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President Obama (photo: Wikimedia Commons)

The “Obama Doctrine:” A blessing or a curse for the conflict?

The end of the Gaddafi regime in Libya proved that U.S. President Barack Obama’s doctrine of “leading from behind” was a success. But the Obama Doctrine is not only a new approach to war – it extends to foreign policy on the whole, and therefore has already begun to affect the Israeli-Palestinian conflict When U.S.…

By Ami Kaufman October 26, 2011

Injured Libyan in Tunisia with flag, 20 October 2011 (photo: Roee Ruttenberg)

Libyans Recuperating in Tunisia Eager to Get Home

The El Hana International is located on one end of Tunis’ famed Habib Bourguiba Avenue, directly opposite the Tunisian National Theatre. It is said to be a five-star facility, but at the moment, it resembles more of a hospice than a hotel. That is because leaders of Libya’s National Transition Council, the NTC, apparently made…

By Roee Ruttenberg October 21, 2011

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi reaches out before making a speech in Tripoli which he sought to defuse tensions after more than 10 days of anti-government protests in Libya, March 2, 2011. (photo: Ahmed Jadallah/Flickr CC)

Covering the media that’s covering Gaddafi

People get their news in different ways. I learned that Gaddafi had been killed (or injured, or captured…as was be reported at various moments through the day) not by watching TV but rather via an unusual observation. I was just checking-in to my hotel in Tunis when I ran into the CNN crew. They were…

By Roee Ruttenberg October 20, 2011

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View of Tripoli (photo: Gordontour/Flickr)

Letter from Tripoli: An eyewitness account

Yesterday evening (21 February) I was able to speak via Skype for about 20 minutes with a friend who lives in Sarraj, a suburb of Tripoli that is located 10 kilometers west of the city’s center. He agreed to my publishing a summary of the main points of our conversation; and he also answered some…

By Lisa Goldman February 21, 2011