Posted on Thu, September 22, 2011 at 01:41 am CEST
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King Abdullah II Bin Al Hussein Addresses the General Debate of the 66th Session of the General Assembly

A two-state solution, that ends the conflict by meeting the needs of both sides, is and can be the only secure and lasting peace… Continue reading

Topics: Jordan • United Nations 
Posted on Thu, September 22, 2011 at 01:11 am CEST
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President Sleiman Addresses the General Debate of the 66th Session of the General Assembly

It is important to underscore the rightful Palestinian efforts aiming at earning the recognition of the State of Palestine and its full membership to the United Nations… Continue reading

Topics: Lebanon • United Nations 
Posted on Thu, September 22, 2011 at 00:26 am CEST
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President Sarkozy Addresses the General Debate of the 66th Session of the General Assembly

Should such threats be made, France would immediately and wholeheartedly stand beside Israel… Continue reading

Topics: France • United Nations 
Posted on Wed, September 21, 2011 at 22:39 pm CEST
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Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani Addresses the General Debate of the 66th Session of the General Assembly

You are all aware that the blossoming of the Arab spring has faced everybody with heavy responsibilities to assume and with positions that they have to take… Continue reading

Topics: Qatar • United Nations 
Posted on Wed, September 21, 2011 at 21:57 pm CEST
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President Obama Addresses the General Debate of the 66th Session of the General Assembly

There’s one issue that stands as a test for these principles and a test for American foreign policy, and that is the conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians… Continue reading

Topics: U.S. Middle East Policy • United Nations • United States of America 
Posted on Tue, September 20, 2011 at 22:29 pm CEST
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The Key Theme? Not Israeli Panic or Isolation But Western Unreliability

Is the Palestinian bid for UN recognition of unilateral statehood “causing diplomatic panic” in the United States and Israel… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • The Middle East • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Mon, September 19, 2011 at 22:16 pm CEST
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Would UN Palestinian Statehood destroy any chance of an equitable peace?

Such a move is expected to cause an environment of intensified strife… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Palestinian Authority • Peace Process • Rob Harris • United Nations 
Posted on Sat, September 17, 2011 at 21:44 pm CEST
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Turkish-Israeli Relations: Empty Threats or a Looming Crisis?

The rapprochement between Turkey and Israel during the 1990s was primarily driven by Turkey’s secular elite… Continue reading

Topics: Energy • Israel • Security and Defense • Turkey 
Posted on Sat, September 17, 2011 at 00:18 am CEST
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International Efforts to Avoid the Palestinian UN Bid Will Inevitably Fail Because Western Policy is So Bad

I have seen about 20 articles today about why the UN bid isn’t in the PA’s interest and why they should stop… Continue reading

Topics: Europe • Palestinian Authority • U.S. Middle East Policy • United Nations 
Posted on Fri, September 16, 2011 at 19:39 pm CEST
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Abbas: Palestinians seek full UN membership

Mahmoud Abbas has confirmed that he will request full membership at the United Nations… Continue reading

Topics: Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Palestinian Authority • Peace Process 
Posted on Thu, September 15, 2011 at 19:45 pm CEST
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Abbas to go through with UN Statehood Bid

Thursday, Sept. 15, Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas went back on his assurance 24 hours earlier to… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Palestinian Authority • Peace Process • U.S. Middle East Policy • United Nations 
Posted on Thu, September 15, 2011 at 17:50 pm CEST
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Survey: Palestinian Extremism Alive and Well in 2011

With The Palestinian Authority seeking UN recognition of a Palestinian state this month in New York… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Media Bias • Pro-Palestinianism • Rob Harris 
Posted on Thu, September 15, 2011 at 01:09 am CEST
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Will Abbas Back Down From UN Statehood Bid?

The tempest which Israel had tensely anticipated for September in the wake of a Palestinian bid for unilateral UN recognition of their state… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Palestinian Authority • Peace Process • U.S. Middle East Policy • United Nations 
Posted on Thu, September 1, 2011 at 20:55 pm CEST
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Why Supporting Unilateral Palestinian Independence Is A Deadly Mistake

Marwan Barghouti, under a life sentence in an Israel prison, has said that if the United States vetoes a unilateral Palestinian statehood proposal… Continue reading

Topics: Fatah • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Palestinian Authority • Palestinian Terrorism • Peace Process • United Nations 
Posted on Sun, August 14, 2011 at 23:46 pm CEST
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UNRWA’s Anti-Israel Bias

Confronted with a barrage of criticism from the Palestinian Authority and many Arab states… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Human Rights • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Pro-Palestinianism • United Nations 
Posted on Sat, August 13, 2011 at 22:47 pm CEST
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Obama and Erdogan grant Assad 15 days to finish Syrian Uprising

Thursday night, Aug. 11, US President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan agreed to set Syrian… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Human Rights • Syrian Revolution • Turkey • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Thu, August 11, 2011 at 01:24 am CEST
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Curbing Tehran’s Nuclear Ambitions: Tightening the Economic Noose

Are sanctions capable of derailing Tehran’s nuclear drive? Some skeptics reject such measures altogether… Continue reading

Topics: Cyber War • Economy • Human Rights • Iran • U.S. Middle East Policy • United Nations 
Posted on Wed, August 10, 2011 at 21:43 pm CEST
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Iran ranks second in world for drug consumption

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reported last week that Iran ranks second in the world for drug consumption… Continue reading

Topics: Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Iran • United Nations 
Posted on Mon, August 8, 2011 at 23:09 pm CEST
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Hamas reject the Palestinian Authority’s proposed September UN move

Senior Hamas figures again recently emphasized the movement’s fundamental intransigent positions, especially the refusal… Continue reading

Topics: Hamas • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Islamic Terrorism • Palestinian Authority • United Nations 
Posted on Sun, August 7, 2011 at 20:29 pm CEST
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The Palestinians’ Imaginary State

In a few weeks, an overwhelming majority in the United Nations General Assembly will likely vote for collective recognition of a Palestinian state… Continue reading

Topics: Gaza and Westbank • Hamas • International Law • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Palestinian Authority • Peace Process • United Nations 
Posted on Fri, August 5, 2011 at 22:20 pm CEST
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Obama’s Only Policy

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has explained repeatedly over the years that Israel has no Palestinian partner to negotiate with… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Fri, August 5, 2011 at 00:30 am CEST
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Syria: The Orontes River runs red

Horrifying images of bodies and limbs floating in the Orontes River in Hama were aired by Syrian state television early Thursday… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Human Rights • Syria • Syrian Revolution • Turkey 
Posted on Wed, July 27, 2011 at 22:00 pm CEST
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Tel Aviv: Young Israeli “tent city” protesters ape Arab Revolt

Two weeks ago, a motley group of youngish people set up a “tent city” in the high-end Tel Aviv Rothschild Boulevard to protest the… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict 
Posted on Sun, July 17, 2011 at 23:16 pm CEST
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Congress Gets Tough on Palestinian Authority; Obama Administration Doesn’t

But why is Congress taking the lead on this threat… Continue reading

Topics: Palestinian Authority • Peace Process • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sat, July 9, 2011 at 00:57 am CEST
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Legal issues and the Flotilla: Can Greece legitimately prevent the flotilla sailing to Gaza?

There has been a lot of outrage in the last week over Greece’s decision not to allow several flotilla ships sail from its docks to Gaza… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Gaza Flotillas and Convoys • Greece • International Law • Leftist-Islamic Alliance • Pro-Palestinianism • Rob Harris