While Democrats and Republicans are usually at loggerheads in most issues, they always seem to read from the same script when it comes to Israel.
It is little wonder, therefore, that the Obama administration went the way of many others by vetoing a U.N. resolution declaring Israeli settlements in the Palestinian West Bank territory illegal…
Topic: Israel
World Wide Web: The Middle East is burning
It was embarrassment that drove Mohamed Bouzazi to douse himself in paint thinner and light himself on fire. After the apples that he sold to support his family were confiscated by government workers; after he was slapped in the face and publicly beaten by them – twice; after one of them insulted his dead father;…
Threatening peace talks, Israel refuses to extend ban on settlements
Recently renewed yet fragile peace negotiations between Israel and Palestine became even more fragile Sunday when a 10-month building ban on Israeli settlement construction in the West Bank ended at midnight.
Despite flak from his coalition of right-wing parties, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, pressured by the U.S., agreed to the building ban last November. …
Mideast leaders meet in Washington to commence peace negotiations
Three presidents, a prime minister, and a king sat together in the East Room of the White House on Sept. 1. It was the eve of the beginning of Middle East peace negotiations, and each declared his determination to finally bring peace to a region plagued by violence for over six decades.
But their subtle…
World Wide Web: Time to pressure Israel
In the coming months, Israel’s new foreign minister, Avigdor Lieberman, will play a vital role in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. With that in mind, consider the following statements that Lieberman has made over the years.
