Biden scolds Israel over settlement plan The Star | RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden publicly scolded Israel on Wednesday over a Jewish settlement plan, saying it was undermining peace efforts after Palestinians agreed to U.S.-mediated talks. U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahm...
No to Israel's nuclear technology Gulf News | Israel, which has more than two hundred atomic warheads, is planning to develop "civilian nuclear plants for energy." There is no surprise here. The project will be supervised by France, which helped Israel in the 1950s develop atomic weapons. | The surprise though, or perhaps what is ir...
Biden scolds Israel over settlement plan The Star | RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden publicly scolded Israel on Wednesday over a Jewish settlement plan, saying it was undermining peace efforts after Palestinians agreed to U.S.-mediated talks. U.S. Vice President Joe Bide...
No to Israel's nuclear technology Gulf News | Israel, which has more than two hundred atomic warheads, is planning to develop "civilian nuclear plants for energy." There is no surprise here. The project will be supervised by France, which helped Israel in the 1950s develop atomic wea...
Will Israel Join the March of Folly? The New York Times | Barbara Tuchman, in her classic book "March of Folly," examined four cases in history when governments acted contrary to their own best interests: the Trojans who let the Greeks bring the fatal horse into their midst; the papacy, which allowed and ...
Iran and Israel play cat and mouse Asia Times | By Mel Frykberg | RAMALLAH - Iran and Israel appear to be spoiling for a fight, going by recent belligerent statements emanating from several regional capitals. | Military movement on the ground is also lending credence to the idea that the mutual ...
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Israel apologizes for embarrassing Biden Zeenews Ramallah (West Bank): Israel apologized Wednesday for disrupting the visit of Vice President Joe Biden with its announcement of 1,600 new homes in disputed east Jerusalem, but made...
Visiting Biden condemns new Israel settlement plan The Star | JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday condemned Israeli plans to build 1,600 more homes on occupied land where Palestinians seek statehood, announced in ...
Israel approves new settler homes as Biden talks peace Daily Star Lebanon | By Agence France Presse (AFP) | Wednesday, March 10, 2010 | - Powered by | Gavin Rabinowitz | Agence France Presse | OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel on Tuesday approved the constructi...
Israel/Palestine Peace Talks - Mission Impossible? Newsvine | There is no possibility of peace between Hamas and Israel. Hamas is dedicated to the destruction of Israel and they will never recognize an independent Jewish state. Israel will not pack up 6 million Jews and leave the middle east. As long as Hamas...
Gaza...1000 Days Under Siege The Siasat Daily | Pitifully looking at her baby child, Om Yamen is recalling the past 1,000 days of her life under a crippling Israeli siege. | "Life has been a living hell," she told, in a broken voice. | "We can’t stand this anymore. The siege has exhausted us and broken our backs." | The 1.6 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, a costal enclave, are markin...
Hamas in Lebanon urges Arabs to correct 'mistakes' Daily Star Lebanon | By The Daily Star | Monday, March 08, 2010 | - Powered by | BEIRUT: Hamas called on Arab leaders Sunday to reject the Arab Peace Initiative and take measures condemning Israeli violations against the Palestinian people. Hamas’ political representative in Lebanon Ali Barakeh spoke during a gathering held in Sidon to show solidarity with the ...