Iran is a threat because Washington says so. Certainly, WaPo accepts the charge at face value: Iran’s ambitions, which have cast a long shadow over the greater Middle East, may serve as a common bond keeping a frail peace process intact despite threats that have arisen even before the negotiations open Thursday at the State [...]

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Jan Markell, founder and director of Olive Tree Ministries is excited to see Benjamin Netanyahu back as Prime Minister of Israel: “Basically Israel now has to go at it alone, which is actually fulfillment of scripture. Zechariah 12 through 14 prophesies that to happen. They have to go at it alone in this world. America is [...]

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You should really click that image to read it at full size. Otherwise you’ll strain your eyes.

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“Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli strike on a street near a U.N. school, after an Israeli attack killed dozens of Palestinians taking shelter there, in Jabaliya refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)”(source) The UN contends that Israel may have committed war crimes in its assault on [...]

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Mandolin expresses frustration at trying to keep a cool, compassionate head amidst the debates on Israel and Gaza: Debate about Israel and Palestine is plugging into something really, really weird. We don’t seem to get this level of emotionality and jackassery on other foreign policy issues, even ones that involve equivalent levels of death and [...]

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