Senate Fights Goldstone Report
Thirty United States senators, made up of 16 Democrats and 14 Republicans, have signed a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton regarding the Goldstone Report.
Thirty United States senators, made up of 16 Democrats and 14 Republicans, have signed a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton regarding the Goldstone Report.
Ha’artez has a great photo report of Israel’s busy streets on the not so busy Yom Kippur. It is worth taking a gander. The streets of Israel empty out every year on Yom Kippur and children are often seen riding bikes through major streets and highways.
So will The Israel Situation. I wish an easy fast to all of our readers who are observing Yom Kippur.
The statements issued at the G20 summit in Pittsburgh by Barack Obama, Gordon Brown and Nicolas Sarkozy about the latest state of the Iranian nuclear program came as a huge surprise to me and many others. I suspect, however, that my surprise is probably not for the same reasons that others are surprised. Political leaders [...]
The Iranian government has revealed a second nuclear enrichment facility to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The formerly secret facility is claimed to be for peaceful purposes. If so, why was it such a big secret until now?
It is a good thing that Prime Minister Netanyahu held his ground on discussions of a complete settlement freeze, because that requirement is now off the table. President Barack Obama said that Israel has had meaningful discussions regarding settlement restrictions and a complete freeze is no longer a US requirement for peace discussions.
I was very amused to read about Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s visit to New York for the UN General Assembly meeting. As has now become his accepted practice during his visits abroad, Gaddafi is demanding that he be allowed to erect a tent so that he can receive guests and entertain in Bedouin style. [...]
The Washington Post wrote a lengthy article about Israel’s multi-tiered missile defense system. Israel is steadily assembling one of the world’s most advanced missile defense systems, a multi-layered collection of weapons meant to guard against a variety of threats, including the shorter-range Grads used to strike Israeli towns like [Ashkelon] and intercontinental rockets. The article is [...]
I am not sure if chillin’ is the right word, but it got your attention, right? Ahead of a meeting with President Barack Obama, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas of the Fatah party are together in New York.
If you thought Mr. Smith going to Washington was good, just wait for 2010. One of America’s (and Israel) favorite families is taking a church trip to Israel.
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