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President Obama is known for his cool. He's been called "No drama Obama" by some of his associates. And certainly in the realm of foreign policy, his response to events has been phlegmatic. The Iranian government sent its thugs into the streets to beat and murder democracy demonstrators, and Obama stayed aloof. The Iranians arrested three American hikers, held them for months in prison, and now accuse two of spying -- and Obama remained calm. A Muslim American opened fire on U.S. soldiers at Fort Hood, and the president initially warned the nation not to jump to conclusions.But there was...

December 17, 2007 by Steven Stotsky Foreign Aid and Palestinian Violence: An Uncomfortable Correlation Questions about Palestinian Aid Western leaders meet in Paris today to put the final touches on an extraordinarily generous aid package for the Palestinian government in the West Bank.  Israel, too, has in recent months agreed to turn over withheld tax revenue. The figures mentioned far exceed any previous aid promised to the Palestinians. Many commentators note the failure of economic aid in reducing Palestinian violence.   Statistics on Palestinian homicides and foreign aid to Gaza and the West Bank reveal that as aid increased to the Palestinian government, so...

U.S. Violates Ban Against Funding Hamas 00:15 Dec 18, '05 / 17 Kislev 5766 By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu The American government's Agency for International Development has given the Hamas-controlled village of Bani Suhaila $392,000 for road projects, according to Middle East Newsline. It quoted the mayor of the town, where Hamas won 12 out of 13 seats in recent local elections, that he expects more projects for funding. Last May, David Satterfield, number two man in the State Department's Near Eastern Affairs bureau, declared that the Bush administration "will neither recognize nor engage with" Hamas or Hizbollah members who are...

June 15: Protest "Boston Celebrates Israel" Festival Sunday, June 15th, 2003, at 11:00 AM:, Old Northern Ave. Bridge: Protest the "Boston Celebrates Israel" Festival (Atlantic Ave. between Rowe's Wharf and South Station, by the James Hook Lobster Co.). The protest of "Boston Celebrates Israel" on June 15 represents the third straight year that activists will confront the Zionists on their day of celebration. We demonstrated against Israel Day in 2001 in Brookline. We marched and rallied right next to the Zionists on the Boston Common last year. This year, these celebrants of racism, murder, colonialism, oppression, and genocide have been...