance Armstrong's legacy, and Medicare financing
The move may spark--and signal--increased tensions between Israel and Egypt
The New York Times columnist's proposal for Israeli-Palestinian peace needs some work
Netanyahu wants the Palestinian Authority to recognize Israel and shun Hamas
On Russia's rigged justice, marginalizing climate change and more
Addressing AIPAC, hecklers repeatedly interrupted the Israeli prime minister
On the dangers of hotel housekeeping, requiring voters to produce an ID, and more
The Israel lobby and Netanyahu issued positive responses
On the Israel lobby, IMF's colonialism, and our phobia of forgetfulness
On the Middle East trade-off, "Bad Grandpas," and cupcake fatigue.
Break over the 1967 borders launches a public relations battle
The Israeli prime minister rejected Obama's proposal for a two-state solution
Meeting today, the Israeli prime minister called the old borders "indefensible"
The main story today is a report that Obama has lost confidence in their prime minister
Before Obama's big speech, a "furious phone call" between Netanyahu and Clinton
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