powerlineblog.com - 3/16/2009
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Hamas and Fatah have been holding "reconciliation" talks in Egypt. The idea is to produce some sort of Palestinian unity" government. These talks have broken down , however, and the reason provides further proof, as if any were needed, that efforts by Israel to achieve "peace" with the ...
washingtontimes.com - 3/16/2009
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Former Israeli spy linked to Pentagon leak Eli
Lake ( Contact ) Tuesday, March 17, 2009 EXCLUSIVE:...
Uzi Arad, who is expected to serve as national security adviser in the next Israeli government, has been barred from entering the United States for ...
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jeffreygoldberg.theatlantic.com - 3/17/2009
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Not this Lieberman , this Lieberman . It's
not a disaster for the reasons some people think;...
I know Avigdor Lieberman a little bit, and he's actually a person interested in a cold compromise with the Palestinians. It's a disaster because he's made ...
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The Lieberman Disaster
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Over at Power Line, Paul Mirengoff notes the “reconciliation” talks between Fatah and Hamas have broken down.
According to Salah Bardaweel, a Hamas negotiator and legislator, the reconciliation talks broke down because Fatah took the position that there would be no unity government unless Hamas accepted all previous agreements between Israel and the Palestinians and recognized Israel’s right to exist. Hamas considered this demand outrageous on its face, to the point that Bardaweel accused Fatah of intentionally “foiling the ...
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