The Searchers
Moustafa Bayoumi : Middle East
Tribalism is in vogue among conservative Middle East scholars. But a better understanding comes from investigating regional ties rather than sectarian divisions.
2008
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Israel at 60: The State of the State
Eric Alterman : Middle East
Israeli writers and intellectuals look at their nation and its problems in a more nuanced and realistic way than most Americans.
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The Tragedy of Ehud Olmert
Hillel Schenker : Israeli/Palestinian Conflict
The fall of Ehud Olmert is a tragedy for Israel and the world--squandering a genuine opportunity for a breakthrough in Israeli-Palestinian and Israeli-Arab relations.
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Israel, Iran and the Bomb
Jonathan Schell & Martin J. Sherwin : Iran
Israel and the Mideast are approaching a stark choice: nuclear holocaust or a nuclear-free region.
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Obama in Israel: One Tough Audience
Hillel Schenker : Presidential Election 2008
The media was enthused, but ordinary Israelis, cynical about their own political leaders, gave Obama a muted reception. The refrain here is "No, they can't," not "Yes, he can."
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The End of History: With a Period, Not a Question Mark
Phyllis Bennis : Middle East
Palestinians lament the Israeli-built wall and life under occupation, and fear permanent restricted access to the holy city of Jerusalem.
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Obama's Blind Spot on Israel
Nadia Hijab : Presidential Election 2008
Why is Barack Obama courting right-wing groups like AIPAC and steering clear of the American Jewish left and center?
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Bush's Islamist Enemies List
Mohamad Bazzi : Middle East
By conflating Al Qaeda, Hamas and Hezbollah, the President displays his ignorance--and could be laying the groundwork for attacks by Israel on Hamas and Hezbollah.
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On Not Passing Israel's 'Lynch Test'
Akiva Eldar : Middle East
On the sixtieth anniversary of Israel's founding, one of the country's leading journalists reflects on history, the occupation and the duties of conscience.
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Israel's Struggle for Social Justice
Neve Gordon
Despite conflict and contradictions, what is precious and beautiful about Israel is its ongoing struggle for social justice.
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The Strangulation of Gaza
Saree Makdisi : Occupation & Occupied Territories
The breach in the wall at Rafah dramatized the fact that an imprisoned population is at the point of starvation.
2007
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Israel Turns its Back on Sudanese Refugees
Ben Lynfield : Migration & Immigration
Abandoning Israel's longstanding commitment to those fleeing persecution, the Olmert government is deporting refugees back to Sudan, where they may face torture and death.
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The Optimist
To those who follow the Israeli-Palestinian conflict closely, the prospects for a two-state solution have never seemed dimmer. So why does veteran peacenik Uri Avnery remain so hopeful?
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Lobbying Degree Zero
Moral mudslinging has stifled debate over the Israel lobby.
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Ha'aretz, Israel's Liberal Beacon
Stephen Glain : Alternative & Independent Media
A spirited daily paper is the last remaining defender of Israel's tradition of dissent.
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Israel's Intrepid Peacemakers
Their numbers are dwindling, they're low on money and face potential violence and certain prosecution. But Israeli anarchists continue to stand with embattled Palestinians.
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Laboratory for a Fortressed World
Naomi Klein : War on Terrorism
Gaza is in chaos, but Israel's economy is booming as high-tech entrepreneurs scramble to meet the post-9/11 world's hunger for spy tools and containment walls.
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Silencing New Voices
Eyal Press : Student Movements
What happens when a student magazine committed to fostering dialogue opens its pages to critical views on Israel?
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Israel's Strategic Threat
Azmi Bishara, a member of the Knesset, has been charged with treason for speaking out against injustices committed by Israel.
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In Gaza, Circles of Hell
Jen Marlowe : Israeli/Palestinian Conflict
Dante's circles of hell provide an apt metaphor for the Palestinian experience in Gaza. And it can only get worse.
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Get Carter! Iran, Too!
Alexander Cockburn : Jimmy Carter
The Israel lobby retains its grip inside the Beltway, but it's starting to lose its hold on the broader public debate.
2006
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Get Carter
The flap over Jimmy Carter's new book underscores that the Israel lobby in the United States exists to serve only the interests of the Israeli right wing.
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The Rise of Avigdor Lieberman
Many Israelis and their American allies are sleeping through the rise of the virulently anti-Arab Avigdor Lieberman.
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The Other Lieberman
Ben Lynfield : Israeli/Palestinian Conflict
Many Israelis and their US supporters are sleeping through the rise of the virulently anti-Arab Avigdor Lieberman, seen as a threat to democracy itself.
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Gaza and Darfur
Alexander Cockburn : Occupation & Occupied Territories
There's no political risk for US media to sound off over genocide in Darfur, but challenging Israel's shameful seige of Gaza is quite a different story.
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