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THE CUMULATIVE EFFECT

Gary S. Chafetz | Posted 05.31.2010 | Home

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, The Middle East, Gaza Flotilla, Jerusalem, West Bank, War on Terror, Joseph Biden, American Foreign Policy, 9/11, Iraq, Gaza Rockets, Hamas, Gaza, Jewish Settlements, Benjamin Netanyahu, Commando Raid, Israel, Afghanistan, Aipac, 1967 War, Home News
Gary S. Chafetz

The fact that Israeli commandos were allowed to kill 10--and possibly as many as 20--pro-Palestinian activists aboard a small flotilla of boats, presu...

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Arab Countries Aim to Improve Journalism Education With UNESCO's "Model Curricula"

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 03.18.2010 | World

Read More: The Middle East, Europe, Russian, French, Converged Media, Unesco, North and South America, American, Asia, University of Bahrain, Chinese, Arabic, Journalism, Paris, English, Singapore, Mauritania, Un, North Africa, Spanish, Africa, Media Academic Programs, Morocco, Tunisia, World Journalism Education Congress, Media Ethics, Anglo-Saxon, Bahrain, Model Curricula for Journalism Education, Media Laws, Education, Arab, Algeria, Gulf Cooperation Council, Manama, Francophone, Rabat, World News
Magda Abu-Fadil

Arab countries are making strides in trying to improve journalism curricula, but still face strictures, obstacles and challenges to press freedom as w...

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Obama's Next Middle East Challenge

James Zogby | Posted 12.02.2009 | World

Read More: Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Mahmoud Abbas, The Middle East, Middle East Politics, Obama Middle East, United Nations, President Obama, Obama, Peace, Barack Obama, Middle East Peace, Binyamin Netanyahu, Middle East, Middle East Peace Process, Obama Middle East Policy, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, World News
James Zogby

With the dust having settled following Obama's New York meetings with Netanyahu and Abbas, a sober assessment of what actually happened, and what may happen next, is in order.

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"Mabruk" Mubarak

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 09.18.2009 | World

Read More: Syria, Palestinian Authority, Egypt, Iran, The Middle East, Gaza, President Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu, Cairo, Saudi Arabia, Middle East Peace Process, Hosni Mubarak, King Abdullah, Israel, Palestine, Hamas, Muslim World, World News
Amb. Marc Ginsberg

Mubarak shares the president's goal of moving the Middle East peace process off dead center, and is well positioned now to be Washington's go-to guy in the Arab world, once again.

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"Natural Growth": Netanyahu's Road Map to a Mid East Roadblock

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 07.03.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, The Middle East, Mahmoud Abbas, Israel Settlement, West Bank, Road Map, President Obama, Obama Cairo, Palestine, Ehud Barak, Tzipi Livni, Yasser Arafat, Gaza, George MItchell, Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, Likud, Hillary Clinton, World News
Amb. Marc Ginsberg

Unlike his predecessors, Obama appears no longer willing to engage in the vexing winking and nodding that has characterized American attitudes to Israeli settlement growth in the past.

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UNSC Res. 250: The International Law Governing Israel's Invasion of Gaza

Eric Lurio | Posted 02.06.2009 | World

Read More: The Middle East, Israel, Gaza, United Nations, Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli Airstrikes, Gaza City, Israel Ground Invasion, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestinian Territories, Fatah, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Hamas, Israel Airstrikes, Israel Gaza Operation, World News
Eric Lurio

Like the boy who cried wolf, Resolution 250 has stripped the UN of any credibility where Israel is involved.

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Israel and Gaza: Stop the Violence Now!

Patricia DeGennaro | Posted 01.30.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, The Middle East, Conflict, Trauma, Middle East, Middle East Politics, War, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Israel, Arab-Israeli Conflict, World News
Patricia DeGennaro

Israelis and Palestinians have been trying to prove to each other that they can survive never ending violence, an eternal occupation, and a perpetual cycle of denial that the two cannot exist together.

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Al Qaeda, Obama and Pakistan

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 12.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Egypt, Islam, The Middle East, Al Qaeda, Terrorism, Osama Bin Laden, Pakistan, Israel, Obama, Ayman Al-Zawahiri, Afghanistan, Presidential Transition, Center for American Progress, Politics News
Amb. Marc Ginsberg

Ayman al Zawahiri's unwelcomed reemergence from his cave today is a sad reminder how much the Bush Administration's failures are being dumped into Obama's lap.

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9/11 -- Unfinished Business

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 10.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: The Middle East, Al Qaeda, Terrorism, Bin Laden, Twin Towers, 9/11, September 11th, Politics News
Amb. Marc Ginsberg

I write this so that our remembrance of 9/11 serves as reminder that we were once united in our determination to complete the unfinished business at hand -- to bring justice to those who ruined so many lives.

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Media and Political Things to Ponder While Stuck in Traffic

Tom Alderman | Posted 10.04.2008 | Media

Read More: Mike Wallace, Aristotle, Rush Limbaugh, MSBNC, Meet the Press, Thomas Jefferson, Col. Robert McCormick, Toyota, The Daily Show, Chicago Cubs, Chris Matthews, Keith Olberman, The Middle East, Budwiser Beer, Walter Cronkite, Oprah, John Adams, Comb-Overs, Nikita Krushchev, Special Interests, Chicago Tribune, Wolf Blitzer, Media News
Tom Alderman

• If a Walter Cronkite auditioned for a major news anchor job today, he would not get on the call-back sheet. The moustache, alone, would kil...

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My Interview With Deborah Campbell: How Hezbollah's Triumph is Blowback for U.S. Policy

Omid Memarian | Posted 09.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Jordan, Syria, The Middle East, John McCain, Terrorism, Deborah Campbell, Terrorist Organization, Olmert, Prisoner Exchange, Lebanon, Hezbollah, Shiite, Barack Obama, u.s. Foreign Policy, The United States, Iran, 2006 War, Saudi Arabia, Doha Agreement, Saudi Money, Israel, Hassan Nasrallah, Sunni, Politics News
Omid Memarian

Why after the Israel-Lebanon 34-day war two years ago, and particularly after the Doha accord in May, which restored Hezbollah to the Lebanese governm...

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What in the World Can Obama Do?

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Al Qaeda, Iran, The Middle East, Natural Disasters, John McCain, Burma, Presidential Campaign, Middle East, Terrorism, Environment., International Relief Organizations, Barack Obama, Humanitarian Relief, Foreign Policy, Politics News
Amb. Marc Ginsberg

The institutions created after World War II, while serving us well in many instances, seem not up to the task to take on this century's challenges. Here are several doable big-think ideas for Obama.

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