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    Obama’s Envoy in Jerusalem as Fighting Flares

    On his first trip as Barack Obama's Middle East Envoy George Mitchell has gone from Cairo to Jerusalem. But relations between Israel and the Palestinians have gone from bad to worse.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    On his first trip as Barack Obama's Middle East Envoy George Mitchell has gone from Cairo to Jerusalem. But relations between Israel and the Palestinians have gone from bad to worse. An Israeli soldier was killed by a car bomb on its frontier with the Gaza Strip and Israel responded with tanks and air strikes. Isabel Kershner is in Jerusalem for the New York Times.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Isabel Kershner

      New York Times

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    Job Cuts Are Taking Their Toll
    1. 0:00The Ravages of Unemployment
    2. 1:39Obama’s Envoy in Jerusalem as Fighting FlaresYou’re reading this
    3. 42:57SuperBowl Ad Madness at $3 Million and 30 Seconds
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