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GOP Claims Benghazi Probe Not Aimed At Hillary Clinton
Comments (1) | Ambassador Christopher Stevens, Benghazi attack, darrell issa, Dick Durbin, hillary clinton, libya, Middle East, Nation and World
GOP Claims Benghazi Probe Not Aimed At Hillary Clinton (pennstatenews/Creative Commons)
One Democratic lawmaker thinks Clinton's critics want to sink her chances for 2016.
Read more...Syria: Experts Discuss The Limitations Of Non-Lethal Aid And The Risks Associated With Military Intervention
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"This is probably one of the worst humanitarian crises that has occurred in the last decade."
Read more...Kerry Calls On Israel, Turkey To Repair Ties
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Kerry Calls On Israel, Turkey To Repair Ties (Creative Commons)
The two nations have been at odds since a 2010 Israeli attack on a Gaza-bound Turkish flotilla.
Read more...International Community Holds Israel To Unfair Double Standard
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Israel's crimes are unfairly magnified in comparison to those of other nations.
Read more...Obama Receives Highest Israeli Civilian Honor
Comments (0) | civilan honor, Israel, medal of disctinction, Middle East, Nation and World, Obama, obama middle east trip, presidential medal of freedom, shimon peres, U.S.-Israel relationship, United States, washington times, world
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Obama is the first sitting president to receive the award.
Read more...Obama Meets With Abbas, Still Sees Two-State Solution
Comments (0) | Barack Obama, Barack Obama Mideast Trip, benjamin netanyahu, Gaza, International, International, Israel, mahmoud abbas, Middle East, Mideast, Mideast Peace Process, palestinian authority, Palestinian Territories, ramallah, rockets, World News
Netanyahu, Obama and Abbas (Creative Commons/Hilel at UC Irvine)
The president's second day in Israel got off to a shaky start
Read more...Locusts In The Holy Land Signal The End
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Western media outlets have referred to the swarms' migration as a "cross border invasion."
Read more...Obama Visits Israel, Pledges U.S. Support
Comments (0) | Barack Obama, Barack Obama Mideast Trip, benjamin netanyahu, International, Israel, John Kerry, Jordan, King Abdullah, mahmoud abbas, Middle East, Mideast, Mideast Peace Process, palestinian authority, Palestinian Territories, Video, World News
Obama kicked off his first official visit to Israel Wednesday, pledging an eternal U.S. alliance.
Read more...Israel's Attack On Syria Really A Conflict With Hezbollah
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We need to understand the complex history of the region.
Read more...Obama And The CIA Must Come Clean On Drones, Killings
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The real issue here is transparency, of which there is very little.
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