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Major newspaper seems fated to cast israel in the worst possible light
I suppose that the article Israeli Coalition Appears Fated to Clash With U.S. isn't nearly as bad as the title. Still it's got some problems. For example, early on the reporter, Howard Schneider writes: A leading contender to become defense minister once characterized the two-state solution that ...
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Op-Ed Columnist: The Fierce Urgency of Peace
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Israeli army rabbis criticized for stance on Gaza assault - Los Angeles Times
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Major newspaper seems fated to cast Israel in the worst possible light
Yourish.com — ... refused to join his coalition is lame. No matter what he thinks, Washington - official Washington - doesn’t like this revisionist position. One official told me it was just “childish”. When Netanyahu comes for a visit, he might be asked to make a choice. The price for press availability with President Obama will be a commitment to say the words “two”, “state” and “solution” in the same sentence. Crossposted on Soccer Dad.

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The Glittering Eye — ... Rhetoric, “Great News: Obama’s Hand-Picked NSC Consolidating Power Great” Omri tallies the Obama Administration’s anti-Israel foreign policy advisors. Right Truth, “Grim Assessment for America’s Safety” Deb criticizes the Obama Administration’s stance on the War on Terror which as I understand it has been renamed “overseas contingency operations”. That’s certainly one way to end it. Soccer Dad, “Major newspaper seems fated to cast israel in the worst possible lightfrom Soccer ...

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Rhymes With Right — ... Third place with 1 points - Soccer Dad - Major newspaper seems fated to cast israel in the worst possible lightfrom Soccer Dad Fourth place with 2/3 points - The Glittering Eye - ...

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