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Top U.S. officials: Mideast peace talks have hit impasse
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with U.S. special envoy George Mitchell again Monday afternoon in an attempt to find a way to allow the Palestinians to return to the negotiating table. Senior U.S. officials admit that the talks have reached an impasse. Mitchell met Sunday with ...
The Space Between Pro-Israel and Anti-Israel
weeklystandard.com — I made my way over to the J Street conference today to see for myself just how... "pro-peace, pro-Israel" the organization really is, and there can be no doubt, J Street is pro-peace. But while the leadership of J Street may be pro-Israel, the ... (more) The Space Between Pro-Israel and Anti-Israel
Yglesias at JStreet
volokh.com — Matthew Yglesias : I was debating with Jon Chait at a J Street panel this morning on... the subject of “what does it mean to be pro-Israel?” As expected, we disagreed on a number of points, most of which I was right on and he was wrong on. But one ... (more) Yglesias at JStreet
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It's official: We have reached an impasse
Israel Matzav — ... 'Top US officials' are now admitting that the 'Middle East peace talks' have reached an impasse . Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with U.S. special envoy George Mitchell again Monday afternoon in an attempt to find a way to allow the Palestinians to return to the negotiating table. Senior U.S. officials admit that the talks have reached an impasse. It's a safe bet that Netanyahu is not going to yield on building in Jerusalem (he risks his own coalition if he does that) and therefore talks with the 'Palestinians' are unlikely to resume anytime soon. What could go ...

Hamas vs al Qaeda
The Jawa Report — ... ? And, of course, character limits would underestimate the number of references I could make to Iran and Syria. Ofumble needs to re-prioritize, especially after this tidbit Couple pretty damn funny quotes from the World Tribune article: "No clear line exists between them and the more moderate Islamists of Hamas." - Jonathan Spyer of Global Research in International Affairs Center Follow up question for Mr Spryer....which globe are you doing the research where Hamas is moderate? "Hamas now faces a powerful Sunni opposition to Iranian infiltration and influence," the source ...

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