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antiwar.com - 1/22/2009
Israel and the United States: Up In Arms
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Excerpt: In answering questions before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Secretary of State-designate Hillary Clinton acknowledged what she called the "tragic humanitarian costs of conflict in the Middle East, and the pain and suffering of Palestinian and Israeli civilians." She continued ...

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haaretz.com - 1/21/2009
Supreme Court revokes ban on Arab parties from national elections - Haaretz - Israel ...
— haaretz.com — Israel's Supreme court overruled on Wednesday a parliamentary panel which had decided to bar Israeli Arab parties from running in next month's parliamentary election. The court issued its decision in response to an appeal filed by Arab politicians ... (more) Supreme Court revokes ban on Arab parties ...

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The Laughable Saudi Peace Plan
commentarymagazine.com - 1/25/2009
The Laughable Saudi Peace Plan
— 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 ... (more) The Laughable Saudi Peace Plan

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salon.com - 1/16/2009
A real discussion on TV regarding U.S. policy towards Israel - Glenn Greenwald
— 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 ... (more) A real discussion on TV regarding U.S. policy towards ...

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Tomgram: Tony Karon, Obama's Gaza Opportunity
TomDispatch — ... "in which 88 aircraft simultaneously struck 100 preplanned targets within a record span of 220 seconds." Many of these strikes were delivered by Israel's 226 U.S.-supplied F-16s or its U.S.-made Apache helicopters. ...

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