Middle East
Class inequality widening in Israel
April 29, 2010A new report from Tel Aviv highlights growing class inequality in Israel, and the issue is getting national attention.
Read moreWorld Notes: Senegal, Kyrgyzstan, Israel
April 13, 2010French military leaving Senegal, Kyrgyzstan coup impacts Afghanistan, Israel's nukes remain.
Read moreIraq elections: a tale of big money and ugly politics
April 7, 2010Many Iraqis hoped the March elections would advance a united national consensus to build a sovereign democratic Iraq, free of foreign occupation, but it appears that struggle has a ways to go.
Read moreIsrael faces moment of truth over East Jerusalem
March 15, 2010Last Tuesday's announcement by the Israeli government that it will build 1,600 new housing units for Israelis in Palestinian East Jerusalem has unleashed an unparalleled furor.
Read moreBig voter turnout in Iraq, undeterred by violence
March 8, 2010Iraqi voters turned out heavily in Sunday's national elections, despite an upsurge of violence leading up to the balloting.
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