Robert Hurt votes to strengthen U.S.-Israel Alliance
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Congressman Robert Hurt (R-Virginia) released the following statement after the House unanimously passed S. 2673, the United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014.
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Tim Kaine on Israel, Gaza
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U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement on the escalating conflict in Gaza.
Michael Ragland: Threat to Israel
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There is an ancient saying that goes “to the victor goes the spoils of war.” Israel in its war with several Arab countries won that land in the 1967 war. I think at times they greatly regret they did, given all the terrorism and death which has occurred. Israel describes its state as primarily one of Jewish character although it is a democracy and has Arab-Israeli citizens. Land developers and construction companies are alike more or less the world over; they are interested in fast profits
Hunter Mabry: Policy toward Israel short-sighted
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With elections now over, this is a good time to take note of other important concerns needing our attention. One of these is our government’s recent action as reported in your news story, “US cuts UNESCO funding concerning Palestinian vote” (New Virginian, Nov. 1, 2011). The Obama administration was forced to take this action in…
Sanford D. Horn: Adopt Israeli air strategy
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In baseball, good pitching beats good hitting, or so goes the adage. In sports in general, good defense thwarts a solid offense and quickly leaves the field giving momentum to the offense. War is much the same – a solid defense of one country usually prevents the offensive of another country from taking effect. Certainly…
Press briefing by Middle East envoy George Mitchell on U.S.-Israel-Palestinian Authority trilateral meeting
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New York, N.Y. MR. GIBBS: Good afternoon. Sorry we’re running a little bit late today. We will do a statement from, and take some questions – our Special Envoy for Middle East Peace, former Senator George Mitchell. SENATOR MITCHELL: Thank you, Robert. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. I’ll make a brief statement, and then I’ll…
Dorothy Jean Weaver | Israeli-Palestinian conflict is tragic for everyone
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Gaza 2009. A scene of almost incalculable tragedy. Body count: Some 1,300 Palestinians, 13 Israelis. On one side of the border massive death, brutal destruction and unceasing terror rain down from the skies on a civilian population with nowhere to flee for safety. Untold misery and despair on the ground for men, women, and children…
Sanford D. Horn | Israel v. Hamas – No Moral Equivalent
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“We will have peace with the Arabs when they love their children more than they hate us.” – Golda Meir (1898-1978), former Israeli prime minister For Israel, the axis of evil is Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran with the latter supporting the two terror groups. With all three entities hell-bent on the destruction and eradication of…
Alon Ben-Meir | The unflinching daily horror that is life in the West Bank
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More often than not, I find myself at a loss for words to convey Israel’s genocide in Gaza and the relentless havoc that the Israeli government enables settlers to inflict upon Palestinians in the West Bank.
My one-man boycott of the NFL over genocide isn’t going to work, but anyway
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I’m through the first week of my one-man boycott of the NFL, which, admittedly, is making about as much a dent on the league’s bottom line as any other act of a single person yelling into the endless void would be expected to do.
