Israel can't bomb its way to peace - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com 1/2/2009 — It's a new year in an old and bloody world. In Israel, politicians jockeying for power have launched the most lethal military assault on Palestinian territory in decades. Israel has justified its bombardment of Gaza on the grounds that Hamas broke a ...

Americans want Obama to lay off Israel
israelmatzav.blogspot.com 11/18/2008 — There's a great poll out on American attitudes about Israel and the 'Palestinians' and it might give the Obama White House some pause about pushing Israel to endanger its security. Only 19 percent of Americans think "making peace between Israel and ...

Yet another rocket hits Israel
yourish.com 11/21/2008 — Three more rockets hit two more areas in Israel. The rockets have been falling every day (the AP is for some reason saying “near-daily rocket attacks”), and we have yet to hear a peep out of the crowd of Israel-bashers about Hamas stopping the rocket fire. Except, of course, for the ...

Israel
balloon-juice.com 12/7/2008 — In a must-read post on settler violence, Hilzoy uttered the necessary mantra against trolls. Obligatory disclaimer for Israel/Palestinian threads: No one should draw any conclusions from this post about my general views on the Israeli/Palestinian ...

Why Gaza? Why Now?
michaeltotten.com 12/28/2008 — By Charles Chuman The Israeli attacks on Gaza took the world by surprise. Why? Why now? And is it surprising? A common response about the reason for the current military action is that “the Israelis are tired of daily qassam attacks against Sderot ...

View From a Palestinian Leader: Palestine's Guernica and the Myths of Israeli Victimhood
thewashingtonnote.com 12/29/2008 — This is a guest post written by Mustafa Barghouthi, Secretary General of the Palestinian National Initiative. These comments and views are his own and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Washington Note or Huffington Post . Barghouti is ...

Obama Must Get Tough With Israel to Achieve Peace | Newsweek International
newsweek.com 1/4/2009 — Jews worry for a living; their tragic history compels them to do so. In the next few years, there will be plenty to worry about, particularly when it comes to Israel . The current operation in Gaza won't do much to ease these worries or to address ...

A Few Thoughts on Gaza
democracyarsenal.org 1/2/2009 — There are few topics more difficult to discuss in foreign policy circles than the Arab/Israeli conflict. Opinions on both sides are so hardened that it's become nearly impossible to have a cogent and unemotional conversation on the topic. But, I love ...

Today in The Nation: Gaza Attacks
thenation.com 1/9/2009 — Katrina vanden Heuvel UN Human Rights Rapporteur Richard Falk condemns Israeli airstrikes in Gaza and calls for a new approach to provide real protection for the Palestinian people.

Americans Closely Divided Over Israel’s Gaza Attacks
rasmussenreports.com 1/1/2009 — Americans, while far more sympathetic to Israel than the Palestinians, are closely divided over whether the Jewish state should be taking military action against militants in the Gaza Strip. Forty-four percent (44%) say Israel should have taken ...

Russia President Dmitry Medvedev warms up toward U.S. — L.A. Times - Politics 11/16/2008
The leader, who is in Washington for economic talks, expresses hopes that President-elect Obama will help improve the deteriorating U.S.-Russian relationship. >  ...

Clinton coming down to Georgia (Politico) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 11/16/2008
Politico - Democrat Jim Martin might not be getting President-elect Barack Obama to come down to Georgia on his behalf, but he got the next-best surrogate as he campaigns against Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) in an upcoming Senate runoff.

Clinton Vetting Includes Look at Mr. Clinton — NYT > Politics 11/17/2008
An examination of Bill Clinton by Obama aides suggests that his wife is a serious possibility as secretary of state. >

Pentagon Wary of Fast Iraq Withdrawal — WSJ.com: Politics And Policy 11/18/2008
Obama is facing an early confrontation with the Pentagon over the hot-button issue of how fast to withdraw U.S. forces from Iraq.

Bolivia's Morales seeks better ties with Obama (Reuters) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 11/17/2008
Reuters - Bolivia's left-wing President Evo Morales said on Monday he wanted improved ties with the incoming U.S. administration of Barack Obama but ruled out having U.S. anti-drug agents resume work under his rule.