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The New Iran Man at the State Department's Iran Desk

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 16:42:21 +0000

The caviar is flowing in Tehran.

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Zahar: Israel serious about Schalit

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 22:35:25 +0000

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu leaves on Sunday morning for Washington, where he is to address the 2009 General Assembly of the UJC/Jewish Federations of North America the next day. As of press time, the Prime Minister's Office said no formal meeting had been scheduled with US President ...

Weekly Standard Blog found this 28 hours ago on jpost.com

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Bad news for Israel...

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 17:51:00 +0000

The New Iran Man at the State Department's Iran Desk By Ed Lasky John Limbert will be the senior Iran official at the State Department, replacing Dennis Ross who has moved to the National Security Council (and who has not been heard of publicly since). Should America be concerned? Yes. Limbert ...

jhudock posted 8 hours ago from commonsensewonder.blogspot.com

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'These Jews are very decent people, but they're naive...'

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 08:41:38 +0000

"Toronto's Middle East proxy war:" Rabbi Yossi Sapirman, of Toronto's Beth Torah conservative congregation, says the problem is that many Jews are so fixated on past horrors and future threats that they can't live in the present. His next group trip to Israel, he ...

Kathy Shaidle posted 18 hours ago from fivefeetoffury.com

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'Israel's Self

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:40:18 +0000

I'm telling people who are worried about the hijinks at the unofficial J Street bloggers' panel not to become overly bothered by it; it was a clownish event, and the people on the panel were marginal figures except in the rather circumscribed universe of anti-Zionists-with-Jewish parents (where ...

Politics on HuffingtonPost.com found this 8 days ago on jeffreygoldberg.theatlantic.com

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The Space Between Pro-Israel and Anti-Israel

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:03:00 +0000

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 conference they've organized was at times openly ...

Israel Matzav found this 11 days ago on weeklystandard.com

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US and Iran Close To Nuclear Deal

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:37:47 +0000

Roger Cohen is, in my opinion, the best New York Times columnist because he (along with Krugman) are the only ones who thinks outside the box. (Friedman designed the box). He was in the streets in Iran during the post-election uprising whose cause it was clear he supported. His contempt, ...

The Hollywood Liberal found this 14 hours ago on tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com

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Things Are Going Well for Iran, Unfortunately

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 21:29:00 +0000

Caroline Glick is sounding some alarm bells. It also sounds like Obama threatened Israel recently and made them publicly back his efforts to appease the Iranians: ALL IN all then, on the surface, this past week seemed like a horrible week for the mullahs. But appearances can be deceiving. ...

jhudock posted 29 hours ago from commonsensewonder.blogspot.com

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Kucinich withdraws as Palm Beach County Democratic keynoter amid uproar over his Israel stance

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 21:37:00 +0000

Kucinich With some local Democratic elected officials in open revolt over his record on Israel, U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, has withdrawn as keynote speaker for next week’s Palm Beach County Democratic Party fund-raising dinner. He’s the second Democratic keynoter to be ...

Ben Smith's Blog found this 29 hours ago on postonpolitics.com

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The Freak Show We Live In

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:46:02 +0000

It's a pretty unhappy commentary that it has to be reported as news that people are taking issue with the use of pictures of the Dachau death camp as an illustration of the horrors of health care reform. But, alas, such is the world we're living in. Today Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY) criticized ...

Balloon Juice found this 24 hours ago on talkingpointsmemo.com

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Goldstone defends UN report on Gaza at Brandeis forum

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 14:30:43 +0000

At Brandeis last night, Richard Goldstone (left) defended his UN report on Israel’s actions in the Gaza invasion. Diplomat Dore Gold said it all but ignored Israel’s right to defend itself. At Brandeis last night, Richard Goldstone (left) defended his UN report on Israel’s actions in ...

Yourish.com found this 36 hours ago on boston.com

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11/6 Shabbat Reading

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 11:28:07 +0000

Here are some interesting articles from the past week. These links are designed to be printed out and enjoyed over a restful Shabbat. Feel free to join the conversation by following and contributing at #shabbatreading every Friday on Twitter. Ha’Aretz : State of the Nation ...

akeyak posted 39 hours ago from njdc.org

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Obama Family’s Jewish Heritage

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 11:03:10 +0000

It turns out that the first family tree has some Jewish branches. First Lady Michelle Obama’s cousin, Rabbi Capers Funnye , converted to Judaism and became the head rabbi at Beth Shalom B’nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation in Chicago. B’nai Zaken is one of the largest ...

akeyak posted 39 hours ago from njdc.org

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The Story of 'Operation Orchard': How Israel Destroyed Syria's Al Kibar Nuclear Reactor

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 20:47:00 +0000

How Israel Destroyed Syria's Al Kibar Nuclear Reactor By Erich Follath and Holger Stark In September 2007, Israeli fighter jets destroyed a mysterious complex in the Syrian desert. The incident could have led to war, but it was hushed up by all sides. Was it a nuclear plant and who gave the ...

Israel Matzav found this 5 days ago on spiegel.de

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bound Iran ship carried hundreds of tons of arms

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:14:09 +0000

Israel Navy Chief Brig. Gen. Rani Ben-Yehuda said Wednesday that an arms ship seized near Cyprus earlier in the day had been carrying hundreds of tons of weapons. Israeli commandos seized the ship before dawn on Wednesday and defense officials said it had been carrying missiles and rockets ...

Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News found this 3 days ago on haaretz.com

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Why was the U.S. Embassy in Tehran Captured in 1978?: Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, Iran

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 22:06:22 +0000

Pro-regime demonstrators lampoon President Obama at the site of the former U.S. Embassy in Tehran on the 30th anniversary of the storming of the facility. Continuing with our coverage of the 30th anniversary of the storming of the American Embassy in Tehran, this editorial from the ...

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VIDEO EXCLUSIVE :: Dore Gold debates Goldstone at Brandeis

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 12:37:07 +0000

We will have videos up later but suffice it to say Dore Gold was spectacular . Ambassador Gold gave a rousing defense of Israel's actions during Operation Caste Lead otherwise known as the Gaza War. Gold's presentation revolved around three themes: the ethos of the Israeli ...

Power Line found this 38 hours ago on onejerusalem.org

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Is a two-state solution a viable option? - 05 Nov 09 (video)

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 05:57:00 +0000

Saeb Erekat, the Palestinian chief negotiator, has warned that unless Israel halts illegal settlement construction a two-state solution may no longer be an o...

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From Iran with Gov

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 18:16:00 +0000

Below John refers to Israel's seizure of weapons from Iran bound for Syria and Hezbollah on board the Francop . The weapons seized on the ship included some 3,000 rockets of various types, as well as 60-millimeter mortars, 7.62-rifle Kalashnikov-ammunition, F-1 grenades and 122-millimeter ...

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Cliff May: Small Miracle

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 12:38:00 +0000

People forget how small Israel is. Its entire population is a little over 7 million - smaller than Lima, Peru. Its land area is about 8,000 square miles, smaller than New Jersey or Belize. By comparison, Jordan, its...

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