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President Obama: Close Detention Facility at Guantanamo Bay
World  (tags: bushadministration, military, obama, usa, terrorism, cheney, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', unitednations )

Abdessala
- 22 days ago - change.org
More than 160 men who have never been charged with any offense, much less convicted of a war crime, remain at Guantanamo with no end in sight.
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Video: Report Video Issue U.S.-Israel Relations (Obama's Speech)
World  (tags: usa, u.s., obama, media, news, politics, middle-east, israel, palestine, world, ethics )

JL
- 60 days ago - c-spanvideo.org
President Obama poke to a crowd of students and dignitaries at the Jerusalem Convention Center after meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu the day before and Palestinian Authority President Abbas earlier in th
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Gaza Rockets Slam Southern Israel During Obama Visit
World  (tags: Palestinian terrorists, Hamas, Obama, Israel )

Stan
- 62 days ago - haaretz.com
Two rockets on Thursday morning exploded in the southern town of Sderot, near the border with the Gaza Strip, causing damage to one house. No casualties were reported.
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Palestinians Greet Obama With Popular Resistance; Army Arrests Dozens
World  (tags: Israel, West Bank, Palestinians, protests, Obama, conflict, middle-east, humanrights, IDF, Ramallah, Hebron, MLK )

Angelika
- 63 days ago - 972mag.com
Meanwhile in Hebron, Israeli army forces arrested about 30 schoolchildren, at least five of whom were between the ages of 8 and 10 and thus under the age of criminal responsibility, according to B'Tselem..
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Barack, A Few Travel Tips
World  (tags: usa, obama, politics, middle-east, humanrights, UnitedNations, unitednations, palestine, politics, israel )

Abdessala
- 68 days ago - informationclearinghouse.info
Mr. President, I hear you are traveling to Israel. As a concerned patriotic American citizen of Palestinian descent, I have some pointers for you. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/art icle34310.htm
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Analysis: Obama Won't Trip Over Netanyahu's Iran "Red Line"
World  (tags: Obama, Netanyahu, Israel, Iran, USA, nuclear threat, war, ME, Obama trip, UN, reports, "Red line" )

Angelika
- 68 days ago - reuters.com
But an Israeli-Iranian war, Washington's nightmare as it tries to scale back defense commitments abroad and avoid a draining Gulf oil crisis, does not appear trip-wire imminent.
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Take Action to Prevent Unlawful Drone Killings ACTION
World  (tags: usa, politics, obama, terrorism, drones, humanrights, death )

Nancy
- 77 days ago - takeaction.amnestyusa.org
Amnesty International is deeply concerned that the Obama administration's so-called 'targeted killing' program allows for the use of lethal force, including with drones, that violates the right to life under international law.
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Palestinians Warn Obama To Not Visit Judaism's Holy Temple Mount Unless By Muslim Rules
World  (tags: Jerusalem, Israel, Temple Mount, Jews' Holiest Site, Muslim Occupation, Obama, al-Aqsa mosque, freedoms, HumanRights, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', corruption, terrorism, violence )

Rob and J
- 86 days ago - israeltoday.co.il
'In this way, Sabri said the "Muslim sovereignty" over the Temple Mount will be preserved. Sabri also cautioned Obama not to bring any Israeli officials with him to what is in reality Judaism's most holy site'. Muslims refuse access to Jews.
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Call for a Christmas Ceasefire in Afghanistan ACTION LINK
World  (tags: war, usa, americans, government, pope, ceasefire, Christmas, Afghanistan, obama, congress )

Nancy
- 159 days ago - care2.com
If we could stop the war for one day, it would set an important precedent, making it easier to achieve a lasting ceasefire and an end to the war.
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At Last, Obama Becomes First US President in History to Take on Israel for Its War Crimes
World  (tags: Human Rights, politics, Israel, Palestine, Obama, violence, government, ethics, freedoms )

Carrie
- 182 days ago - stopwar.org.uk
For the first time in American history, Obama warned Israel that the US would halt all military and economic aid if it did not stop its 'unconscionable assault' on Gaza. Or did he?
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US President Obama Hails Burma's 'Remarkable Journey'
World  (tags: asia, world, news, government, obama, Myanmar )

Cal
- 184 days ago - bbc.co.uk
Burma is on a "remarkable journey" of reform that has much further to go, Barack Obama said as he made the first visit to the South East Asian nation by a serving US president.
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Letter To Obama ACTION
World  (tags: Obama, Gaza, peace, Israel, Hamas, conflict, government, violence )

Nancy
- 186 days ago - obamaletter.org
Now is the time to make sure the US stops payment on the Israeli military's blank check. As Hillel the Elder taught: "If not now, when?" Now is the time to demand Obama take decisive action that honors all the lives being lost.
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Call on President Obama to Withhold Funds From the Government of Rwanda ACTION
World  (tags: Ntaganda, Rwanda, M23, World Bank, US, Obama, funding, violence, politics, crime, humanrights )

Nancy
- 190 days ago - raisehopeforcongo.org
The World Bank is on track to vote to release $135 million in aid to the Rwandan Government. As the Bank's largest donor, the U.S. has enormous influence over this process.
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