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Viewpoint
‘Forget it― it’s Not Happening’
July 01, 2009
By Iyad Romel for MIFTAH
Journalists, pundits and politicians have used various words to describe the relationship between the United States and Israel― ‘special,’‘closest ally,’ and ‘strategic partner'―all of which are true and not necessarily unknown. Indeed, the United States and Israel are very close ‘friends’, and some would suggest a true political friendship merits a certain level of respect in the international arena. The United States provides Israel with $3.1 billion in aid annually, indisputably making it Israel’s largest financial backer. The unyielding political and monetary connection between America and Israel should call for Israel to respect all American citizens, no matter what their ethnicity or origin is. Sadly, this hope is exceedingly far from the truth, because if you’re a Palestinian with an American citizenship: forget it, it’s just not happening.
Some Palestinians hold American citizenship either through birth or naturalization, and only carry an American passport. Their status in the United States is as an equal to any other American citizen, regardless of origin. When traveling to any other part of the world, Palestinian-Americans are treated diplomatically, as everyday Americans; but, when they attempt to visit relatives in Palestine they face discrimination, long waits, and intense interrogation at airports or border crossings, and in certain cases “denied access” to the country.
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MIFTAH's Opinion & Editorials
The Devil is in the Details
June 29, 2009
By Joharah Baker for MIFTAH
Israeli political tactics are based on a fundamental premise. Disregard the core and delve into the minutest of details. This way, the basis of any given argument is easily lost in details, a pinch here, a dash there. By the end of the hypothetical argument, you are nowhere near your original goal and now, ironically, have ten items more to negotiate than when you first started.
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News & Analysis
No Change in Jerusalem, Yet
July 02, 2009
By Mick Dumper
In The Guardian, 1 July. 2009
Something is moving in the Middle East but it has not yet arrived in Jerusalem. A new chess game has started in the region: the US ambassador is returning to Damascus, the Hamas leader, Khaled Meshaal, made a speech welcoming the new tone set by Barack Obama in his speech in Cairo, there are leaks of an imminent deal between the Israelis, Egyptians and Hamas over a prisoner exchange and pressure is being brought to bear on Fatah and Hamas to reconcile so that credible negotiations for a Palestinian state can begin.
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Barak, U.S. Envoy Discuss Settlements
July 02, 2009
By Glenn Kessler
In The Washington Post, 1 July. 2009
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak huddled for four hours yesterday with former senator George J. Mitchell, the Obama administration's special envoy for Middle East peace, seeking to resolve an impasse between their two governments over the expansion of Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank.
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How Hard Will Obama Press Israel on Settlements?
July 02, 2009
By Cliff Churgin
In McClatchy News, 1 July. 2009
The unresolved dispute between the United States and Israel over Israel's refusal to halt building Jewish homes in the predominantly Palestinian West Bank has created a pivotal dilemma for President Barack Obama: How hard should he push one of America's most important allies in the Middle East?
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