http://www.newsvine.com/mideastNewsvine - mideasten-usCopyright 2013Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:56:50 +0000Thu, 23 May 2013 20:58:52 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://greenpagan.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17779995-syrias-forgotten-fronthttp://greenpagan.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17779995-syrias-forgotten-frontmideastisraelsyriaworld-newsopinionpollockTue, 16 Apr 2013 15:49:18 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17685318-mideast-feminists-reject-europe-topless-protestshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17685318-mideast-feminists-reject-europe-topless-protestsmideastmiddle-eastworld-newsbacklashfeministmlWed, 10 Apr 2013 10:17:51 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this April 4, 2013 file photo, FEMEN activists protest in front of the Tunisian Consulate in Milan, Thursday, April 4, 2013. The radical feminists, calling for more sexual freedom for Arab women, were protesting in support of a young Tunisian woman who received online death threats from ultraconservative Muslims after posting topless photos of herself online. Women's rights activists across the middle east fear the topless protests may hurt their cause more than help it. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)</p><p>This recent image from video provided by CAPA and Canal+ television on Monday April, 8, 2013 shows Tunisian Femen activist Amina. Bewilderment, scorn, resentment &#8212; women’s rights activists across the Middle East are reacting with everything but joy to topless demonstrations in Europe by the Ukrainian feminist group FEMEN against oppression of women in Muslim countries. They fear the bare breasts may hurt their cause more than help it, after FEMEN activists protested in front of mosques and Tunisian embassies last week in solidarity with a Amina who caused a scandal in her own country when she posted topless photos of herself protesting religious oppression.(AP Photo/Benoit Chaumont and Akim Rezgui/ CAPA/Canal+)</p><p>FILE - In this April 4, 2013 file photo, a FEMEN activist protest in front of the Tunisian Consulate in Milan, Thursday, April 4, 2013. The radical feminists, calling for more sexual freedom for Arab women, were protesting in support of a young Tunisian woman who received online death threats from ultraconservative Muslims after posting topless photos of herself online. Women's rights activists across the middle east fear the topless protests may hurt their cause more than help it. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/08/17650355-kerry-upbeat-after-3-days-of-mideast-diplomacyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/08/17650355-kerry-upbeat-after-3-days-of-mideast-diplomacymideastkerryworld-newsbenjamin-netanyahumlstate-john-kerryMon, 8 Apr 2013 08:19:12 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, meets with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Sunday April 7, 2013. (AP Photo / Mohamed Torokman)</p><p>Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, meets with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Sunday, April, 7, 2013. (AP Photo / Mohamed Torokman)</p><p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, along with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, delivers remarks to the media at the start of their meeting at the David Citadel Hotel in Jerusalem, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. On his third trip to Jerusalem in the last two weeks, Secretary of State Kerry committed himself to a multi-month peace push that could mean numerous follow-up trips to the region. He met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and other senior Israeli and Palestinian officials. (AP Photo/Paul J. Richards, Pool) </p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17616538-leaders-of-3-mideast-nations-to-visit-white-househttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17616538-leaders-of-3-mideast-nations-to-visit-white-houseusmideastwhite-housepoliticsobamabarack-obamaFri, 5 Apr 2013 14:46:55 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17609789-op-ed-stirs-row-over-palestinian-rock-throwinghttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17609789-op-ed-stirs-row-over-palestinian-rock-throwingmideastrockresistancewest-bankworld-newsmldo-palestiniansFri, 5 Apr 2013 06:20:36 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Palestinians clash with Israeli forces, not pictured, in the West Bank city of Hebron, Thursday, April 4, 2013. Demonstrations first erupted across the West Bank on Tuesday over the death of a Palestinian prisoner who died from cancer. The prisoner, 64-year-old Maysara Abu Hamdiyeh, was serving a life sentence for a 2002 foiled bombing of a busy Jerusalem cafe. After Abu Hamdiyeh died, the Palestinians blamed Israel for the death, saying he was not given proper medical care. Israel says the prisoner was treated by specialist doctors in hospital. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)</p><p>An Israeli Border Police officer aims towards Palestinian protesters, not pictured, during clashes in the West Bank city of Hebron, Thursday, April 4, 2013. Demonstrations first erupted across the West Bank on Tuesday over the death of a Palestinian prisoner who died from cancer. The prisoner, 64-year-old Maysara Abu Hamdiyeh, was serving a life sentence for a 2002 foiled bombing of a busy Jerusalem cafe. After Abu Hamdiyeh died, the Palestinians blamed Israel for the death, saying he was not given proper medical care. Israel says the prisoner was treated by specialist doctors in hospital. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)</p><p>Palestinians clash with Israeli forces, not pictured, in the West Bank city of Hebron, Thursday, April 4, 2013. Demonstrations first erupted across the West Bank on Tuesday over the death of a Palestinian prisoner who died from cancer. The prisoner, 64-year-old Maysara Abu Hamdiyeh, was serving a life sentence for a 2002 foiled bombing of a busy Jerusalem cafe. After Abu Hamdiyeh died, the Palestinians blamed Israel for the death, saying he was not given proper medical care. Israel says the prisoner was treated by specialist doctors in hospital. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/03/17583362-new-push-for-mideast-peace-john-kerry-heads-backhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/03/17583362-new-push-for-mideast-peace-john-kerry-heads-backusmideastmiddle-eastkerrypoliticsstate-john-kerryWed, 3 Apr 2013 11:36:15 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at a news conference with South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-Se, not pictured, at the State Department in Washington, on Tuesday, April 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)</p><p>FILE - In this April 2, 2013 file photo, Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at the State Department in Washington. U.S. and Turkish officials say Secretary of State John Kerry is traveling to Turkey and Israel this weekend to build on the two nations' efforts to repair ties. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)</p><p>Palestinians clash with Israeli forces, not pictured, during riots after the death of Maysara Abu Hamdiyeh at an Israeli jail, in the West Bank city of Hebron, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Palestinian prisoners have been rioting and hunger striking since a 64-year-old prisoner died of throat cancer on Tuesday. The Palestinians have blamed Israel for the man's death, saying he was not given proper medical care. The prisoner, Maysara Abu Hamdiyeh, had been serving a life sentence for his role in a foiled attempt to bomb a busy cafe in Jerusalem in 2002. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/31/17537828-christians-in-holy-land-mideast-celebrate-easterhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/31/17537828-christians-in-holy-land-mideast-celebrate-eastermideastmiddle-eastholy-landworld-newseastermlSun, 31 Mar 2013 09:37:28 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Iraqi Christians congratulate each other after Easter mass at Mar Youssif Chaldean Church in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, March 31, 2013. The Chaldean Church is an Eastern Rite church affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/ Karim Kadim)</p><p>Iraqi Christians pray during Easter mass at Mar Youssif Chaldean Church in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, March 31, 2013. The Chaldean Church is an Eastern Rite church affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/ Karim Kadim)</p><p>Iraqi Christians pray during Easter mass at Mar Youssif Chaldean Church in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, March 31, 2013. The Chaldean Church is an Eastern Rite church affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/ Karim Kadim)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/29/17512308-christians-mark-jesus-crucifixion-on-good-fridayhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/29/17512308-christians-mark-jesus-crucifixion-on-good-fridaymideastfridayholy-landworld-newsold-citymlgood-fridayFri, 29 Mar 2013 07:31:29 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A Christian Catholic pilgrim lights a candle inside the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, traditionally believed to be the site of the crucifixion of Christ, in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, March 29, 2013. Less than 2 percent of the population of Israel and the Palestinian territories is Christian, mostly split between Catholicism and Orthodox streams of Christianity. Christians in the West Bank wanting to attend services in Jerusalem must obtain permission from Israeli authorities. Israel's Tourism Ministry said it expects some 150,000 visitors in Israel during Easter week and the Jewish festival of Passover, which coincide this year. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)</p><p>Christian Catholic pilgrims pray inside the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, traditionally believed to be the site of the crucifixion of Christ, in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, March 29, 2013. Less than 2 percent of the population of Israel and the Palestinian territories is Christian, mostly split between Catholicism and Orthodox streams of Christianity. Christians in the West Bank wanting to attend services in Jerusalem must obtain permission from Israeli authorities. Israel's Tourism Ministry said it expects some 150,000 visitors in Israel during Easter week and the Jewish festival of Passover, which coincide this year. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)</p><p>A Christian pilgrim dressed as Jesus Christ is attached to a cross during a reenactment of the crucifixion during a Good Friday procession in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, March 29, 2013. Less than 2 percent of the population of Israel and the Palestinian territories is Christian, mostly split between Catholicism and Orthodox streams of Christianity. Christians in the West Bank wanting to attend services in Jerusalem must obtain permission from Israeli authorities. Israel's Tourism Ministry said it expects some 150,000 visitors in Israel during Easter week and the Jewish festival of Passover, which coincide this year. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)</p><p>Christian worshippers carry a cross towards the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, traditionally believed by many to be the site of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, during the Good Friday procession in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, March 29, 2013. Less than 2 percent of the population of Israel and the Palestinian territories is Christian, mostly split between Catholicism and Orthodox streams of Christianity. Christians in the West Bank wanting to attend services in Jerusalem must obtain permission from Israeli authorities. Israel's Tourism Ministry said it expects some 150,000 visitors in Israel during Easter week and the Jewish festival of Passover, which coincide this year. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)</p><p>A Christian pilgrim dressed as Jesus Christ carries a cross during a reenactment of the crucifixion during a Good Friday procession in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, March 29, 2013. Less than 2 percent of the population of Israel and the Palestinian territories is Christian, mostly split between Catholicism and Orthodox streams of Christianity. Christians in the West Bank wanting to attend services in Jerusalem must obtain permission from Israeli authorities. Israel's Tourism Ministry said it expects some 150,000 visitors in Israel during Easter week and the Jewish festival of Passover, which coincide this year. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)</p><p>Christian worshippers carry a cross towards the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, traditionally believed by many to be the site of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, during the Good Friday procession in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, March 29, 2013. Less than 2 percent of the population of Israel and the Palestinian territories is Christian, mostly split between Catholicism and Orthodox streams of Christianity. Christians in the West Bank wanting to attend services in Jerusalem must obtain permission from Israeli authorities. Israel's Tourism Ministry said it expects some 150,000 visitors in Israel during Easter week and the Jewish festival of Passover, which coincide this year. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/23/17426466-kerry-warns-iraq-on-iran-flights-to-syriahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/23/17426466-kerry-warns-iraq-on-iran-flights-to-syriamideastkerrysaddam-husseinbarack-obamaworld-newsmlstate-john-kerrySat, 23 Mar 2013 09:56:51 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>U.S. President Barack Obama, center, talks with King Abdullah II of Jordan, right foreground, as he departs Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, Jordan, Saturday, March 23, 2013. At left is U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, right meets with Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, March 24, 2013. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry made an unannounced visit to Iraq on Sunday and will urge Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to make sure Iranian flights over Iraq do not carry arms and fighters to Syria, a U.S. official said. (AP Photo/Jason Reed, Pool)</p><p>U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, right meets with Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, second right, in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, March 24, 2013. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry made an unannounced visit to Iraq on Sunday and will urge Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to make sure Iranian flights over Iraq do not carry arms and fighters to Syria, a U.S. official said. (AP Photo/Jason Reed, Pool)</p><p>U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, right, meets with Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, March 24, 2013. Kerry made an unannounced visit to Iraq on Sunday and will urge al-Maliki to make sure Iranian flights over Iraq do not carry arms and fighters to Syria, a U.S. official said. (AP Photo/Jason Reed, Pool)</p><p>U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, meets with Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, right, in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, March 24, 2013. Kerry made an unannounced visit to Iraq on Sunday and will urge al-Maliki to make sure Iranian flights over Iraq do not carry arms and fighters to Syria, a U.S. official said. (AP Photo/Jason Reed, Pool)</p><p>U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, right, arrives to meet with Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, not pictured, in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, March 24, 2013. Kerry made an unannounced visit to Iraq on Sunday and will urge al-Maliki to make sure Iranian flights over Iraq do not carry arms and fighters to Syria, a U.S. official said. (AP Photo/Jason Reed, Pool)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/21/17400146-obama-hell-keep-plugging-away-on-mideast-peacehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/21/17400146-obama-hell-keep-plugging-away-on-mideast-peacemideastpeaceobamabarack-obamaworld-newsmlmideast-peaceThu, 21 Mar 2013 11:59:38 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/21/17396107-obama-visit-poses-tough-choices-for-palestinianshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/21/17396107-obama-visit-poses-tough-choices-for-palestiniansmideastanalysissettlementsbarack-obamaworld-newsmlThu, 21 Mar 2013 06:57:06 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>This Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 file photo shows a general view of the Jewish settlement of Maaleh Adumim, on the outskirts of Jerusalem. On his short helicopter ride from Jerusalem to the West Bank on Thursday, President Barack Obama is flying over sprawling Jewish settlements a visual reminder of his failed attempt four years ago to get Israel to freeze construction and now the main obstacle to renewing Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, File)</p><p>Traffic is at a standstill near a section of Israel's separation barrier near a crossing checkpoint Thursday, March 21, 2013, in the West Bank town of Ramallah. President Barack Obama is traveling to Ramallah to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>Signs that once had an image of President Barack Obama and the words “President Obama, Don’t bring your smart phone to Ramallah. You won’t have mobile access to Internet. We have no 3G in Palestine!” are seen from a bus window painted over with black, Thursday, March 21, 2013, in the West Bank town of Ramallah. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>President Barack Obama, right, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, front left, walk along to red carpet for a troop review during an arrival ceremony as Obama arrives at the Muqata Presidential Compound Thursday, March 21, 2013, in the West Bank town of Ramallah. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>President Barack Obama waves to media as he walks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, as he arrives at the Muqata Presidential Compound Thursday, March 21, 2013, in the West Bank town of Ramallah. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>President Barack Obama looks into the crowd and tries to hear a person yelling at him during his speech at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem, Thursday, March 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>President Barack Obama pauses during his speech at the Jerusalem Convention Center in Jerusalem, Israel, Thursday, March 21, 2013, (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>U.S. President Barack Obama appears on television, left, at a restaurant next pictures of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, top, and late Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, bottom, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Thursday, March 21, 2013. Obama's visit to the West Bank was largely met by indifference. Obama on Thursday urged Israelis and Palestinians to get back to peace talks but offered no new ideas on how they might do so, essentially abandoning his previous support of the Palestinian demand for Israel to halt settlement activity before negotiations resume. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)</p><p>Police block the way to Palestinian protesters during a rally against U.S. President Barack Obama in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Thursday, March 21, 2013. Obama is meeting Palestinian officials on the second day of his Mideast tour to emphasize the importance of reaching an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal, a message underscored Thursday when Palestinian militants in Gaza launched rockets into southern Israel. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/20/17389481-obama-ending-israel-visit-with-symbolic-stopshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/20/17389481-obama-ending-israel-visit-with-symbolic-stopsmideastapobamabarack-obamajesus-christworld-newsmljesus-chrisWed, 20 Mar 2013 19:26:00 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>President Barack Obama and Israeli President Shimon Peres, left, are photographed through a window and the crowd as they are greeted by children waving Israeli and American flags upon their arrival at the Peres' residence, Wednesday, March 20, 2013, in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>President Barack Obama and Israeli President Shimon Peres shake hands following their joint statement to members of the media at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, Israel, Wednesday, March 20, 2013, (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>U.S. President Barack Obama, right, with Israeli President Shimon Perez, center, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stand behind, lays a wreath at the grave of Theodor Herzl during his visit to Mt. Herzl in Jerusalem, Israel, Friday, March 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>U.S. President Barack Obama, left, reignites the flame during his visit to the the Hall of Remembrance at the Vad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem, Israel, Friday, March 22, 2013. Standing behind Obama are Rabbi Israel Meir Lau, left, and Israeli President Shimon Peres. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>U.S. President Barack Obama, right, walks out with Rabbi Meir Lau, left, after visiting the Hall of Remembrance at the Vad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem, Israel, Friday, March 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>U.S. President Barack Obama, left, looks up during his visit to the Hall of Names at the Vad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem, Israel, Friday, March 22, 2013. With Obama are from left to right, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli President Shimon Peres, Rabbi Israel Meir Lau, and Chairman of the Memorial Avner Shalev. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>U.S. President Barack Obama, right, pauses after laying a wreath during his visit to the Hall of Remembrance at the Vad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem, Israel, Friday, March 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>U.S. President Barack Obama walks out of the Hall of Remembrance at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem, Israel, Friday, March 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>U.S. President Barack Obama, left, re-ignites the flame during his visit to the Hall of Remembrance at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem, Israel. Standing behind Obama are Rabbi Israel Meir Lau, left, and Israeli President Shimon Peres. Friday, March 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>U.S. President Barack Obama, left, looks up during his visit to the Hall of Names at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem, Israel, Friday, March 22, 2013. With Obama are from left to right, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli President Shimon Peres, Rabbi Israel Meir Lau, and Chairman of the Memorial Avner Shalev. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>U.S. President Barack Obama, right, pauses after laying a wreath during his visit to the Hall of Remembrance at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem, Israel, Friday, March 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/19/17374847-ap-analysis-in-mideast-partial-deal-tantalizeshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/19/17374847-ap-analysis-in-mideast-partial-deal-tantalizesmideastpeaceanalysisworld-newspartialmlTue, 19 Mar 2013 20:20:08 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Palestinian activists throw shoes at a poster of US President Barack Obama in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Monday, March 18, 2013. Some two dozen Palestinian activists protested the upcoming Obama visit. Obama’s trip to Jerusalem and the West Bank will take place March 20-22, and it is the U.S. leader’s first trip to the region as president, and his first overseas trip since being reelected. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)</p><p>Palestinian activists walk over a poster of US President Barack Obama in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Monday, March 18, 2013. Some two dozen Palestinian activists protested the upcoming Obama visit. Obama’s trip to Jerusalem and the West Bank will take place March 20-22, and it is the U.S. leader’s first trip to the region as president, and his first overseas trip since being reelected. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)</p><p>Students of the Holon Institute of Technology for bakery and pastry making, work on an image depicting U.S. President Barack Obama made out of chocolate in Givat Shmuel, central Israel, Monday, March 18, 2013. Obama’s trip to Jerusalem and the West Bank will take place March 20-22, and it is the U.S. leader’s first trip to the region as president, and his first overseas trip since being reelected. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/19/17374360-protests-pleas-and-gifts-ahead-of-obamas-visithttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/19/17374360-protests-pleas-and-gifts-ahead-of-obamas-visitmideastwhite-housenotebookobamabarack-obamaworld-newsprime-ministermlmichelle-obamasarah-netanyahuTue, 19 Mar 2013 19:14:57 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/14/17315371-remade-mideast-poses-new-perils-for-obama-on-triphttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/14/17315371-remade-mideast-poses-new-perils-for-obama-on-tripusmideastmiddle-eastwhite-housepoliticsobamabarack-obamaThu, 14 Mar 2013 21:33:22 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE -- In this Monday, May 18, 2009 file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, looks towards President Barack Obama as he speaks to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. President Barack Obama’s vow to take his message straight to the public during his first presidential visit to Israel next week will be a tough sell with many Israelis who consider him naive, too soft on the nation’s enemies and even hostile to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)</p><p>FILE -- In this Sunday, June 14, 2009 file photo, an Ultra Orthodox Jewish man walks past posters depicting US President Barack Obama wearing a traditional Arab headdress, in Jerusalem, Sunday, June 14, 2009. President Barack Obama’s vow to take his message straight to the public during his first presidential visit to Israel next week will be a tough sell with many Israelis who consider him naive, too soft on the nation’s enemies and even hostile to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, File)</p><p>File - In this March 10, 2013 file photograph, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in his Jerusalem office. Netanyahu signed a coalition deal Friday March 15, 2013, with rival parties to form the next government, a spokesman said, in an agreement that was stalled for weeks due to tough negotiations. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, File)</p><p>Students of Estella's school for bakery and pastry making, work on an image depicting U.S. President Barack Obama made out of chocolate in Givat Shmuel, central Israel, Monday, March 18, 2013. Obama’s trip to Jerusalem and the West Bank will take place March 20-22, and it is the U.S. leader’s first trip to the region as president, and his first overseas trip since being reelected. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)</p><p>Palestinian activists throw shoes at a poster of US President Barack Obama in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Monday, March 18, 2013. Some two dozen Palestinian activists protested the upcoming Obama visit. Obama’s trip to Jerusalem and the West Bank will take place March 20-22, and it is the U.S. leader’s first trip to the region as president, and his first overseas trip since being reelected. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)</p><p>FILE - In this March 15, 2013, President Barack Obama walks past Marine One and heads to the Oval Office at the White House in Washington. On his second trip to the Middle East as U.S. commander in chief, Obama will confront a political and strategic landscape this week nearly unrecognizable from the one he encountered on his first trip to the region shortly after assuming office in 2009. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)</p><p>Two Israeli soldiers stand guard next to satirical posters depicting U.S. President Barack Obama, and Jonathan Pollard, a Jewish-American who was jailed for life in 1987 on charges of spying on the United States, at the Gush Etzion junction between the West Bank towns of Bethlehem and Hebron, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. Obama’s trip to Jerusalem and the West Bank will take place March 20-22, and it is the U.S. leader’s first trip to the region as president, and his first overseas trip since being reelected. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)</p><p>Students of the Holon Institute of Technology for bakery and pastry making, work on an image depicting U.S. President Barack Obama made out of chocolate in Givat Shmuel, central Israel, Monday, March 18, 2013. Obama’s trip to Jerusalem and the West Bank will take place March 20-22, and it is the U.S. leader’s first trip to the region as president, and his first overseas trip since being reelected. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/19/17018871-kerry-1st-trip-to-europe-mideast-no-israel-stophttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/19/17018871-kerry-1st-trip-to-europe-mideast-no-israel-stopusmideastapmiddle-eastkerrypoliticsstate-john-kerryTue, 19 Feb 2013 18:18:50 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2013 file photo, Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at the State Department in Washington. Kerry will make his first overseas trip next week to Europe and the Middle East, but is skipping Israel because that country's government isn't fully formed after recent elections. 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