New Resolution on Mideast Peace Passes at UN

The idea is good but like most UN resolutions this one will likely go nowhere, accomplish nothing. Israel candefend itself and the Palestinian  leadersdon't want peace. " The Bush administration, looking to...

President Obama inherits a world of troubles

Newly elected 44th President of the USA Senator Barack Obama inherits a difficult and very challenging job. He will have to confront many immediate and pressing challenges America is facing. Economic meltdown is...

New York Times Op-Ed: Israel Will Attack Iran

"Yes, you read my title correctly. Today's New York Times includes an op-ed piece by Benny Morris, a Professor of Middle Eastern history at Ben Gurion University. He claims Israel will most certainly attack Iran...

Bush In Israel: Standing With One Side

HuffPo has an interesting angle on President Bush's visit to Israel this week.  A worthwhile read for anyone interested in the region's history."Air Force One is traveling back in time Tuesday, banking low...

Obama Policy Adviser Raises Israeli Concerns

"ERUSALEM – While officials here largely maintain a policy against interfering in U.S. presidential politics, some Israeli security officials quietly expressed "concern" about an adviser to Sen. Barack Obama who has advocated negotiations with Hamas and providing...

Bush : Outlines of Palestinian state can be defined by end of year

"Even if Israeli and Palestinian leaders do not reach a peace deal by the end of 2008, there could be "an agreement on what a Palestinian state will look like," US President George W Bush told Israeli television."I`m optimistic that we can have the outlines of a state...

Bush promises US help in creating Palestinian state

""I believe that the vision of two states side by side in peace is achievable," the U.S. leader said. "And we want to help you realize that goal." Bush`s meeting with Abbas and Fayyad was held on the fringes of...

DEBKAfile reports: Bush’s Middle East peace conference plan peters out afte...

The intransigence of the White House can't be overstated. I no longer think its a case of they just don't get it."Our Washington sources report that the White House tried to play down the importance of the proposal put forward by President George W. Bush Monday, July 16,...

Real Madrid Heads to Israel for Soccer 'Peace Match'

In the face of ever growing despair amongst residents of the Middle East, the Peres Centre for Peace has organized a soccer match which is intended to both foster co-existence between Israelis and Palestinians...

The Arab-Jewish Agreement

" The Arab-Jewish Agreement James J. Zogby June 05, 2007 Dr. James J. Zogby is president of the Arab American Institute. In the flush of excitement that greeted the 2002 release of the Geneva Agreements (a framework for Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiated by leading,...

It’s time for the UN to lead Middle East peace drive

"By Karima Saifullah Next month, the Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip will mark 40 years of living under foreign military rule. The anniversary of Israel’s occupation raises an old but serious question: where is the final peace deal that could end the...

David Beckham to visit Israel with Real Madrid for soccer friendly

David Beckham has found another job to add to his resume, peacemaker. The effectiveness of sport as a method of bringing warring peoples together is a long practiced effort, however it has reached a new height of...

The Abandonment: How the Bush Administration Left Israelis and Palestinians t...

"As one of the planners of the Camp David summit in July 2000, I'm painfully aware that Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's unwillingness to negotiate, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak's illusions about ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on the cheap and President Bill...

Israeli Critic Calls Saudi Plan Suicidal

" Israeli Critic Calls Saudi Plan Suicidal By Julie Stahl CNSNews.com Jerusalem Bureau Chief March 13, 2007 Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) - A five-year old Saudi initiative for Israeli-Palestinian "peace" that is being recycled by the Arab world and others in a bid to move forward...

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