americanthinker.com - 1/21/2009
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Even before his first 100 Days in office began, President-Elect Barack Obama embraced the left-wing Israel Policy Forum's proposed "First 100 Days" roadmap for Middle East peace.
salon.com - 1/16/2009
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salon.com —
(updated below) According to The Jerusalem Post ,
Israeli President Shimon Peres spoke to an AIPAC mission...
in Israel on Wednesday and said that "Israel's aim [in attacking Gaza] was to provide a strong blow to the people of Gaza so that they would ...
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A real discussion on TV regarding U.S. policy towards ...
commentarymagazine.com - 1/25/2009
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commentarymagazine.com —
It is not only our enemies that will
be testing the young new American president. So will...
our allies. Or should I say ostensible allies? The latest test comes from Saudi Arabia. Prince Turki al-Faisal, a member of the royal family and a former chief ...
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The Laughable Saudi Peace Plan
israelnationalnews.com - 1/25/2009
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israelnationalnews.com —
(IsraelNN.com) A Palestinian Authority (PA) court has sentenced
a 28-year-old PA policeman to death for allegedly spying...
for Israel, and the Legal Forum for the Land of Israel thinks the United States envoy to the Middle East should be aware of this ...
(more)
PA Court to Execute 'Spy for Israel' - Defense/Middle ...
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Barack Obama Embraces Middle East Roadmap of the Israel Policy Forum
Israpundit —
by Lori Lowenthal Marcus, The American Thinker, Jan. 21, 2009
Even before his first 100 Days in office began, President-Elect Barack Obama embraced the left-wing Israel Policy Forum’s proposed “First 100 Days” roadmap for Middle East peace. On January 14, 2009, Mr. Obama made his first public substantive statement regarding his Middle East policy.
Announcing that his plan to resolving the violence between Israel and its neighbors will be a “regional approach” which will include engaging both Syria and Iran, Mr. Obama said he ...
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