Roger Simon,Mitt Romney should have stayed home, Politico, July 31m 2012 [Post 651]
Romney’s time could have been better spent in America, Simon writes. | AP Photo
But Romney’s contention that the United States can never disagree with Israeli policy in public shows how little he understands Israeli politics.
Governments in Israel come and go. Quickly. Israel’s unique parliamentary system, which rewards tiny parties with seats in the Knesset, creates a lot of instability. According to one analysis, the “average life span” of an Israel[......]
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Jamie Novogrod and Domenico Montanaro, McCain: Israeli-Palestinian Differences Have Nothing to Do with Cultures,” NBC News, July 31, 2012 [Post 650]
McCain: Israeli-Palestinian differences have ‘nothing to do with cultures’, NBC News, July 31, 2012 [Post 650]
By NBC’s Jamie Novogrod and Domenico Montanaro
TAMPA, Fla. — It’s government, “not cultures” that define the difference between Israelis and Palestinians. That’s according to Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), who appeared to differ with presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney as he tried to defend him.
“I am sure that Gov. Romney[......]
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Romney praises Polish spirit, creativity in Warsaw, Associated Press, July 31, 2012 [Post 649]
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney said Tuesday that Poland’s economy is a model of small government and free enterprise that other nations should emulate, an unspoken c[......]
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Chris Kelly, Mitt Romney, The Accidentally Insulting Tourist, Huff Post: The Blog, July 30, 2012 [Post 648]
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Ramin Mostaghim and Alexandria Sandels,Iran seethes with discontent during Ramadan, Los Angeles Times, July 29, 2012 [Post 647]
Jobs and wages have been cut and prices have shot up. People are especially angry about the skyrocketing cost of chicken.
Iranians gather last week for the first Friday prayers during the month of Ramadan in Tehran. (Abedin Taherkenareh / European Pressphoto Agency / July 29, 2012)
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Jihan Abdalla, Palestinians Dispute Romney StatementThat Jerusalem Is “Israel’s Capital,” Reuters, July 30, 2012 Pos, [Post 646]
Jihan Abdalla,Palestinians dispute Romney statement that Jerusalem is “Israel’s Capital”
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U.S. Republican Presidential candidate- RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinians accused U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Monday of undermining peace prosp[......]
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James Zogby, Romney’s World View, Huffpost, The Blog, JJuly 28, 2012 [Post 645]
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Republican presidential aspirant Mitt Romney is visiting the United Kingdom, Poland and Israel this week in an effort to broaden his foreign policy exposure. Pledging not to be critical of the President while overseas, in the days before his departure Romney laid out his differences with President Obama in an address to the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and an interview with the Israeli daily newspaper Israel Hayom, which is owned by controversial ca[......]
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Mixin Pei, What China’s Leaders Fear Most, The Diplomat Blogs, July 30, 2012 [Post 643]
By charging Bo Xilai’s wife with murder, China’s political leaders have set a dangerous precedent.
The news that Chinese prosecutors have filed formal murder charges against Gu Kailai, the wife of disgraced former Communist Party boss of Chongqing Bo Xilai, has conjured up tantalizing images of a sensational trial at which the dirtiest laundry of the Bo family would be mercilessly aired. But before aspiring writers of a[......]
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Mong Palatino, Religion and Politics in S.E. Asia, The Diplomat Blogs, July 28, 2012 [Post 642]
Last Monday, Philippine President Benigno Aquino III reiterated his endorsement for ‘responsible parenthood’ as a solution to curb the country’s high birth rate. This irked some Catholic bishops who immediately accused the president of launching an all-out war against the church.
Early this month, officials of Singapore’s City Harvest Church were arrested and charged with breach of trust. Investigators alleged that the church had used US$19.2 million of charitable donation to finance the churc[......]
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We’re Muddying the Message on Study Abroad, Chronicle of Higher Education, July 30, 2012 [Post 641]
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Few undergraduate experiences inspire more fervent advocacy than study abroad. These arguments seem increasingly compelling today as a growing list of economic, environmental, and technological challenges underscore our need for a more globally savvy and culturally interconnected populace.
But beneath the appealing evangelism lies a perplexing[......]
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