Tag Archives: Israeli-Palestinian issues

R&D from Prepd: The Return of Avigdor Lieberman

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Logan Scisco

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A Third Intifada?

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] October has been a bloody month in East Jerusalem. Palestinian youth, responding to rumors that Israel is planning to take over the Temple Mount, revered as a holy site for Jews and Muslims, are clashing with Israeli security personnel … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Israel, Israeli-Palestinian issues, Israeli-Palestinian relations, premium content, Topic Brief | Comments Off

R&D: A Third Intifada?

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on the third intifada. “I support a third Intifada – even if it costs us everything.” Palestinian graduate student https://t.co/dc5cXcM0ya pic.twitter.com/hxsNqHww4r — Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) October 20, 2015 … Continue reading →

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R&D: Israel’s Ambassador Reflects on the Six Day War, Democrats Are Angry with Anthony Weiner, and the Economist Talks About Peru

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for June 7th: Remembering Six Days in 1967 from Foreign Policy Michael Oren, Israel’s ambassador to the United States, writes this article, which presents the case for why Israel cannot go back to pre-1967 borders. Congressman … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged 2012 presidential election, Anthony Weiner, Barack Obama, Democratic Party, iran, Iraq, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian issues, Michael Oren, oil, Oil and Petroleum Exporting Countries, Ollanta Humala, OPEC, Peru, Peruvian presidential election, President Obama, R&D, Saudi Arabia, Six Day War, top five news stories, world economy | Comments Off

R&D: South African Voters Reconsider Their Options, Palestinian Non-Violence and U.S. Reaction, and the IMF’s Strauss-Kahn Challenge

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for May 17th: South Africa election: Why some poor black voters may ditch the ANC this time from the Christian Science Monitor Economic problems are causing some black South Africans to reconsider their political ties to … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged British-Irish relations, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Donald Trump, Great Britain, IMF, International Monetary Fund, Ireland, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian issues, Mike Huckabee, Queen Elizabeth II, R&D, South Africa, South African elections, South African politics, top five news stories, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S.-Israeli relations | Comments Off

R&D: U.S. Accuses Syria of Inciting Clashes on Israel’s Border, Ocampo Moves to Get an Arrest Warrant for Gaddafi, and Americans Say College is Too Pricey

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for May 16th: U.S. accuses Syria of inciting Israel border clashes from Haaretz The White House accused Syria of inciting a deadly border clash between Israeli troops and Palestinian demonstrators and claimed that the Syrian government … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged budget deficit, California 36th District, college, debt limit, Democratic Party, ICC, International Criminal Court, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian issues, Israeli-Syrian relations, Jane Harman, Libya, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, R&D, Syria, top five news stories, U.S. economy, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S.-Syrian relations | Comments Off

R&D: The U.S. Needs to Reengage the Israelis and the Palestinians, It’s Not Clear What’s Been Cut from the Budget, and Violence Increases in Syria

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for April 13th: Tense Calm on Israeli-Palestinian Front from the Council on Foreign Relations The Israelis and Palestinians are carefully watching the political upheaval that is taking place across the Arab world. With the peace process … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged BRICS, budget cuts, budget deficit, burqa ban, France, Israeli-Palestinian issues, R&D, Syria, Syrian protests, top five news stories, U.S. Foreign Policy | Comments Off

Major R&D: Profile of Ai Weiwei, Spain Says it Will Not Seek a Bailout, and the Libyan War Exposes the African Union

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is a major R&D for April 7th: Profile: Ai Weiwei from the BBC Ai Weiwei is a Chinese artist who has been vocal about human rights abuses in China. Weiwei has been arrested by the Chinese government for economic … Continue reading →

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R&D: Israel Retaliates for Gaza Rocket Attacks, South Dakota Enacts a Controversial Abortion Bill, and the Libyan Coalition Argues Over Responsibility

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for March 23rd: Rockets From Gaza Hit Deep Into Southern Israel from the New York Times Violence has returned to Gaza as Israel responded with airstrikes after Palestinians militants fired rockets into southern Israel late Tuesday … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged China, Chinese foreign policy, Dennis Daugaard, Germany, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian issues, Japan, Japanese earthquake, Libya, Libyan civil war, NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, R&D, Roe v. Wade, South Dakota, the Gaza Strip, top five news stories | Comments Off

R&D: Why High Speed Rail is a Bad Idea, Americans Believe China is the World’s Economic Leader, and Gaddafi Tells the Palestinians to Peacefully Revolt

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for February 14th: The Enemies of Good Government from Newsweek (courtesy of RealClearPolitics) In this op-ed, Newsweek columnist Robert Samuelson discusses why government investment in high speed rail is a poor choice. China Surges in Americans’ … Continue reading →

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