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	<title>Comments on: De-Mystifying American Middle East Policy: A Response to Steven Walt and John Mearsheimer</title>
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	<description>Seeking a realistic and just peace in the Middle East--Analysis with a new and balanced approach by Mitchell Plitnick                            (Disclaimer: The views on this blog are my own and do not represent those of any organization I am affiliated with.)</description>
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		<title>By: The Oslo Syndrome &#124; Souciant</title>
		<link>http://mitchellplitnick.com/2007/09/26/de-mystifying-american-middle-east-policy-a-response-to-steven-walt-and-john-mearsheimer/#comment-2804</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Oslo Syndrome &#124; Souciant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:24:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[...] especially due to the fact that Israel is not only a regional superpower, but has a &#8220;special relationship&#8221; with the ostensible broker of a peace agreement that is also the world&#8217;s leading [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] especially due to the fact that Israel is not only a regional superpower, but has a &#8220;special relationship&#8221; with the ostensible broker of a peace agreement that is also the world&#8217;s leading [...]</p>
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		<title>By: &#8220;The Israel Lobby&#8221; In Perspective &#171; The Third Way: Finding Balance In Mideast Analysis</title>
		<link>http://mitchellplitnick.com/2007/09/26/de-mystifying-american-middle-east-policy-a-response-to-steven-walt-and-john-mearsheimer/#comment-2316</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[&#8220;The Israel Lobby&#8221; In Perspective &#171; The Third Way: Finding Balance In Mideast Analysis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2011 19:16:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[...] i was not the only writer, are not entirely my own. I therefore wrote a solo article in addition, which can be found on this site. But I think it provides a good basis for a rational, alternative view of &#8220;The Lobby,&#8221; [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] i was not the only writer, are not entirely my own. I therefore wrote a solo article in addition, which can be found on this site. But I think it provides a good basis for a rational, alternative view of &#8220;The Lobby,&#8221; [...]</p>
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		<title>By: The UNSC Veto and “The Israel Lobby” - Blog Post</title>
		<link>http://mitchellplitnick.com/2007/09/26/de-mystifying-american-middle-east-policy-a-response-to-steven-walt-and-john-mearsheimer/#comment-2046</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The UNSC Veto and “The Israel Lobby” - Blog Post]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:17:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[...] article&#160;responding to Walt and Mearsheimer in what I think was a more rational manner. I&#160;later issued an update&#160;to that [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] article&nbsp;responding to Walt and Mearsheimer in what I think was a more rational manner. I&nbsp;later issued an update&nbsp;to that [...]</p>
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		<title>By: The UNSC Veto and &#8220;The Israel Lobby&#8221; &#171; The Third Way: Finding Balance In Mideast Analysis</title>
		<link>http://mitchellplitnick.com/2007/09/26/de-mystifying-american-middle-east-policy-a-response-to-steven-walt-and-john-mearsheimer/#comment-2045</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The UNSC Veto and &#8220;The Israel Lobby&#8221; &#171; The Third Way: Finding Balance In Mideast Analysis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:05:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[...] an article responding to Walt and Mearsheimer in what I think was a more rational manner. I later issued an update to that [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] an article responding to Walt and Mearsheimer in what I think was a more rational manner. I later issued an update to that [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Obama’s Veto At the UN, Its Causes and Its Effects, Part I - Blog Post</title>
		<link>http://mitchellplitnick.com/2007/09/26/de-mystifying-american-middle-east-policy-a-response-to-steven-walt-and-john-mearsheimer/#comment-1941</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Obama’s Veto At the UN, Its Causes and Its Effects, Part I - Blog Post]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 05:02:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[...] And I say this as one who is not a subscriber to the Israel Lobby theory, who has, in fact, written extensively to the contrary. But in those writings, I never tried to deny that the Lobby has enormous power in Congress, and [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] And I say this as one who is not a subscriber to the Israel Lobby theory, who has, in fact, written extensively to the contrary. But in those writings, I never tried to deny that the Lobby has enormous power in Congress, and [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Special Feature: Obama&#8217;s Veto At the UN, Its Causes and Its Effects, Part I &#171; The Third Way: Finding Balance In Mideast Analysis</title>
		<link>http://mitchellplitnick.com/2007/09/26/de-mystifying-american-middle-east-policy-a-response-to-steven-walt-and-john-mearsheimer/#comment-1939</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Special Feature: Obama&#8217;s Veto At the UN, Its Causes and Its Effects, Part I &#171; The Third Way: Finding Balance In Mideast Analysis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 01:15:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[...] And I say this as one who is not a subscriber to the Israel Lobby theory, who has, in fact, written extensively to the contrary. But in those writings, I never tried to deny that the Lobby has enormous power in Congress, and [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] And I say this as one who is not a subscriber to the Israel Lobby theory, who has, in fact, written extensively to the contrary. But in those writings, I never tried to deny that the Lobby has enormous power in Congress, and [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Abe Foxman: Bad for the Jews &#171; The Third Way: Finding Balance In Mideast Analysis</title>
		<link>http://mitchellplitnick.com/2007/09/26/de-mystifying-american-middle-east-policy-a-response-to-steven-walt-and-john-mearsheimer/#comment-1170</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Abe Foxman: Bad for the Jews &#171; The Third Way: Finding Balance In Mideast Analysis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 00:45:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[...] Walt and Mearsheimer? (*NOTE: For a more serious, yet respectful, challenge to W&amp;M’s views, see my piece here as well as the article I wrote with Chris Toensing at Middle East Report [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Walt and Mearsheimer? (*NOTE: For a more serious, yet respectful, challenge to W&amp;M’s views, see my piece here as well as the article I wrote with Chris Toensing at Middle East Report [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Lobbies, pro and con &#171; The Third Way: Finding Balance In Mideast Analysis</title>
		<link>http://mitchellplitnick.com/2007/09/26/de-mystifying-american-middle-east-policy-a-response-to-steven-walt-and-john-mearsheimer/#comment-1120</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lobbies, pro and con &#171; The Third Way: Finding Balance In Mideast Analysis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:43:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[...] He also discusses the whole “Israel Lobby” question, which you can find a lot of my writing about on this blog. [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] He also discusses the whole “Israel Lobby” question, which you can find a lot of my writing about on this blog. [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Obama starts rising to the challenge - Blog Post</title>
		<link>http://mitchellplitnick.com/2007/09/26/de-mystifying-american-middle-east-policy-a-response-to-steven-walt-and-john-mearsheimer/#comment-1078</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Obama starts rising to the challenge - Blog Post]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:08:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[...] interest. If it allows AIPAC to push the US to a different course, it will be pretty hard to argue against the Walt-Mearsheimer thesis, even if it wouldn&#039;t conclusively prove it (these are theories, and in international relations, [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] interest. If it allows AIPAC to push the US to a different course, it will be pretty hard to argue against the Walt-Mearsheimer thesis, even if it wouldn&#39;t conclusively prove it (these are theories, and in international relations, [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Mattie Kuliga</title>
		<link>http://mitchellplitnick.com/2007/09/26/de-mystifying-american-middle-east-policy-a-response-to-steven-walt-and-john-mearsheimer/#comment-1048</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mattie Kuliga]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:45:37 +0000</pubDate>
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