Netanyahu and the One-State Solution

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address U.S. legislators today. He will, no doubt, tell members of Congress that he supports a two-state solution, but his support will be predicated on four negative principles: no to Israel's full withdrawal to the 1967...

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Monday: 12 Iraqis Killed, 44 Wounded

Kirkuk was again the most active province for violence today, but Baghdad saw several attacks as well. There was bloodshed in Anbar and Diyala provinces too, bringing today’s casualties to at least 12 dead and 44 wounded.
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The Lobby Takes the Offensive

When the President of the United States reiterated longstanding American policy in the Middle East – that the borders of Israel and a Palestinian state must be based on the 1967 borders, give or take a few land swaps here and there – was he really “not surprised,” as...

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Sunday: 29 Iraqis, 2 US Soldiers Killed; 108 Iraqis Wounded

A series of bomb attacks in and around Baghdad unnerved Iraqis just as the British mission in Iraq came to a close Sunday. Many of the bombs targeted police and other security forces. Some of them exploded simultaneously even though they were miles apart. At least 29 Iraqis were killed and 108 more were wounded in those and other attacks. Also, two U.S. soldiers were killed and three more were wounded when a bomb exploded near them in Baghdad. A U.S. convoy in Wassit province was targeted too, but no casualties were reported.
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How Dare They Bomb Pakistan, That’s Our Job

The hypocrisy is unspeakable. This morning (13th May), 80 Pakistani citizens are dead. These were not terrorists, nor warlords, but harmless civilians who, not for a second, posed a threat to society. The vile attacks in the northwest Pakistan district of Chardassa...

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The Wrath of Shiva

With Osama bin Laden dead, and the al-Qaeda organization in disarray, the new enemy of the moment is Pakistan – a target Barack Obama had in his sights even before taking office. A recent piece in the New Yorker – that bellwether of elite Obama-bot opinion...

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