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Just What Makes Goldblog a Middle East Expert, Anyway?

Just What Makes Goldblog a Middle East Expert, Anyway?

A look at the archival evidence

If Obama Had Given That Speech at AIPAC ... Jason Reed/Reuters

If Obama Had Given That Speech at AIPAC ...

... quite a few people in attendance would have booed him.

Quick Reactions to the Obama Speech in Jerusalem Baz Ratner/Reuters

Quick Reactions to the Obama Speech in Jerusalem

For one thing, the President answered the kishka question -- the gut question -- pretty well.

Operation Desert Schmooze, Hi-Tech Edition Darren Whiteside/Reuters

Operation Desert Schmooze, Hi-Tech Edition

Is this the most expensive Birthright trip ever staged?

What Obama Will Tell Young Israelis Tomorrow Ronen Zvulun/Reuters

What Obama Will Tell Young Israelis Tomorrow

Tomorrow's speech could be the moment he pivots to the challenges of the peace process.

Operation Desert Schmooze Commences Larry Downing/Reuters

Operation Desert Schmooze Commences

The president's mission, to charm the pants off Israelis, seems to be working -- so far.

What Obama's Ideal Day in Israel Would Look Like, vs. the Dispiriting Reality Wikimedia Commons

What Obama's Ideal Day in Israel Would Look Like, vs. the Dispiriting Reality

If the president had the time to himself, this is how he might spend it.

Samira Ibrahim 'Refuses to Apologize' for Her Tweets Wikimedia Commons

Samira Ibrahim 'Refuses to Apologize' for Her Tweets

...and the State Department and the White House have narrowly averted a moral and public relations disaster.

An Israeli Denial on the Bus Route Controversy Wikimedia Commons

An Israeli Denial on the Bus Route Controversy

A statement from a spokesman for the Israeli embassy in Washington.

Why the New Palestinian-Only Bus Lines Are Not a Big Deal Wikimedia Commons

Why the New Palestinian-Only Bus Lines Are Not a Big Deal

These bus lines are an embarrassment to Israel, but their establishment isn't significant beyond their obvious symbolism.

An Explanation of European Anti-Zionism Ammar Awad/Reuters

An Explanation of European Anti-Zionism

A non-Jewish Zionist from Wales writes about how he started out in the usual place -- loathing Israel -- and then came to something more complicated.

Is Palestinian-Israeli Peace the Key to Happiness in the Middle East? J. Scott Applewhite/AP Images

Is Palestinian-Israeli Peace the Key to Happiness in the Middle East?

The realist notion of "linkage," which was once championed by Defense Secretary nominee Chuck Hagel, doesn't stand up to scrutiny.

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