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2 killings shatter relative calm between Israelis, Palestinians
JERUSALEM -- Tensions rose Tuesday between Israelis and Palestinians after two separate killings -- one by each side -- shattered what had been a period of relative calm in recent months. At a northern West Bank hitchhiking stop, an Israeli settler...
Tags: Fatah, Gaza Strip, Palestinian National Authority, Government, Mahmoud Abbas
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More troubles with Hagel
In this excellent editorial, “The trouble with Hagel,” (Jan. 15), the Chicago Tribune lists some of the obvious reasons why Chuck Hagel should not be considered for the position of secretary of defense. His agenda, on the basis of his...Tags: Iran, Israel
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Obama in Israel: 'Peace must come to the Holy Land'
JERUSALEM -- Opening his first presidential visit to the nation's closest Mideast ally, President Obama declared Wednesday that "peace must come to the Holy Land" during a red carpet arrival ceremony with Israeli leaders. In remarks after landing at Ben...
Tags: Government, Barack Obama, Tel Aviv (Israel), Travel, Iraq
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Israel announces plans for more West Bank housing
JERUSALEM -- Only a day after reports that President Obama had scathing words for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's settlement policy and six days before Israeli elections, more construction was announced Wednesday. The Housing Ministry issued tenders...
Tags: United Nations General Assembly, White House, Palestinian National Authority, Government, Politics
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Israelis press ahead with controversial housing project near Jerusalem
JERUSALEM -- Defying a wave of international condemnation, Israel on Wednesday gave final approval to a 2,610-unit housing project in a southern Jerusalem area that Palestinians claim should be part of their future state. The project, called Givat...
Tags: United Nations General Assembly, Palestinian National Authority, Government, Elections, West Bank
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Should Obama have gone to Israel?
President Obama flew to Israel on Wednesday to reassure Israelis that the U.S. will stand with them against their enemies. It’s his first visit to Israel as president, even though he visited Cairo a few years ago. He has sparred in the past with...
Tags: Politics, Government, Barack Obama, Heads of State, West Bank
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Low expectations for Obama's Israel visit
President Obama will arrive in Israel on Wednesday for his first visit since being elected in 2008. We wish him the best, but frankly, we have very low expectations. Indeed, it's hard to figure out why he's making the trip at all. The peace process...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Religion and Belief, Likud, Judaism, Barack Obama
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Why is Obama going to Israel?
President Obama is visiting Israel this week, the first foreign trip of his second term. Some commentators have criticized the tour as a diversion from the president's intention to pivot toward the Asia-Pacific region. Why go to Israel now, they ask,...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Palestinian National Authority, Bashar Assad, Religion and Belief, Lebanon
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With Obama visit looming, new Israeli government sworn in
JERUSALEM -- Nearly two months after general elections were held, Israel's new government was sworn in Monday amid sharp criticism from opposition parties. After a grueling six weeks of negotiations that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu likened to...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Labour Party (UK), Political Corruption, Career and Workplace, Religion and Belief
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Deciding what God demands can be hazardous choice
I told you so! Five years ago in this column I wrote: Religion may be hazardous to your health! Now I'll do one better: Religion is hazardous to your health! Let's consider the three Abrahamic religions: Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. ...Tags: Religion and Belief, Jesus Christ, Church and State Relations, Government, Christianity
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Obama trip to Israel still on
WASHINGTON -- President Obama will travel to Israel and the West Bank this month regardless of whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been able to form his new government, an aide to the president said Friday. The White House had previously left...
Tags: Government, Jerusalem (Israel), Barack Obama, Elections, West Bank
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Obama should free Pollard
President Barack Obama's forthcoming trip to Israel affords him a special opportunity to mend political fences and guarantee a warm popular reception in that country, while at the same time ensuring that justice is served here at home. These are goals...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, U.S. Congress, University of Baltimore, Prosecution, Henry Kissinger
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