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Robert O. Freedman

Robert O. Freedman: Palestinian Recognition of the Jewish State

http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/mesh/2009/08/palestinian-recognition-of-the-jewish-state/ In his June 2009 Bar-Ilan University speech, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu asserted that Palestinian recognition of Israel as a “Jewish state” was one of Israel’s requirements for agreeing to the establishment of a Palestinian state. Both Palestinian leader…

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Robert O. Freedman: Obama and Netanyahu: the agenda

http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/mesh/2009/05/obama-and-netanyahu-the-agenda/ As Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin (Bibi) Netanyahu prepares to meet U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday, there are a number of issues on the table for discussion, including questions about Netanyahu’s willingness to accept a two-state solution to the…

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Robert O. Freedman: Obama and Israel: Problems Ahead?

http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/mesh/2009/01/obama-and-israel-problems-ahead/ As President Barack Obama settles into the White House, there are two immediate issues facing the Israeli-U.S. relationship. The first relates to U.S. policy toward the Arab-Israeli Conflict in the aftermath of the fighting in Gaza and concerns possible…

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Dr. Robert O. Freedman: Talk To Hamas? Bad Idea

http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/opinion/jt/op_ed/talk_to_hamas_bad_idea In the aftermath of the recent Israeli incursion into Gaza, which proved unsuccessful in stopping rocket attacks into Israel, and given the rising popularity of Hamas in Palestinian public opinion polls, suggestions have been made that the time has…

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