Helen Thomas Retires After Telling Israelis to 'Go Home'
The 89-year-old reporter cedes her spot in the briefing room
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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.
The 89-year-old reporter cedes her spot in the briefing room
Neither advocates of the Gaza blockade, nor champions of the Palestinian cause are happy
The right rallies behind the vice president
The 19 year old was shot four times in the head
Debating Israel's tough policy
You thought the Middle East was tense
It's complicated
Divisions in the newspapers and on the blogs
Observers debate whether it makes peace more or less likely
At least 10 are killed in the raid
There's more to it than the liberal vs. conservative breakdown
Peter Beinart predicts an existential divide among American Jews
A long-time State Department expert says yes
U.S. and Israeli officials claim the country transferred Scud missiles to Hezbollah
What's in it, when it's coming, who supports it, who's against
A wide range of opinion on Israel-U.S. diplomacy
More settlements just before Netanyahu-Obama meeting
Is the U.S. divided over Israel?
Better stay seated
Much more than settlements fed into this week's fallout
Obama is "outraged"
"Embarrassing, but not so terrible"
1,600 new homes in East Jerusalem
From his speech to his retinue
Israel approves settlements as Biden is en route
An Israeli air strike and reports that the CIA bomber was 'enraged' by war reignite the Gaza controversy
Is America's closeness with Israel causing more harm than good?
One prominent Israeli commentator and politician makes the case
One prominent Israeli commentator and politician makes the case
Some think we should leave both sides to their own devices
Some think we should leave both sides to their own devices
Reacting to Palestinian president's Mahmoud Abbas's announcement that he will not seek reelection
The U.S. backs off the demand to halt all settlements
The U.N.'s Goldstone Report reveals a flaw in the Israel-Palestine debate
Commentators wonder whether the U.N. war crimes report is a sign that Israel may be losing its special status
Marc Lynch wonders if Israel bluffed on bombing Iran
The Israeli Prime Minister's fire and brimstone sermon at the UN courts controversy and wins some admirers
After the failed three-party summit, Obama's speech before the UN General Assembly took a tougher line
Obama's first summit with Netanyahu and Abbas failed to meet even low expectations
For some, even a Hallmark-style YouTube is cause for criticism
Jimmy Carter and Elliot Abrams trade blows over the Middle East in the op-ed section of the Washington Post
Jimmy Carter offers a one-state solution under a headline inviting his critics
Obama's push to freeze Israeli settlements draws criticism from all sides. Experts debate what's right for Israel and for the U.S.
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