MIDDLE EAST/WEST ASIA
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When the new lunar month begins this week, the holiday season will start for both the Jews and Arabs. But will there be the ultimate celebration, that of a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? Faith says it should.
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Before the Obama-mediated talks between Israel and the Palestinians can begin in Washington, they are already crying bloody murder in the holy land.
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In Israel's most cosmopolitan beach city, I was served Japanese sashimi made by a Burmese, over lessons of democracy.
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Serving in the US Army, Rajiv Srinivasan captures a Taliban and learns compassion for his enemy.
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Zippadee-doo-da, zippadee-yay, peace talks are starting on a wonderful September day! But wait, why aren't the Palestinians celebrating?
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This week, Israeli soldier Eden Abergil posted photos of herself posing next to blindfolded Palestinian detainees on her Facebook account. If you thought that was demeaning to Palestinians, well, you only got half the story.
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The film portrayed silenced Muslim females shrouded in black, sentenced to shove one French fry at a time underneath their veil. Poor, hungry, Muzzy women.
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The Israeli government voted to deport hundreds of children born to migrant workers here in the country. It is astonishing how what would have been the country of Anne Frank has become one that deports children.
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These days, it is getting increasingly difficult to tell the peacemakers and the peacewreckers. The Israeli government does a good job of appearing to be the former.
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Good morning with a Foreign Officer serving in Afghanistan.
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Damn this life when I found myself and left you and dad in search of food to survive. Because you didn’t wait to see your farmer son come back to you.
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