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Bulgarian diplomat Irina Bokova edged out Egyptian Culture Minister Farouk Hosny to become head of the U.N. culture-and-education body in a vote marred by controversy over Hosny's comment, made last year, that he would burn all Israeli books in Egyptian libraries. Hosny blamed a "group of the...
Thankfully, the Obama administration—the same administration, it should be said, that strongly disapproves of Israeli settlement expansion and that gave the world the now-famous “Cairo Speech” this past June—seems to recognize the report for what it is: age...
But while they've been working diligently to free Shalit, Israeli politicians have also been wary of appearing too eager to negotiate for his return. The price Hamas has demanded for his release is high: 1,000 Palestinian prisoners, many of whom Israel considers to be dangerous terrorists. Hamas also...
A similar thing happened last summer after Hizballah, the Lebanese militant group, exchanged the bodies of two dead Israeli soldiers for the release of five militants, including Samir Kuntar, who was in jail for the killing of a 4-year-old girl. The celebration that greeted Kuntar when he returned...
But the release of the videotape Friday could signal that Hamas is ready to cut a deal. Though the group survived Israel's last incursion in January with its military infrastructure intact, it is under increasing pressure from Palestinians to show that its defiance of Israel has been worth the...