cnsnews.com - 12/17/2008
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Israel on Sunday reportedly blocked entry to a U.S. professor and outspoken critic of Israeli policies who -- in his new capacity of special United Nations investigator -- last week accused Israel of "war crimes."
haaretz.com - 12/11/2008
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haaretz.com —
U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's administration will offer Israel
a "nuclear umbrella" against the threat of a nuclear...
attack by Iran, a well-placed American source said earlier this week. The source, who is close to the new administration, said ...
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Obama's atomic umbrella: U.S. nuclear strike ...
campaignspot.nationalreview.com - 12/11/2008
pajamasmedia.com - 12/18/2008
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pajamasmedia.com —
On Monday night, my wife and I attended
President George W. Bush’s annual Chanukah party at the...
White House. Although other Presidents have held menorah lighting ceremonies, President Bush and his wife were the first to hold a party to ...
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Bush and the Jews
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... In another dramatic move, newly appointed Special Rapporteur for Palestinian Affairs at the UNCHR, Princeton University Emeritus Professor Richard Falk was detained at BenGurionAirport and ejected from the country following his remarks last week accusing Israel of ‘war crimes.’ ( ...
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