Sign letter to Obama regarding Palestine

Jewish Voices for Peace and Just Foreign Policy teamed up to get signatures urging President Obama to end the blockade, talk to everyone and jump on this chance to actually have peace in that area of the world.

It’s the Oil and Gas Stupid

Widely covered in Asia and the Near-East, but not in he United States, was the inauguration of the Ceyhan-Tbilisi-Baku (BTC) oil pipeline, which links the Caspian Sea to the Eastern Mediterranean. This pipeline totally bypasses the territory of the Russian Federation by transiting through the western friendly, former Soviet republics of Azerbaijan and Georgia.
But the [...]

Secretary of State Clinton asks: What is the best Path Forward for Gaza?

Dipnote, the U.S. State Department blog, has a new question, what should we do about Gaza?
On March 2, Clinton will participate in the donor conference for Gaza reconstruction. Until then, she will be taking suggestions from ordinary Americans.
Here is the link. Lend your voice in our participatory democracy, or shut your piehole and live with [...]

Why the Peace Process in Israel/Palestine has not progressed to peace

First are the Media Rules, courtesy of israelity bites:
Rule #1: In the Middle East, it is always the Palestinians that attack first, and it’s always Israel who defends itself. This is called “retaliation”.
Rule #2: The Palestinians are not allowed to kill Israelis. This is called “terrorism”.
Rule #3: Israel has the right to kill Palestinian civilians; [...]

Obama’s first interview is with Al Arabiya

Here is the full text of the interview, the video and the comments.