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The peace process meets Einstein’s definition of insanity, says Josh Ruebner

The peace process meets Einstein’s definition of insanity, says Josh Ruebner Alex Kane on July 29, 2013 Peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority began Monday night. Above, Secretary of State John Kerry announcing that Martin Indyk would be America’s representative at the talks.(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) The peace process has begun again. On Monday […]

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Beyond the Pale

Alex Kane and Lizzy Ratner interview Josh Ruebner on WBAI 99.5 FM New York City’s “Beyond the Pale” about the upcoming Israeli-Palestinian “peace process” negotiations and why the United States is bound to fail in its efforts to broker peace by adopting pro-Israel positions. Listen by clicking here: m3u.php?mp3fil=106391752

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New Book Sees Little Progress in Israeli-Palestinian Relations

Arlington Sun Gazette Josh Ruebner of Arlington is the author of “Shattered Hopes: Obama’s Failure to Broker Israeli-Palestinian Peace.”  Posted: Wednesday, July 24, 2013 11:45 am | Updated: 11:48 am, Wed Jul 24, 2013. Verso recently has published “Shattered Hopes: Obama’s Failure to Broker Israeli-Palestinian Peace” by Arlington resident Josh Ruebner, national advocacy director of the U.S. Campaign […]

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Egyptian coup should trigger broad re-examination of U.S. militarization of Middle East

http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/foreign-policy/311451-egyptian-coup-should-trigger-broad-re-examination-of-us-militarization-of-middle-east By Kevin Martin and Josh Ruebner – 07/17/13 02:00 PM ET The Obama administration has engaged in astounding linguistic jiu-jitsu to avoid calling the Egyptian military’s ouster of President Mohamed Morsi what it most obviously is: a coup. The president refuses to dub Morsi’s overthrow a coup because doing so would automatically trigger a suspension […]

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Travel Diary to Palestine: Journeys Into Violence

by Noura Erakat [Communities in Silwan forced to build vertically because of restrictive zoning laws. Image by Ilise Cohen.] In late May 2013, I co-led an Interfaith Peace-Builders (IFPB) delegation to Israel and the Occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, along with Josh Ruebner, author and National Advocacy Director of the US Campaign to End the Israeli […]

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House committee votes to give Israel another 1/2 billion in aid

by Philip Weiss on June 10, 2013 The House Armed Services Committee has voted to give Israel another half a billion dollars in military aid– on top of the $3.1 billion we already give Israel. It’s for missile interception systems. “The $488 million for the joint U.S.-Israeli research and development of anti-missile projects proposed in the […]

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$40 Billion Arms Deal for Israel: Why Obama’s Palestine Rhetoric Rings Hollow

WORLD AlterNet / By Josh Ruebner Actions speak louder than words: Obama is in negotiations to prolong U.S. taxpayer-funded weapons to Israel long after he leaves the White House. The American and Israeli flags. Photo Credit: Shutterstock.com April 15, 2013 | President Jimmy Carter caught significant flak early in his administration when he stated that the “ultimate […]

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