Just as he urged Palestinians and Israelis to think outside the box in a speech to a crowd of young Israelis Thursday in Jerusalem, President Obama also seemed to move away from the usual insistence that Israelis must stop building settlements in Palestinian territory before the two sides could resume peace talks. That insistence has [...]
In Israel, Obama Backs Away from Insistence that Israelis Stop Building Settlements
March 22, 2013 | Posted by
Obama Attacked for Lack of Substance in Middle East Trip Agenda
March 15, 2013 | Posted by
President Obama is being criticized on both sides of the Atlantic by those who say his upcoming trip to Israel and other parts of the Middle East is not ambitious enough, with a lot of sight-seeing and no effort to strike some kind of peace agreement in the troubled region. Obama has had a testy [...]
Biden Assures Israelis that US Would Use Force to Stop Iranian Nukes
March 4, 2013 | Posted by
Vice President Joe Biden today attempted to reassure Israelis that the White House is not bluffing when the president says he would use military force to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. Speaking at the annual conference of the nation’s largest pro-Israel lobbying group, Aipac, Biden said that the U.S. preferred a diplomatic solution, [...]
Death of Palestinian in Israeli Custody Leads to Fears of Uprising
February 28, 2013 | Posted by
The death of a 30-year-old Palestinian man in Israeli custody, possibly after torture, led to a weekend of anger and protests as Palestinians threatened to start another prolonged “intifadeh,” or uprisings, against the state of Israel. The man, Arafat Jaradat, quickly became a martyr after his family indicated that he died while in detention in [...]
U.S. Blasts Israel for New Construction in Jerusalem
December 19, 2012 | Posted by
Israel continues to make moves that put actual peace with Palestine further out of reach, as the U.S. and the world community condemns a decision by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to move forward with the construction of more settlements in Palestinian territory in Jerusalem. The anger of U.S. officials at Netanyahu’s move—seen by many as [...]
President Assad Warns Palestinians Not to Aid Rebels
December 17, 2012 | Posted by
Up to this point, the Syrian government and President Bashar Assad has refrained from getting Syria’s population of a half million Palestinian involved in the country’s conflict, but that changed today as Syrian tanks moved into the largest Palestinian camp in Damascus and President Assad warned Palestinians not to help the insurgents. Palestinians have long [...]
Palestine Becomes an Observer State Despite U.S Objections
November 30, 2012 | Posted by
In a stinging rebuke of the U.S., an overwhelming majority of the United Nations members voted to make Palestine an “observer” state in the U.N., a huge victory for the Palestinian people that further isolates the U.S. and Israel from the rest of the world. The vote by the 193-nation U.N. General Assembly symbolically was [...]
Egypt Denies that U.S. Troops Will Be Stationed in Sinai
November 24, 2012 | Posted by
While the international media is all abuzz with reports that Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu only agreed to the truce with Palestinians in Gaza if President Obama agreed to send U.S. troops into Sinai to stop the smuggling of arms from Iran into Gaza, Egypt is strenuously denying the story, saying it would never allow [...]
Palestinians to Defy U.S., Israel by Pushing for Upgrade in U.N. Status
November 13, 2012 | Posted by
In a clever move, Palestine is pushing for a Nov. 29 vote in the United Nations to become an “observer” U.N. state. Palestine is currently considered an observer “entity,” but not an official state. To be upgraded to statehood would be a monumental move because it would grant the Palestinians access to bodies like the [...]
Another Romney Gaffe: Says Palestinians ‘Not Wanting’ Peace with Israel
September 18, 2012 | Posted by
In the same video in which Mitt Romney maligns Obama supporters for not paying taxes and not taking personal responsibility, the Republican presidential candidate also derides Palestinians for not being interested in peace. David Corn, the writer of the story in Mother Jones magazine that accompanied the first video, said in an appearance on MSNBCs [...]
