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Biden: President promises to keep Iran from getting nuclear weapons
This post has been updated, as indicated below.WASHINGTON – President Obama is “not bluffing” when he vows that he will not allow Iran to get a nuclear weapon, Vice President Joe Biden said Monday in a speech that put a heavy emphasis on winning consensus on that view from the rest...Tags: Nuclear Weapons, Weaponry, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Joe Biden, Palestinian National Authority
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Pictures in the News | March 20, 2013
FrameworkWednesday's Pictures in the News begins with a nod to the first day of Spring. In Southern California, visitors to Mission San Juan Capistrano are framed by blooming California poppies as they stop to take pictures of the historic bells during the Saint... -
Israel undermining own security with settlements, allies warn
As Israel pursues an expanded settlement agenda in Palestinian territory, even its friends are beginning to sound like its adversaries. The European Union issued a damning report this week, calling the Israeli government’s construct-and-control...
Tags: Israeli Settlements, International Organizations, Benjamin Netanyahu, New York University, European Union
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Letters: Zionism and modern Israel
Re "Israel needs a new map," Opinion, March 21 Ian S. Lustick suggests that early Israeli Zionist goal of building a "modern secular democracy" that would eventually exist in an Arab region that had also become modern and secular hasn't been met....Tags: Judaism, Religion and Belief
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Pro-Greuel group hits Garcetti with TV attack ad
L.A. NOWThis post has been corrected. See note below for details. A group funded mostly by unions and entertainment executives has produced a television attack ad backing city Controller Wendy Greuel's campaign to become Los Angeles' next mayor by accusing City..... -
Abbas needs an heir apparent
President Obama's visit to the Middle East next month is widely billed as an earnest attempt to double down on diplomacy and revive the moribund peace process between the Israelis and Palestinians. Unfortunately, the odds are stacked against the...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Palestinian National Authority, Al Jazeera (tv network), Salam Fayyad, Yasser Arafat
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Gaza militants break cease-fire with rocket attack into Israel
JERUSALEM -- Palestinian unrest spread Tuesday to the Gaza Strip, where militants fired a rocket into southern Israel, shattering one of the longest periods of quiet along that border in recent memory. It was the first rocket fired since the signing...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Hamas, Politics, West Bank, Armed Conflicts
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Obama heads home after 'spectacular' tourist stop in Jordan
PETRA, Jordan--After four days of difficult Middle East diplomacy, President Obama headed home Saturday after playing tourist at the elaborate ruins of Petra, an ancient city carved from sheer rock faces of surrounding mountains. The remains of...
Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Travel, Jerusalem (Israel), Barack Obama, Trips and Vacations
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Palestinian politics do matter
With President Obama's visit to Israel and the occupied territories now behind us, attention is likely to turn to how we might restart the peace process. But if the past is any indication, one crucial element will be largely ignored in the discussion:...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Palestinian National Authority, Parliament, U.S. Congress, Jerusalem (Israel)
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Obama brokers Israeli apology for Turkish activists' deaths
JERUSALEM – Spurred by President Obama as he concluded his three-day visit to Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formally apologized to Turkey over the 2010 killing by Israeli soldiers of nine Turkish activists aboard a Gaza Strip-bound...
Tags: Turkey, Activism, Ben Gurion International Airport, Benjamin Netanyahu, Chinua Achebe
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Palestinians at funeral protest death of prisoner
SAIR, West Bank — As Israel looked for ways to contain growing Palestinian anger over the death of a West Bank detainee in its custody, thousands of mourners gathered Monday for the funeral of the man Palestinian officials say succumbed to torture...
Tags: Knesset, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Heart Attack, Palestinian National Authority, Justice and Rights
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Oscars 2013: 'Searching for Sugar Man' wins best documentary
The musical mystery “Searching for Sugar Man” won the Oscar for documentary on Sunday night. Directed by Malik Bendjelloul, the film about an obscure Detroit singer made a remarkable near-sweep of eligible awards since its premiere at the 2012...
Tags: AIDS, Simon Chinn, Man on Wire (movie), Sundance Film Festival, Movies
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