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  • July 2008

    • Next, Thicket of Arab-Israeli Conflict Awaits Obama

      New York Times  |  Jul 22, 08 1:27 PM CDT

      Next, Thicket of Arab-Israeli Conflict Awaits Obama

      (Newser) - With the war leg of his foreign tour behind him, Barack Obama must next navigate the Middle East peace process. He’ll meet with top Israeli and Palestinian leaders tomorrow, the New York Times reports, and will visit the rocket-bombarded town of Sderot. US Jewish voters will be particularly attentive after the Democrat’s recent slip over the status of Jerusalem. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Israel  • Palestine  • Middle East  • Ehud Olmert  • Mahmoud Abbas  • Jerusalem

    • Obama Meets With Jordan King

      USA Today  |  Jul 22, 08 12:07 PM CDT

      Obama Meets With Jordan King

      (Newser) - Barack Obama sat down tonight for a meeting and dinner with Jordan’s King Abdullah II, a leader much like the Democratic candidate (both are 46) in being seen as crossing age and societal gaps, USA Today reports. Abdullah’s Jordan is the most Western-friendly of Arab countries, but is in perhaps the tightest geographical spot—sandwiched between Israel, Palestine, and Iraq. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Iraq  • Iran  • Israel  • Palestine  • King Abdullah II

    • 2nd Bulldozer Goes on Rampage in Jerusalem

      Haaretz  |  Jul 22, 08 7:52 AM CDT

      2nd Bulldozer Goes on Rampage in Jerusalem

      (Newser) - A Palestinian bulldozer driver wreaked havoc in downtown Jerusalem today, injuring at least 16 people, one critically, before being gunned down, Haaretz reports. It was a copycat attack, coming just weeks after a similar bulldozer rampage killed three in the Holy City. Police said a civilian saw the bulldozer leave its construction site, and started shooting when it began overturning cars. Police soon joined the fray and gunned the driver down. More »

    • Dear Obama: Oppose Iran and We'll Love You

      New Republic  |  Jul 21, 08 8:58 PM CDT

      Dear Obama: Oppose Iran and We'll Love You

      (Newser) - On the eve of Barack Obama’s visit to Israel, Yossi Klein Halevi writes to him in the New Republic about Israel's fears. Like many nations, Israel is well-inclined towards Obama: It has no fear of his Muslim middle name and recently hailed his description of Israeli security as "sacrosanct." Yet Israelis worry that as president, Obama would fail to deter Iran’s nuclear ambitions. More »

    • Israeli Soldier Shoots Prisoner on Tape

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jul 21, 08 9:59 AM CDT

      Israeli Soldier Shoots Prisoner on Tape

      (Newser) - An Israeli soldier was arrested today after a human rights group released a tape showing him shooting a handcuffed and blindfolded Palestinian protester with a rubber bullet, YNetNews reports. The Israeli Defense Force questioned the man shortly after the incident, which was reported by an officer at the scene, but only launched a criminal investigation after the human rights group sent them the videotape. More »

    • Barack: Don't Tell Europe What It Wants to Hear

      New York Times  |  Jul 21, 08 7:51 AM CDT

      Barack: Don't Tell Europe What It Wants to Hear

      (Newser) - The vast majority of Europeans are hoping Barack Obama will be elected president, according to polls that give him as much as 86% support among voters in France, Britain, and Germany. The overwhelming support reflects a hope for a new era of unity with the US, writes Roger Cohen in the New York Times . But Obama mustn't succumb to the temptation, Cohen warns, to ofter more than he can deliver. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Iraq  • Israel  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • Germany  • Europe  • Syria  • Britain  • European allies  • Bashar al-Assad

    • Obama Camp Spills Some Details on Foreign Trip

      USA Today  |  Jul 18, 08 5:50 PM CDT

      Obama Camp Spills Some Details on Foreign Trip

      (Newser) - Barack Obama’s team released a few details about their candidate's trip abroad today, but the time frame remains tightly under wraps. Israel in particular presents a maze of meetings for the Democrat, who’ll see not only president Shimon Peres, but scandal-plagued prime minister Ehud Olmert and three potential replacements. Obama will also meet with the Palestinian president and prime minister, USA Today reports. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Iraq  • Israel  • Ehud Olmert  • Mahmoud Abbas  • Shimon Peres  • Brandenburg Gate

    • Freed Militants Vow to Continue Fight With Israel

      Associated Press  |  Jul 17, 08 2:30 PM CDT

      Freed Militants Vow to Continue Fight With Israel

      (Newser) - A day after being freed in a prisoner exchange, Hezbollah fighters vowed to continue to fight Israel as they prayed at the grave of a fallen commander, the AP reports. “At this moment, I am yearning more than before to confront them,” Samir Qantar, who had been jailed in Israel for almost 30 years, said at a cemetery near Beirut. More »

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      Israel  • Lebanon  • Hezbollah  • Beirut  • Mideast peace talks  • corpse  • prisoner exchange  • Samir Qantar

    • Israel Releases 5 Prisoners, 200 Bodies in Hezbollah Deal

      New York Times  |  Jul 16, 08 11:39 AM CDT

      Israel Releases 5 Prisoners, 200 Bodies in Hezbollah Deal

      (Newser) - Israel released five Lebanese prisoners and nearly 200 bodies today, the New York Times reports, completing a deal with Hezbollah that netted the Jewish state the bodies of two of its captured soldiers. The most notable prisoner was Samir Kuntar, who had spent more than three decades in Israeli prison for murdering a 4-year-old girl. He was 16 at the time. More »

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      Israel  • Lebanon  • Hezbollah  • Lebanon War  • Israeli prisoner release  • prisoner exchange

    • Hezbollah Returns Bodies of 2 Israeli Soldiers

      Reuters  |  Jul 16, 08 4:53 AM CDT

      Hezbollah Returns Bodies of 2 Israeli Soldiers

      (Newser) - Hezbollah handed over the corpses of two slain Israeli soldiers in an exchange at the Lebanon-Israel border this morning, Reuters reports. The soldiers' capture sparked the 2006 war that killed 1,200 in Lebanon and 159 Israelis. Once the remains are identified, Israel will free five Lebanese prisoners, including one serving a life sentence for killing a 4-year-old girl and her family. More »

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      Israel  • Lebanon  • Hezbollah  • Lebanon War  • Shimon Peres  • Israeli prisoner release  • prisoner exchange

    • Obama: Goof on 'Undivided' Jerusalem

      Reuters  |  Jul 14, 08 4:35 PM CDT

      Obama: Goof on 'Undivided' Jerusalem

      (Newser) - Amid continuing controversy over his comment that Jerusalem “must remain” the undivided capital of Israel, Barack Obama clarified his words, calling them “poor phrasing,” Reuters reports. “The point we were simply making is that we don't want barbed wire running through Jerusalem,” he said on CNN. Though the US officially recognized the city as Israel’s capital in 1995, it remains the subject of international disagreement. More »</