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The Arab-Israeli conflict will never be fully understood — an essential criterion to solving it — until its ultimate source is recognized: Islamic supremacism. Islamic doctrine, which teaches that Muslim blood is superior to and far more precious than non-Muslim blood (non-Muslims essentially being on a level with dogs and cattle) imbues Muslims with a sense of supremacism over the rest of mankind. And a good portion of Islamic history further enforces it.

Obama has just given an eager world his fantasy answer for the last sixty years of Arab-Israel conflict. The Great One's long-awaited solution is for Israel to pull back to the cease-fire lines of the 1948 War of Independence, or what Obama, in a moment of historical amnesia, calls "the 1967 borders." People have fought and died over those borders since 1949, not 1967. Make that sixty years of regular warfare. Take a quick glance at the Green Line on the map, and see if you can honestly answer this question: "Would I want my family and children to live...

Every administration has its version of fixers, kitchen Cabinets, fellow travelers, and advisers who may never have to endure Senate confirmation hearings or show up on the government's payroll, yet can wield wide influence on an administration. The highest title that can be bestowed on such a person would be that of an eminence grise (French for "grey influence") who is a powerful advisor operating behind the scenes or through like-minded acolytes whom he has helped to place in positions of power. That man for the Obama administration in the realm of foreign policy toward Iran and the rest of...

The Arab-Israeli Conflict[Pat Robertson In Israel] December 17, 2003 CBN.com – ARIEL, Israel -- Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is preparing to unveil his latest plan for dealing with the Palestinians later this week, and at this crucial time in the Middle East, Pat Robertson has traveled to the city of Ariel in Israel. He’s there to learn first hand about the ongoing struggle between Israel and the Palestinians.LEE WEBB: Pat, I understand you are in the West Bank now. Where exactly in the West Bank are you? PAT ROBERTSON: Lee, I am in Ariel, they call this the capitol...

<p>The recent horrors in Palestine and Israel break our hearts.</p> <p>They also call upon us to speak and act. We sent three of our sisters to the occupied territories to do the work of nonviolent peacemaking. We prayed for them and for an end to the violence and for the security and dignity of people in both sides.</p>

<p>The current situation in the Middle East is truly heartbreaking to all. One part that is particularly distressing is that parents in both Israel and the Palestinians areas are losing their loved ones to senseless violence. No parents want to see the deaths of their precious children, and both sides are grieving their tragic losses.</p>