Democracy Now! June 4, 2012

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Protests have erupted across Egypt following the sentencing of Hosni Mubarak and other former regime official after the ousted Egyptian President's sons and aides avoided convictions. Norman Finkelstein discusses how waning Jewish-American support for Israel Boosts chances for Middle East peace, and argues that Obama's hawkish support for Israel is belied by the US President's liberal background. Plus headlines, and more.

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Norman Finkelstein

Norman Gary Finkelstein is an American political scientist, activist, professor and author. His primary fields of research are the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and the politics of the Holocaust, an interest motivated by the experiences of his parents who were Jewish Holocaust ... Explore this topic

Israeli–Palestinian conflict

The Israeli–Palestinian conflict is the ongoing struggle between Israelis and Palestinians that began in the early 20th century. The conflict is wide-ranging, and the term is also used in reference to the earlier phases of the same conflict, between the Zionist yishuv and the ... Explore this topic

Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama II (/bəˈrɑːk huːˈseɪn oʊˈbɑːmə/; born August 4, 1961) is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama served as a U.S. Senator representing the state of Illinois from January 2005 to Novemb... Explore this topic

Israel

Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a parliamentary democracy in the Middle East, on the south-eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan and the West Bank in the east, Egypt and the Gaza Strip on the southwes... Explore this topic

US-Israel relations

Israel–United States relations are an important factor in the United States government's overall policy in the Middle East, and Congress has placed considerable importance on the maintenance of a close and supportive relationship. The main expression of Congressional support f... Explore this topic

American Jews

Un ebreo americano è un cittadino statunitense o straniero residente di religione o etnia ebraica. La comunità è rappresentata perlopiù da ebrei aschenaziti immigrati dall'europa centrale e orientale e loro discendenti, ma alcune minoranze rilevanti sono rappresentate da sefar... Explore this topic

Middle East Peace Process

The peace process in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict has taken shape over the years despite the ongoing violence which has prevailed since the beginning of the conflict. Since the 1970s there has been a parallel effort made to find terms upon which peace can be agreed to in b... Explore this topic

Liberal Judaism

Liberal Judaism, is one of the two forms of Progressive Judaism found in the United Kingdom, the other being Reform Judaism. Liberal Judaism, which developed at the beginning of the twentieth century is less conservative than UK Reform Judaism. Liberal Judaism considers itself... Explore this topic

Middle East

The Middle East or Mideast is a region that encompasses Western Asia and all of or part of Northern Africa, depending on the context. The term is considered to be Eurocentric and used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East. The corresponding adjective is Middle-... Explore this topic

American Israel Public Affairs Committee

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee is a lobbying group that advocates pro-Israel policies to the Congress and Executive Branch of the United States. The current President of AIPAC is Michael Kassen from Westport, Connecticut. Describing itself as "America's Pro-Israe... Explore this topic

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