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  • May 2008

    • Rogue al-Qaeda Backers Call for Nuke Attack in Online Video

      Reuters  |  May 28, 08 8:52 AM CDT

      Rogue al-Qaeda Backers Call for Nuke Attack in Online Video

      (Newser) - Al-Qaeda supporters will use an Internet video to call for the use of biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons in a new attack on civilians in the West, reports ABC News. FBI officials have alerted US law enforcement of the tape, said a spokesman, but emphasized that there is no evidence of a specific plot. More »

    • Barak Calls for Olmert to Quit

      BBC  |  May 28, 08 6:41 AM CDT

      Barak Calls for Olmert to Quit

      (Newser) - Israel's defense minister told Ehud Olmert to take a leave of absence or step down while he battles corruption charges, reports the BBC, and threatened to leave the country's governing coalition if he refused. "The prime minister needs to disconnect himself from the day-to-day management of the government," said Ehud Barak. A US businessman testified yesterday that he gave $150,000 in contributions to Olmert in the last 15 years, the Guardian reports. More »

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      Israel  • Ehud Olmert  • corruption  • donation  • Ehud Barak  • Morris Talansky

    • Distracted US Finds Mideast Clout Waning

      Reuters  |  May 26, 08 3:45 PM CDT

      Distracted US Finds Mideast Clout Waning

      (Newser) - The Bush Administration's problems are hardly confined to abysmal domestic approval ratings, writes veteran Reuters journalist Jonathan Wright. Middle Eastern leaders are paying less and less attention to the lame-duck president, who spoke of the need to isolate Hamas during a visit to Egypt last week—even as his host was mediating discussions between Israel and Gaza. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Israel  • Bush administration  • Middle East  • Syria  • Egypt  • US foreign policy

    • Obama Pledges Support for Israel to Fla. Jews

      Politico  |  May 23, 08 6:33 AM CDT

      Obama Pledges Support for Israel to Fla. Jews

      (Newser) - Barack Obama sought to quell skepticism about him in the Jewish community yesterday by addressing a tough audience of older Jewish voters in a Conservative synagogue in Boca Raton, Florida. He asked the audience not to judge him by his 'funny name' or his skin color, to ignore the erroneous emails and rumors that he is a Muslim. "Judge me by what I say and what I have done," he asked, saying he has been a passionate and consistent supporter of Israel. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Israel  • terrorism  • Hamas  • African Americans  • Jews  • Jimmy Carter  • anti-Semitism  • Zionism

    • Why Obama Has a Jewish Problem

      New York Times  |  May 22, 08 11:16 AM CDT

      Why Obama Has a Jewish Problem

      (Newser) - Why are Jews—especially older Jews, a traditionally liberal Democratic demographic with high voter turnout—reluctant to embrace Barack Obama? The New York Times took the question to Florida’s Jewish voters, who make up 5% of the critical swing state. What they found: Obama has become "a conduit for Jewish anxiety about Israel, Iran, anti-Semitism, and race," with a lot of misinformation thrown in. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Israel  • Florida  • Obama 2008  • the Jewish vote  • Jewish

    • Israel Confirms Peace Talks With Syria

      BBC  |  May 21, 08 7:26 AM CDT

      Israel Confirms Peace Talks With Syria

      (Newser) - Israel and Syria have been holding secret peace talks, with Turkey as the middleman, the two sides announced today, acknowledging for the first time the long-rumored negotiations. Syria is technically at war with Israel over the Golan Heights, which the Israelis seized in 1967. Israel is ready to give the Golan back, the BBC reports, if Syria will sever ties with Iran and Hezbollah. More »

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      Iran  • Israel  • Turkey  • Ehud Olmert  • Syria  • Hezbollah  • peace talks  • Golan Heights

    • Liberate Palestine, Bin Laden Demands on New Tape

      CNN  |  May 19, 08 3:03 AM CDT

      Liberate Palestine, Bin Laden Demands on New Tape

      (Newser) - A new audio message apparently from Osama bin Laden blames Arab leaders for “sacrificing” Palestinians and calls for followers to "liberate Palestine," CNN reports. “Each one of us is responsible for the death of our people in Gaza,” the tape says. The message, posted on Islamist web sites yesterday, also calls for an end to the Gaza blockade. It marks the second such release in three days. More »

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      Israel  • Palestine  • Osama bin Laden  • Gaza blockade  • tape

    • What Makes a Prez 'Good for Israel'?

      New York Times  |  May 18, 08 11:20 AM CDT

      What Makes a Prez 'Good for Israel'?

      (Newser) - The next US president must build an America strong enough to sway the Middle East, but needn't be doggedly pro-Israel, writes Thomas Friedman in the New York Times . And while Barack Obama is dogged by questions of whether he's “good for Israel,” Friedman notes, none other than "Israel-friendly" George W. Bush has spoken out in favor of Palestinian statehood. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • John McCain  • Israel  • Palestine  • Arab Israeli conflict  • Thomas Friedman  • President

    • Trump Sues Over Israeli Condo Deal

      New York Post  |  May 16, 08 9:19 AM CDT

      Trump Sues Over Israeli Condo Deal

      (Newser) - Nobody makes a sucker out of Donald Trump…at least not without getting sued. Trump is taking an Israeli condo developer to court, saying the company profited off his name without giving him a cut. The developers made a deal to build a 70-story Trump Plaza residential and commercial tower on property they bought for $44 million, and agreed to send its namesake 25% of the sale price of each unit. But instead they flipped the site for a cool $36 million profit. More »

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      Israel  • lawsuit  • Donald Trump  • luxury condo

    • 'Bin Laden' Tape Urges Ongoing Fight With Israel

      BBC  |  May 16, 08 7:05 AM CDT

      'Bin Laden' Tape Urges Ongoing Fight With Israel

      (Newser) - Just in time for Israel’s 60th anniversary, a speaker claiming to be Osama bin Laden has released a new audio recording calling for Muslims fighting Israel not to “give up a single inch of Palestine,” the BBC reports. The tape, posted on a website frequented by al-Qaeda, couldn’t be verified as authentic. The 9-minute message said that the Palestinian cause was the key factor driving al-Qaeda's war with the West and that it had sparked the 9/11 attacks on the US. More »

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      Israel  • al-Qaeda  • Palestine  • Osama bin Laden  • tape

    • Bush vs. Obama: It's Just the Start

      Time  |  May 15, 08 7:45 PM CDT

      Bush vs. Obama: It's Just the Start

      (Newser) - When the president set off a political firestorm today by essentially likening Barack Obama to those who appeased the Nazis, he likely presaged a common theme in the general election, writes Massimo Calabresi in Time . Bush is trying to stay relevant—no better way than to inject himself in the campaign. And the speed with which Obama responded signaled that he's quite happy to take on the president. More »

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      Barack Obama  • George W. Bush  • Israel  • Knesset  • appeasement  • Nazis

    • Bush: Obama Would 'Appease' Terrorists

      CNN  |  May 15, 08 10:57 AM CDT

      Bush: Obama Would 'Appease' Terrorists

      (Newser) - He didn't name names, but he didn't need to. President Bush used an appearance before Israel’s Knesset today to accuse Barack Obama of the “foolish delusion” that “we should negotiate with terrorists and radicals.” In comments aimed at Obama’s support among American Jews, CNN notes, the president compared the Democrat to Hitler appeasers, saying, "We have an obligation to call this what it is—the false comfort of appeasement, which has been repeatedly discredited by history." More »

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      Barack Obama  • George W. Bush  • Iran  • Israel  • terrorist  • Knesset  • appeasement  • the Jewish vote  • Nazis

    • Bush Stays Upbeat in Israel Speech

      Associated Press  |  May 14, 08 4:49 PM CDT

      Bush Stays Upbeat in Israel Speech

      (Newser) - President Bush remained upbeat today in Jerusalem despite continuing strife, the AP reports. A rocket attack injured at least 14 hours before Bush addressed a gathering celebrating the 60th anniversary of Israel's founding. "America stands for peace and so does Israel," Bush said. "And as we stand in peace, we must understand the realities of the world in which we live." More »

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      George W. Bush  • Israel

    • Iran Outsmarting US in New Cold War in Mideast

      New York Times  |  May 14, 08 12:02 PM CDT

      Iran Outsmarting US in New Cold War in Mideast

      (Newser) - The new cold war is being waged between America and Iran, and Iran is winning hands down, Thomas L Friedman writes in the New York Times . Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's nation has built up influence from Iraq to Lebanon, with power over Iraq's prime minister, Hezbollah, Hamas, and other militias—and a complicated set of safeguards against attack. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Iran  • Israel  • Hamas  • Middle East  • Syria  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  • Hezbollah  • America  • Cold War  • Sunni allies

    • Bush Arrives in Israel to Press for Peace

      Reuters  |  May 14, 08 7:49 AM CDT

      Bush Arrives in Israel to Press for Peace

      (Newser) - President Bush arrived in Israel today to celebrate the Jewish state’s 60th birthday and try again to spur peace talks with Palestine. Ehud Olmert says he and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas have reached an understanding on several key points, but Olmert is embroiled in a corruption scandal, and could soon be out as prime minister. Bush and Olmert are also expected to discuss Iran. More »

    • Palestinians Stand to Benefit in Blair Deal

      Times (UK)  |  May 13, 08 11:00 AM CDT

      Palestinians Stand to Benefit in Blair Deal

      (Newser) - Tony Blair announced an economic deal today between Israel and the Palestinians aimed at boosting business in the West Bank, the Times of London reports. The agreement, the first brokered by the former British PM in his role as Middle East peace envoy, will see Israel remove four military checkpoints and withdraw security forces—seen as a key step toward Palestinian statehood. More »

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      Israel  • Palestine  • Middle East  • Tony Blair  • West Bank  • Palestinian Authority

    • US Victims of Attacks in Israel Sue Swiss Bank

      Reuters  |  May 13, 08 8:47 AM CDT

      US Victims of Attacks in Israel Sue Swiss Bank

      (Newser) - American victims of attacks in Israel are suing Switzerland's biggest bank for helping fund militants by providing money to Iran, Reuters reports. The lawsuit says UBS AG gave loans to Iran even though it supports Hezbollah, Hamas, and Islamic Jihad. The plaintiffs seek $500 million in damages for some 50 US citizens who were hurt or whose relatives were killed in attacks between 1997 and 2006. More »

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      Iran  • Israel  • Hamas  • Hezbollah  • bank  • Switzerland  • UBS  • Islamic Jihad  • militia

    • Israel Resumes Gaza Fuel Shipments

      BBC  |  May 12, 08 10:45 AM CDT

      Israel Resumes Gaza Fuel Shipments

      (Newser) - Israel is allowing fuel shipments into Gaza again after the region's only power plant had to shut down for 2 days due to lack of fuel. The plant's delivery terminal reopened this morning, the BBC reports. "We have received three trucks of industrial diesel for the power station so far," says an official at the plant. More »

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      Israel  • Israel and Palestinians  • Gaza Strip

    • Israeli Fuel Delay Shuts Gaza's Lone Power Plant

      Haaretz (Israel)  |  May 12, 08 3:41 AM CDT

      Israeli Fuel Delay Shuts Gaza's Lone Power Plant

      (Newser) - A fuel delivery delay from Israel has shut Gaza’s only power plant since Saturday, cutting electricity to about a third of the Strip’s residents, Ha’aretz reports. The shortage shut down area bakeries yesterday. More »

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      Israel  • Palestine  • Gaza Strip  • Arab Israeli conflict  • fuel  • power outage  • power plant

    • I Took Cash, No Bribes: Olmert

      Wall Street Journal  |  May 9, 08 7:29 AM CDT

      I Took Cash, No Bribes: Olmert

      (Newser) - Ehud Olmert resisted calls for his resignation today, after admitting on national TV last night that he accepted contributions from a New York businessman—but denying that any of it was a bribe. Olmert, under criminal investigation for allegedly taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from Long Island millionaire Morris Talansky while he was mayor of Jerusalem and minister of industry, vowed to resign if indicted. More »

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      Israel  • Ehud Olmert  • corruption  • Lebanon  • campaign finance  • bribery  • Knesset  • criminal investigation  • Morris Talansky

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