January 29, 2009
links for 2009-01-29
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"Mr Erdogan clashed with Shimon Peres in a discussion on the recent fighting in the Gaza Strip, telling him: 'You are killing people.' "
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"The Obama administration will have to transcend America's policy of "Israeli Exceptionalism," privileging Israeli interests. A more even-handed policy would require that Israel as well as HAMAS and the Palestinians be held to the same standards to respect and comply with international law and U.N. resolutions. A more balanced and credible approach will begin to restore America's image in the Arab and Muslim worlds. Obama will also have to avoid a legacy of political engineering (a preference for putting in and or supporting our guy to elections) that predates George W. Bush but was also adopted by his administration in countries like Iraq and backfired in Palestine."
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Meeting between then President-Elect Obama and Jewish leaders with any documentation of what was discussed conspicuously missing. Only a list of names are present on the page, while most other meetings on the site mention what was discussed and include some sort of documentation.
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