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The Walt Counterfactual, Revisited
Megan speaks up in its defense - arguing, inter alia , that the rump, terrorist-run Jewish Gaza in Stephen Walt's hypothetical would still have a potent lobby in the United States for the same reason that there's long been sympathy among Irish-Americans for the interests of the stateless, ...
Israel bans Arab parties from running in upcoming elections - Haaretz - Israel News  ...
haaretz.com — The Central Elections Committee on Monday banned Arab political parties from running in next month's parliamentary elections,... drawing accusations of racism by an Arab lawmaker who said he would challenge the decision in the country's Supreme Court. ... (more) Israel bans Arab parties from running in ...
Op-Ed Contributor: Why Israel Can’t Make Peace With Hamas
Op-Ed Contributor: Why Israel Can’t Make Peace With Hamas
nytimes.com — The only small chance for peace in Gaza today is to help Hamas’s enemy, Fatah, prepare the... West Bank for real freedom. > (more) Op-Ed Contributor: Why Israel Can’t Make Peace With Hamas
Op-Ed Columnist: Israel’s Goals in Gaza?
Op-Ed Columnist: Israel’s Goals in Gaza?
nytimes.com — The focus for Israel and Barack Obama’s team should be on creating a clear choice for Hamas... for the world to see: Are you about destroying Israel or building Gaza? > (more) Op-Ed Columnist: Israel’s Goals in Gaza?
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The Irish connection
Megan McArdle — I was going to respond to Ross's rejoinder that for all the Irish American sympathy towards them, the State Department listed the IRA as terrorists.  True, to their credit.  But ...

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