Former President Jimmy Carter embraced a leading Hamas figure Tuesday, according to participants in a meeting that infuriated Israeli officials already upset by Carter's freelance Mideast peace mission.

Update to THIS post picked by doggylives 4 months ago

The comments by Hamas leader Khalil al-Haya came shortly after Gaza militants fired three rockets into southern Israel Tuesday, lightly wounding two Israelis. It was the first attack since the truce took effect last Thursday.

Who else isn't surprised? If someone posted this, then I need a lesson in checking tags. picked by MeMe 2 months ago

Israel states that the Jewish people arose in the Land of Israel and was exiled from its homeland. Schoolchildren are taught that this happened during the period of Roman rule, in 70 CE. The nation remained loyal to its land, to which it began to return after two millennia of exile. Wrong, says the historian Shlomo Zand. There never was a Jewish people, only a Jewish religion, and the exile also n... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago

After many months of bitter clashes with Hamas and Israel, a truce has been agreed to by both parties. In addition, the Israeli blockade of Gaza will end. picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago

In a shrewd and dramatic speech, the Hamas prime minister, Ismail Haniyah, said he would likely resign in the next “two or three weeks” to make way for a national unity government more acceptable to international donors than Hamas, the organization responsible for the deadliest attacks against Israel. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Hamas, Israel, Judea and Samaria, Ehud Olmert picked by dwald 1 year ago

Hamas set out its conditions on Wednesday for a ceasefire with Israel, calling for an end to all acts of Israeli "aggression" in the Gaza Strip and West Bank and the reopening of Gaza border crossings picked by topofall 5 months ago

Israel will grant citizenship to some of the hundreds of Muslim refugees from Sudan's violence-ridden Darfur region who have already arrived, Interior Minister Meir Sheetrit said Wednesday. The arrival of the Darfurians has touched off hot debate over whether the Jewish state, founded after the Nazi genocide, has a duty to take in people fleeing persecution. picked by 2manyusernames 12 months ago

A senior Palestinian official has said the Palestinians ought to unilaterally declare a state if peace talks with Israel do not succeed.

Good luck, chaps. picked by mahler87 6 months ago

This is almost too obscene to post. According to this piece of garbage "The satanic Jews thought up the evil plot[the Holocaust] so that they could get rid of their disabled and handicapped who wouldn't be a burden upon the future state of Israel.

Oh and this aired on Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago

A letter sent to Bush, signed by a formidable group of foreign policy experts outline ideas on making a peace treaty between Israel and Palestine possible. May be far-fetched, but you have to start somewhere. picked by 2manyusernames 10 months ago

So these guys are at it again...after killing Bush with the "sword of Islam", the puppet vowed that the White House would be turned into a mosque. picked by Moe 5 months ago

A federal jury awarded $16 million to a Jewish man who claimed that Palestinian groups backed a terrorist attack in Israel in which he was wounded, but he could get triple that amount under a law allowing US citizens to sue organizations involved in overseas terrorism. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah has warned that the militant group is ready for "open war" with Israel, after the killing of one of its leaders in Syria.

woot picked by germz 6 months ago

Ok, not in those words.

"President Carter has the greatest respect for ... [Condoleezza] Rice and believes her to be a truthful person. However, perhaps inadvertently, she is continuing to make a statement that is not true." picked by 1thirteen3 4 months ago

“It’s about par for the course from President Carter, demonstrating a lack of judgment typical of what he does.." picked by cb__ 4 months ago

Aka, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, & others want reparations. They claim to be the original inhabitants of land now occupied by Israel & Palestine. They also are demanding a recognition that Joshua ordered the “smiting” of 12,000 men and the burning of the entire metropolis. picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago

After being warned by Israel that his house was about to be destroyed by missiles for being used for militant activity, a man's neighbors and relatives formed a human shield around the house and Israel canceled the demolition. picked by jaxomlotus 2 years ago

Meshaal says captive Israeli soldier is being treated in "humanitarian way" picked by buddha 12 months ago

Many have tried. All have failed. But with a new computer game, you can make peace in the Middle East. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago