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Netanyahu’s Egypt Problem
yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 4/4/2009
Netanyahu’s Egypt Problem
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The new Netanyahu-Lieberman government in Israel is going to have some problems in its relationship with the United States. But the bigger immediate problem is going to relate to Israel’s strategically important relationships with other countries in the region. For example, Egypt :  ...
New Balad MK praises Iran's nuke quest | Israel | Jerusalem Post
jpost.com - 4/1/2009
New Balad MK praises Iran's nuke quest | Israel | Jerusalem Post
— jpost.com — New Balad party MK Haneen Zuabi, the first woman to be elected to the Knesset as a... representative of an Arab party, has welcomed Iran's growing influence on Palestinian affairs and praised Iran's quest for a nuclear weapon as a means of offsetting ... (more) New Balad MK praises Iran's nuke quest | Israel | ...

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haaretz.com - 4/1/2009
Lieberman: Israel is changing its policies on peace - Haaretz - Israel News
— haaretz.com — New foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Wednesday that Israel was changing its policies on the peace... process and was not bound by commitments it made at a U.S.-sponsored conference to pursue creation of a Palestinian state. During an official ... (more) Lieberman: Israel is changing its policies on peace - ...

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gloria-center.org - 3/31/2009
Obama: I Know Better Than Israelis and Palestinians [Article]
— gloria-center.org — President Obama got it wrong in answering a question about Israel-Palestinian issues in his press conference, March... 25. But his mistakes are different from those everyone noticed. The reporter asked: Mr. President, you came into office pledging to ... (more) Obama: I Know Better Than Israelis and Palestinians ...

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The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan:  Ahmadinejad's Quote

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Ahmadinejad's Quote
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — ... we know, Russia now exists and the Soviet Union was not destroyed by nuclear arms. And if this is the process by which he hopes Israel will disappear, I see no reason to fear an Iranian nuclear attack on Israel (and on one of the most sacred sites in Islam). And since that is Netanyahu's rationale for launching a war, it seems weaker to me now than it did before. It is also worth noting that one foreign minister in the Middle East has actually explicitly and unequivocally proposed bombing another country - Israel's. ...

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