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With the change in federal administration imminent, Seidel said he was confident that the new administration will “respond to our resolution and will respond to the conflict with a great deal of energy and creativity and determination” although he added that whether Obama’s administration would be successful in bringing an end to the conflict “is not clear...
...While critics have charged that Israel continues to instigate the admittedly tragic violence in the region, they ignore the numerous efforts that the Israeli government has made to end the conflict. In the past decade, Israel has offered to withdraw from 97 percent of the West Bank, and has also unilaterally removed its forces from the Gaza Strip. But apparently even these well-intentioned efforts are not enough for the radical Hamas leadership, which has repeatedly refused to recognize Israel as a state and has called for its complete destruction. As Israel is—understandably—not going...
...tank assessed the wisdom of a multiyear contract for F-22 fighter jets while Blair was serving on the board of one of the F-22 project's subcontractors. The issue led him to give up his IDA post and the Pentagon inspector general to conclude he had violated conflict-of-interest rules...
...service are undermined when an official has a financial interest in the projects his organization is overseeing. Blair's struggle to recognize that what he did was wrong makes him a troubling selection." - Danielle Brian. head of the Project on Government Oversight, on the Pentagon IG finding Blair violated conflict of interest rules during his IDA stint, January...
Israeli military officials allege that at the start of the conflict, Hamas' commanders took refuge in the basement of Gaza's main hospital, Shifa, knowing that Israel would never risk the international outrage that would result from bombing a hospital. But Shifa's director, Dr. Hussain Ashaur, denied the allegation and allowed TIME to tour the basement, which was teeming with patients waiting for X-rays and ultrasounds. "Every room was busy with patients and doctors. It always is," said TIME's Azmy Keshawi...