Monthly Archives: January 2011

Israeli writers cited for top award

Israeli writers named finalists in top U.S. book award David Grossman and Tom Segev nominated for prestigious National Book Critics Circle fiction awards for 2010. By Maya Sela, Haaretz, January 31, 2011   Two of the finalists for the 2010 … Continue reading

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Peace process is dead

Why ‘Palestine Papers’ are the death of the peace process By BARRY RUBIN Jerusalem Post, 31/01/2011 What Palestinian leader would now dare make the smallest concession? What Israeli leader would take new risks? While the ‘Palestine Papers’ are taken as … Continue reading

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Beware of alternative to Mubarak

Beware Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood by Leslie H. Gelb, Daily Beast January 29, 2011 As Washington reviews its policy toward Cairo this weekend, officials should think hard about fostering a Mubarak-led transition rather than one led by protesters. Plus, full coverage … Continue reading

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It’s not about Palestinians

The New Arab World Order Don’t mistake the uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt for 1978 Iran. But that doesn’t mean that U.S. diplomacy in the Arab world is going to be any less complicated going forward. BY ROBERT D. KAPLAN … Continue reading

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Egypt will change the region

Change in Egypt will change the region By Muqtedar Khan, Washington Post,  January 30, 2011 Allah will not change a condition of a people, until they change themselves (Quran 13:11). This is a pivotal moment in the current history of … Continue reading

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Israel leads with electric cars

Promoter of electric cars sees global change Before 2020, Shai Agassi believes, more people everywhere will be buying electric cars than those powered by gasoline. ‘Israel will become the first country in the world to put 100,000 all-electric cars on … Continue reading

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Arabs won’t accept a Jewish state

My Theory on Middle East Peace Israel Viewpoint STEPHEN KRAMER Jewish Times Israel Correspondent The Arabs cannot abide having a Jewish state in their midst. While it’s true that the Muslim world has sometimes treated Jews better than the Christian … Continue reading

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Israel contributes to world peace

Israel Leads in Global Innovation and Democracy By Elad Menna, Daily Nexus, University of California Santa Barbara Published on January 28, 2011 The Jewish people have long sought self-determination in the midst of continuous persecution and oppression in foreign lands. … Continue reading

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