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		<title>The Barbarians are Not Yet at the Gate&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:07:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AronT</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hysteria]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chris Hedges is a writer and thinker whom I greatly admire. In the past I have written about his book War is Force that Gives us Meaning. Recently I came across an article he wrote at Truthdig, Democracy in America Is a Useful Fiction, which is both insightful and depressing. About a year ago I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tony Judt&#8217;s Message to the Left</title>
		<link>http://israelblog.com/tony-judts-message-to-the-left/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AronT</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Professor Tony Judt at NYU, whose writings have often appeared on this site, recently gave  a lecture at NYU. As always, it is well worth reading. In fact I would argue it is mandatory reading for anyone who considers themself &#8220;leftist&#8221; or &#8220;progressive.&#8221; Judt provides the historical background for the political debates of today. He [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama as an &#8220;Enemy of Israel&#8221; &#8212; Not</title>
		<link>http://israelblog.com/obama-as-an-enemy-of-israel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2009 04:57:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AronT</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Zvi Barel discusses Israeli Obama bashers in Ha&#8217;aretz
Obama did not invent a new American policy. The United States has long held that the settlements are illegal; the same is true for the status of East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights. The Americans are sticking to the same road map drawn up seven years ago, it&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran Roundup &#8211; News and Commentary</title>
		<link>http://israelblog.com/iran-roundup-news-and-commentary/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:58:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AronT</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The situation is so fluid on the ground, that I hesitate to comment, This post is a collection of news articles and commentary I personally found educational and enlightening. I start with a quote which expresses my own feelings about what is going on. It seems exceedingly strange to me that I quote a sitting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two Faces of Israeli / Jewish Politics</title>
		<link>http://israelblog.com/two-faces-of-israeli-jewish-politics/</link>
		<comments>http://israelblog.com/two-faces-of-israeli-jewish-politics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:48:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AronT</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Israeli Politics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Two videos by Max Blumenthal. First the haters:

Then the lovers:

The Obama haters film caused quite a stir, with Blumenthal receiving death threats and the usual accusations of being a self-hating Jew. Here is what Blumenthal himself has to say about why he made the film:
I do not and have never claimed that the characters that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bibi Under Pressure</title>
		<link>http://israelblog.com/bibi-under-pressure/</link>
		<comments>http://israelblog.com/bibi-under-pressure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:38:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AronT</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Israeli Politics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A review of the current political situation in Israel. It&#8217;s quite amusing and predictable. It amazes me that Bibi got re-elected in the first place. What were they thinking? Did anyone really believe he had &#8220;improved&#8221; somehow?
It is hard not to be amazed by the speed with which Netanyahu&#8217;s second term has become a kind [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran and Israel</title>
		<link>http://israelblog.com/iran-and-israel/</link>
		<comments>http://israelblog.com/iran-and-israel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 20:25:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AronT</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Roger Cohen makes some good points:
What’s really at issue here is that neither Israel nor the Arabs want a change in a status quo that locks in Israeli regional military dominance and the cozy relationships — arms deals, aid and all — that U.S. allies from the Gulf to Cairo enjoy.
American interests are, however, another [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jerusalem is Worried &#8211; Obama isn&#8217;t a Frier!</title>
		<link>http://israelblog.com/jerusalem-is-worried/</link>
		<comments>http://israelblog.com/jerusalem-is-worried/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 18:18:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AronT</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Propaganda]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Ha&#8217;aretz the other day they had this article which had me laughing out loud:
&#8220;Obama&#8217;s people brief their Israeli counterparts in advance much less about security and Middle East policy activities than the Bush administration used to,&#8221; the officials said.  In addition, when they do brief Israeli officials, they don&#8217;t consult with them or coordinate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Interview with Khaled Meshal</title>
		<link>http://israelblog.com/an-interview-with-khaled-meshal/</link>
		<comments>http://israelblog.com/an-interview-with-khaled-meshal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 20:44:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AronT</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hamas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With the NY Times. Meshal is the head of the Hamas&#8217; political bureau:
On the two-state solution sought by the Americans, he said: “We are with a state on the 1967 borders, based on a long-term truce. This includes East Jerusalem, the dismantling of settlements and the right of return of the Palestinian refugees.” Asked what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Democracy in Action</title>
		<link>http://israelblog.com/democracy-in-action/</link>
		<comments>http://israelblog.com/democracy-in-action/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:05:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AronT</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://israelblog.com/?p=1941</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Israel&#8217;s has always been relatively tolerant of internal dissent. Relatively meaning exactly what it says. I often cite the fact that at one time meeting with anyone from the PLO was a crime, and Abie Nathan sat in jail for that crime. It is somewhat disturbing that activists from New Profile were recently arrested. Is [...]]]></description>
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