Netanyahu at AIPAC: Rebutting Obama, Affirming Israel
On Sunday, even before Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu had arrived in America for his current visit, President Obama was portraying him in an interview to Bloomberg’s Jeffrey Goldberg as the obstacle to Israeli-Palestinian peace. At the same time, Obama lavished praised on Netanyahu’s opposite number on the Palestinian side, Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas, […]
Netanyahu: “Palestinians Need to Stop Denying History”
Addressing AIPAC’s 2014 Policy Conference on Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told an audience of 14,000 people that peace will only begin when…
IDF Commandos Raid Ship Off Coast of Sudan (Photos & Videos)
Wednesday morning, IDF naval commandos intercepted an Iranian ship in the Red Sea bound for the Gaza Strip filled with weapons. IDF special forces belonging to
Netanyahu Stands Up to Obama
After private talks at the White House that lasted nearly three hours between U.S. President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, one of…
Abbas: Release Prisoners, Halt Settlement Construction or No Peace
In a meeting yesterday in Ramallah between Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Meretz party leader MK Zahava Gal-on, Abbas said that the Palestinians would agree to prolong peace negotiations if Israel officially froze all construction and released additional Palestinian prisoners. “The only way we will agree to extend talks is if Netanyahu declares a […]
Reading the Obama Interview
Bloomberg columnist Jeffrey Goldberg’s interview with President Obama on the eve of his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is highly significant, verging on a turning point in US-Israeli relations. Several points emerge from the interview. First is the implied threat that if current peace negotiations with the Palestinians fail, the US will be unable […]
Obama Abandons Israel
United States President Barack Obama is laying down some ground rules when it comes to the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. In an interview with Bloomberg, Obama warned Israel that it could expect sanctions and international isolation should Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fail to support a framework peace agreement. In the interview, Obama quoted the Jewish […]
PA Chief Negotiator Rejects Extending Peace Talks
Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat announced that it will not take part in U.S. brokered peace negotiations with Israel beyond April. The United States has been attempting to extend peace talks beyond its April deadline after nine months of talks. Erekat told AFP that “There is no meaning to prolonging the negotiation, even for one […]
Netanyahu: “Iran Receiving Everything and Giving Almost Nothing”
U.S. Undersecretary of State Wendy Sherman said that the United States is committed to reaching a final agreement with Iran regarding its nuclear program. The hope is that come July, a nuclear accord will be signed and sealed between the Islamic Republic and the P5+1. Speaking from Jerusalem, Sherman maintained that success could only be […]
Israel Admitted as Observer State of the Pacific Alliance
JERUSALEM – Israel has been accepted as an observer state of the Pacific Alliance, a Latin American trade bloc. Israel’s accession was made possible as a result of efforts led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with the leaders of its member states. It is the continuation of Prime Minister Netanyahu’s policy of developing new markets for the […]