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Congress introduces bill to make Israel ‘major strategic ally’
A Republican and a Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced legislation that would make Israel a \”major strategic ally,\” a unique designation.
Living in a mash, not a ‘clash,’ of civilizations
Karl Marx once said that history repeats itself: first as tragedy, then as farce. The riots and Iranian fatwa calling for the death of Salman Rushdie, which forced the British-Kashmiri author into hiding for 13 years, can only be described as tragic — for him and for the cause of freedom and tolerance.
Iran stirring tensions in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province
In the restive city of Qatif in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, the older Shiites are quiet. They had once cheered the 1979 Islamic revolution in Iran and had hoped their time had come for greater equality in the kingdom. But that dream has faded.
Roger Cohen’s Dialogue with the Iran Jewish Community
There was no clean knockout when New York Times columnist Roger Cohen faced off against some 400 members of the local Iranian Jewish and Bahai communities last week, but spectators were treated to some vigorous rhetorical sparring and nimble footwork.
Iranian Jews uneasy on Obama’s offer to ‘engage’ Iran
With Iran a hot topic in the U.S. presidential race this year, the candidates\’ foreign policy statements are being examined closely by everyone, not least the Iranian Jewish community. Comments by Democratic frontrunner Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), in particular, have left many Iranian Jews reluctant to support his candidacy.
Calendar Girls picks and clicks for April 26-May 2
Winner of the Camera d\’Or prize at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, \”Jellyfish\” is another example of the remarkable cinematic explosion of Israeli films garnering
The other refugees
Is there a more loaded word in the Arab-Israeli conflict than \”refugee\”
Iran pulling strings to create Mideast turmoil
What do all the current threats facing the Middle East — the Hamas takeover in the Gaza Strip, Hezbollah\’s bid for power in Lebanon, political turmoil in Iraq and imminent nu- clear weapons in the hands of a radical dictatorship — all have in common? Answer: Iran.
The Importance of Accessibility
President Bush made a point of going around the table and greeting each of us personally before the \”formal\” meeting began. But herein lies the curious part. There really was no formal meeting.
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