Tag Archives: U.S. policy
Sean Penn Takes Part in Egypt’s Tahrir Demo

Sean Penn Takes Part in Egypt’s Tahrir Demo

Ahram Online
US film star and Oscar winner Sean Penn has joined today’s demonstration in Tahrir Square, staged to protest recent unpopular moves by Egypt’s ruling military council.

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81 Congressmen to Visit Israel in Coming Weeks

81 Congressmen to Visit Israel in Coming Weeks

by Herb Keinon.
Eighty-one congressmen, about 20 percent of the US House of Representatives, will visit Israel for week-long trips sponsored by American Israel Education Foundation in next three weeks during Congress’s summer recess.

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Freedom Flotilla II: No to a Kinder, Gentler Siege

Freedom Flotilla II: No to a Kinder, Gentler Siege

by Nadia Hijib
Israel has never made any secret of its intentions for Gaza. Dov Weisglass, key advisor to former Israeli prime ministers Ariel Sharon and Ehud Olmert, reportedly explained in the wake of Hamas’ electoral victory in 2006, “the idea is to put the Palestinians on a diet but not to make them die of hunger.”

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