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How Netanyahu Seeks to Change US Elections By Pushing War with Iran

Jesse Rosenfeld, AlterNet. March 14, 2012.

Although Obama has ruled out US participation in a strike against Iran before the election, Israel has already won by setting the lens that America sees the Middle East through.

Occupy AIPAC Confronts Bibi Netanyahu's Insane Push for War with Iran

Alex Kane, AlterNet. March 6, 2012.

Activists gathered in Washington, DC to try to "disrupt business as usual."

Israel's Short-sighted Opposition to Palestinian Statehood Is Dragging Down Its Economy

Steven Hill, AlterNet. September 19, 2011.

Israel is missing historic opportunity to lead a regional economic renaissance.

Do Americans Want Their Law and Foreign Policy Serving the Interests of a Foreign Government? That's What AIPAC Is All About

Janet McMahon, AlterNet. May 5, 2011.

Looking into the purpose that AIPAC serves.

A Wildfire Is Burning All Illusions in Israel

Max Blumenthal, Electronic Intifada. December 5, 2010.

The devastating fire has revealed a sad truth: Israel has prioritized offensive military capacity so extensively that it has completely neglected the welfare of its citizens.

Why the U.S. Won't Cut Ties with Israel, No Matter How Extreme Its Government Gets

Phyllis Bennis, AlterNet. August 4, 2010.

A thick web of military-strategic ties is at the heart of the US-Israeli relationship.

Israel -- Increasingly Paranoid and Isolated, Dominated by Fundamentalists, Armed with Over 200 Nukes

Robert Parry, Consortium News. June 3, 2010.

Foreign policy analysts around the world are quietly worrying about the prospects of having a very erratic state.

Israel's Deadly Attack on Peace Activists Provokes International Outrage, Diplomatic Crisis

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. May 31, 2010.

When Israeli commandos dropped from the sky, swarmed the vessels and massacred international activists, Israel lost a massive battle in its global public relations war.

Netanyahu Takes His Siege Against Human Rights NGOs to the US

Max Blumenthal, MaxBlumenthal.com. March 17, 2010.

Day-long conference apparently encouraged by the Israeli government labels Israeli human rights workers as traitors.

Will A Long-Awaited Israel/Palestine Prisoner Swap Finally Go Through?

Jerrold Kessel, Pierre Klochendler, IPS News. December 1, 2009.

Whether or not Marwan Barghouti will be among those released on the Palestinian side could have important implications for the peace process.

The Decline of the Israeli Left

Helena Cobban, Boston Review. July 20, 2009.

Big political movements that once mobilized support for a two state solution are now falling into decline.

'Paranoid' Netanyahu Calls David Axelrod and Rahm Emanuel 'Self-Hating Jews'

Ben Armbruster, ThinkProgress. July 9, 2009.

The Prime Minister lives in a state of perpetual crisis.

Time for Jews To Abandon the Old Foundation Myth of Israel?

Ira Chernus, Religion Dispatches. July 6, 2009.

Israel must abandon its myth of unquestionable benevolence if there's to be any hope for peace.

Israel's Settlement Stalemate: Is There No End in Sight?

William Pfaff, Truthdig. July 1, 2009.

Obama needs to clarify his position on the issue if there's any hope of disrupting the brutal status quo.

Netanyahu Blames Everything on Palestinians, Tells Everyone to "Go Cheney Themselves"

Steven D., Booman Tribune. June 16, 2009.

No new territory will be appropriated but he won't freeze settlements? What the hell does that mean?

Netanyahu's Foreign Policy Speech: Just Empty Talk

Mel Frykberg, IPS News. June 16, 2009.

"The peace process has been moving at the speed of a tortoise," said Yasser Abed Rabo. "Netanyahu has flipped it over on its back."

Israeli Police and Military Brutalize Peaceful Protesters at Netanyahu's Speech

Col. Ann Wright, AlterNet. June 15, 2009.

During Netanyahu's speech Sunday, Israeli police outside the university attacked international protesters.

Palestinians Voice Dismay About Netanyahu Terms

Mohammed Assadi, Reuters June 15, 2009.

Palestinians aired concerns about the terms Netanyahu set for a peace deal, but the Israeli leader won guarded approval in Washington and Brussels.

Exclusive Video: The Radical Settlers Behind Israel's Clash with Obama

Max Blumenthal, AlterNet. June 3, 2009.

With neither side exhibiting willingness to back down, the stage is set for a contentious clash between Israel and the U.S. over settlement policy.

Change We Can Believe In for U.S.-Israeli Relations?

Phyllis Bennis, AlterNet. May 17, 2009.

As Obama prepares to meet Israel's new hard-line PM, much of the world awaits signs of a new course.

Americans Funding the Expansion of Illegal Israeli Settlements

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. March 26, 2009.

Not all charitable contributions receive the same scrutiny.

Israeli Elections and the Rise of the Right

Phyllis Bennis, Foreign Policy in Focus. February 12, 2009.

The three top candidates to become Israel's new PM vied with each other to see who could be tougher -- more aggressively anti-Palestinian.