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Obama dumps Muslim advisor

From Steve Clemons at Washington Note. Will anyone notice? Barack Obama’s team just threw its key Muslim advisor under the bus. Is this because, as Clemons points out, Obama has been giving speeches running to the right of Bush on…

Can unarmed seaborne civilians break the siege of Gaza?

In August, unarmed Palestinians, Israelis and internationals will sail directly to Gaza without going through Israeli territory or seeking permission from Israeli authorities. They include an 81-year-old Catholic nun, an 83-year-old Holocaust survivor, Palestinians from Gaza, 17 nationalities, four major…

Obama on Israel

It’s the same old same old. Lefti on the News has direct quotes from Obama interspersed with humorous, biting commentary. “There are those who would lay all of the problems of the Middle East at the doorstep of Israel and…