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President Barack Obama waves as he arrives to speak on U.S., Israel and Mideast relations at the Jerusalem Convention Center in Jerusalem, on March 21, 2013, on the second day of his 3-day trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories. (credit: SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

Obama Heckled During Jerusalem Speech

JERUSALEM (CBSDC) — President Obama was heckled during his speech Thursday at the Jerusalem International Convention Center. Obama was heckled after saying, “I believe your future is bound to ours.” The unidentified person yelled at […]

2013/03/21

Obama: ‘Palestinians Deserve A State Of Their Own’

President Barack Obama says Palestinians deserve an independent and sovereign state and an end to occupation by Israel.

2013/03/21

Nixon Ridiculed Democrats For ‘Dishonest’ Declaration Of Jerusalem As Capital Of Israel

Last year, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney attacked the Democratic convention platform for its “shameful” decision to omit a reference to Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. But in a sign of how U.S. politics have changed in 40 years, President Richard Nixon complained in 1972 of the Democrats’ “dishonest” platform language declaring the city Israel’s capital.

2013/03/20

Second Middle East Trip A ‘Hand-Holding’ Venture For President Obama

On his second trip to the Middle East as U.S. commander in chief, President Barack Obama this week will confront a political and strategic landscape nearly unrecognizable from the one he encountered on his first trip to the region shortly after assuming office in 2009.

2013/03/19

Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi poses prior a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister in Cairo on Jan. 10, 2013. (credit: KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images)

Morsi Called Jews ‘Descendants Of Apes And Pigs’ In 2010 Speech

U.S. Sen. John McCain said Wednesday he has expressed strong disapproval to Egypt’s Islamist president about his past comments about Jews. Despite an uproar in Washington over the remarks, he said he and other congressmen will press for more aid to Egypt’s ailing economy.

2013/01/16

American support for Israel has shown a widening gap in partisan backing, a recent Pew Research Center survey finds. (Photo credit - AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP/Getty Images)

Survey: GOP, Democrats Widen Divide On Support Of Israel

For decades, Americans have overwhelmingly sided with Israel more than Palestinians in the Middle East conflict but the partisan gap between Republicans and Democrats has widened in recent years.

2013/01/10

Fire rises during an explosion following an Israeli strike on the border tunnels between Egypt and Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on November 20, 2012. (Photo by SAID KHATIB/AFP/Getty Images)

In Gaza Conflict, Hezbollah Stays On Sidelines

While the death toll from the Israel-Gaza conflict has mounted, Hezbollah has offered quiet words of encouragement to the Palestinians, pledging support and calling on Arab states to send them weapons to fight Israel. But beyond that, the Lebanese militant group appears to be staying firmly on the sidelines.

2012/11/20

Mitt Romney at 10 Downing Street (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Opinion: Mitt Romney’s Terrible Foreign Trip

Mitt’s terrible foreign trip isn’t just bad press and a campaign stumble. In diplomacy gaffes, missteps, and offenses have real consequences for our national security and the peace and stability of the world.

2012/08/02