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haaretz.com - 11/7/2008
Hamas praises Obama, hopes for 'new page' in U.S. relations - Haaretz - Israel News
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Hamas strongman Mahmoud Zahar on Friday said he hoped that Barack Obama's presidential election victory would open a new page in relations between the U.S. and the Muslim world. However, Zahar said he does not expect immediate change in U.S policy toward Hamas. The Bush administration is ...

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Reported Obama-Hamas Contacts Bode Ill
pajamasmedia.com - 11/12/2008
Reported Obama-Hamas Contacts Bode Ill
— pajamasmedia.com — Yet another clash between Obama’s anodyne public statements and behind-the-scenes activities of a different nature. (more) Reported Obama-Hamas Contacts Bode Ill

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Israel: We are committed to cease-fire | Israel | Jerusalem Post
jpost.com - 11/5/2008
Israel: We are committed to cease-fire | Israel | Jerusalem Post
— jpost.com — A barrage of rockets hit Gaza-belt communities Wednesday morning after IDF forces engaged Hamas gunmen inside the Strip. It was the worst outbreak of violence since a shaky cease-fire took effect in June. At least 30 rockets were fired into Israel, ... (more) Israel: We are committed to cease-fire | Israel | ...

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israelnationalnews.com - 11/10/2008
Report: Obama Sends Advisor Malley to Cozy Up to Egypt and Syria - Defense/Middle East - Israel ...
— israelnationalnews.com — (IsraelNN.com) According to a report on Middle East Newsline , President-elect Barack Obama has dispatched his "senior foreign policy adviser", Robert Malley to Egypt and Syria to outline Obama's policy on the Middle East. Malley reportedly relayed a ... (more) Report: Obama Sends Advisor Malley to Cozy Up to Egypt ...

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Setting the FP Landscape for a New Admin.
The Washington Note — ... And now, we see a clear olive branch from Damascus, as the regime offers a willingness to restrain Hezbollah and Hamas in exchange for a return to good favor. The gesture, I'm willing to bet, is tied to the ...

Obama, and Rahm, in Foreign Spotlight
The Stump — "Move over, Chuck Norris - Rahm Emanuel is here": The Guardian Palestinians decry Rahm pick Hamas welcomes Obama, reports Haaretz  "Will Obama be Reagan or Gorbachev?": Dar Al-Hayat Israel's FM slams Obama's Iran talks, says Tehran's FARS --Seyward Darby

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reuters.com 11/5/2008 — GAZA (Reuters) - Hamas fired dozens of rockets at Israel on Wednesday after Israeli forces killed six Palestinian militants in an eruption of violence that disrupted a four-month-old truce along the Gaza frontier. The rocket attacks, which included ...
Hamas praises Obama win as 'historic victory for world'
worldnetdaily.com 11/6/2008 — JERUSALEM The Hamas terrorist group believes the election of Sen. Barack Obama is an "historic victory" for the world and an opportunity to change U.S. foreign policy toward engagement with America's foes, Ahmed Yousef, Hamas' chief political ...
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pajamasmedia.com 12/28/2008 — The Times Online reports that Israel carried out attacks on multiple Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip. It says that several schoolchildren were also hurt in the attack. One perfectly aimed missile demolished the Hamas-control-led Rafah police station. ...
Iraqis demand withdrawal date — msnbc.com: Politics 11/7/2008
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"Obama was elected only two days ago, but his victory is already beginning to shift the political ground in Iraq and the region. Iraqi Shi'ite politicians are indicating that they will move faster toward a new security agreement about US troops, ...
Polish minister: missile defense in Czech hands (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 11/7/2008
AP - Poland's foreign minister said Friday that the fate of a planned U.S. missile defense system in Eastern Europe now lies in the hands of the Czech Republic — and that prospects of Czech approval are growing more distant.
Obama to Face Big Policy Decisions on Iran, N. Korea and Mideast — Wash Post Elections 11/8/2008
President-elect Barack Obama stepped carefully yesterday when he was asked about the unusual letter of congratulations that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sent him -- the first time an Iranian leader has congratulated the victor of a U.S. ...
Italy's leader defends remark about 'tanned' Obama (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 11/7/2008
AP - Italy's Premier Silvio Berlusconi on Friday defended his description of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama as "young, handsome and even tanned," and said critics who saw the remark as racist were "imbeciles."