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Hamas Must End the Death Penalty
Originally posted at Human Rights Now (Amnesty International USA blog) By Sanjeev Bery June 15, 2012 Trapped between a crushing Israeli blockade and human rights violations at home, the 1.6 million Palestinian residents of the Gaza Strip face many challenges in their daily lives. In our 2012 Annual Report, Amnesty International catalogues the list, from a…
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Arab Freedom Is Good for Israel
The Huffington Post Posted: February 14, 2011 By Sanjeev Bery Whatever their rivalries, the authoritarian leaders of the Middle East did not want to see Hosni Mubarak removed from power. When you are a dictator – even with the title “King” – the forced departure of another dictator is not the kind of precedent you…
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Pakistan Foreign Minister Mixes Criticism and Praise of US Foreign Policy
The HKS Citizen (Harvard Kennedy School) October 26, 2010 By Sanjeev Bery Alternating between criticism and praise, Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi spoke about US-Pakistan relations at the Harvard Kennedy School on Monday, October 18th. Qureshi was at HKS on the eve of a US-Pakistan strategic dialogue with senior US officials in Washington DC.…
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Israeli Policies Face Jewish Critics
When Time, the Washington Post, and the New York Times all exhibit similar levels of skepticism towards Israeli policy, something is changing. The Netanyahu Administration may still receive blank check support from U.S. politicians, but U.S. media outlets, and increasingly the American public, are less and less likely to go along for the ride.
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Turkish Foreign Minister Slams Israeli Settlements in Harvard Speech
The Huffington Post Posted: October 4, 2010 By Sanjeev Bery Speaking at Harvard last week, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu criticized Israel’s decision to continue building settlements on Palestinian land: Jewish settlements [themselves] are illegal. How can we talk on the extension of [the] moratorium or extension of Jewish settlements? With peace negotiations on the…
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Washington Post Journalists Repeat Israeli Claims as Fact
The Huffington Post Posted: June 1, 2010 By Sanjeev Bery In the June 1st edition of the Washington Post, journalists Scott Wilson and Laura Blumenfeld uncritically repeat Israeli claims regarding the Gaza aid flotilla as fact. Wilson and Blumenfeld should recognize that Israeli officials have a vested interest in discrediting the activists who challenged Israel’s…
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Boxer vs. Feinstein: The Path to Middle East Peace
The Huffington Post Posted: May 17, 2010 By Sanjeev Bery In the growing national debate on US-Israel relations, California’s two US senators have very different things to say. On one side, Senator Barbara Boxer has firmly aligned herself with the pro-Israel lobby. On the other side, Senator Dianne Feinstein has adopted a more independent position…