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haaretz.com - 2/25/2009
Clinton warns Israel over delays in Gaza aid - Haaretz - Israel News
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has relayed messages to Israel in the past week expressing anger at obstacles Israel is placing to the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. A leading political source in Jerusalem noted that senior Clinton aides have made it clear that the matter ...
Had They Known
commentarymagazine.com - 2/27/2009
Had They Known
— commentarymagazine.com — Had the public (and specifically Jewish voters, who voted overwhelmingly for Barack Obama) known that Obama would... appoint the Saudi-funded, Israel-bashing, analytically-disabled Chas Freeman to a key national security position, I wonder if he would ... (more) Had They Known

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Puncturing Peretz’s ballong x 3
— yourish.com — First it was about Durban II : The main reason I do this is that I gave... the benefit of the doubt to the administration’s motives in sending a delegation to the preparatory sessions in Geneva where some interventions proved just how weak we ... (more) Puncturing Peretz’s ballong x 3

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The Case For ‘Responsible Citizenship’ in Israel
thejewishweek.com - 2/27/2009
The Case For ‘Responsible Citizenship’ in Israel
— thejewishweek.com — BGU-Negev The Case For ‘Responsible Citizenship’ in Israel by Avigdor Lieberman Special To The Jewish Week As... we stand on the threshold of a new government in Israel, I am proud of our achievements as a political party. Yisrael Beiteinu has managed to ... (more) The Case For ‘Responsible Citizenship’ in Israel

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Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News:  Clinton warns Israel over delays in Gaza aid

Think Progress:  Right-Wing Jewish Leaders Attack Hillary Clinton For Tackling Middle East Conflict

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Clinton warns Israel over delays in Gaza aid
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... week, and reiterated Washington's view by saying that "the U.S. expects Israel to meet its commitments on this matter." Two weeks ago, four senior European Union officials sent a letter to the prime minister, foreign minister, defense minister and Yitzhak Herzog, the minister charged with humanitarian aid transfers to the Gaza Strip, protesting delays in the flow of aid through the crossings into Gaza. The officials also demanded that Israel formulates a clear policy on this issue. http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1066821.html Read more: ...

Right-Wing Jewish Leaders Attack Hillary Clinton For Tackling Middle East Conflict
Think Progress — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will make her first visit to Israel next week. “The centerpiece of the secretary of state’s tour, announced Thursday by the State Department, will be a March 2 fund-raising conference for the Palestinians in Egypt.” The United States is expected to pledge $900 million to rebuild the Gaza Strip after the recent devastation to the area caused by Israeli aerial attacks. The Obama administration is pushing hard to convince Israel to allow more humanitarian aid trucks through the Gaza crossings. Haaretz reports, “Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has relayed messages ...

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