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Biden And The Abbas School Of Diplomacy
1 day ago ago from Daled Amos
Yesterday, I blogged about US approval for 2 positions taken by Israel . Forget about a hat trick : Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday the Palestinians deserve a ''viable'' independent state with contiguous territory, seeking to reassure them of U.S. support after Israel announced plans to expand a Jewish neighborhood in disputed east Jerusalem . The Israeli move has overshadowed Biden's visit, meant to promote a new round of ...
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(IsraelNN.com) Worrisome escalations in arms stockpiling by Hamas and Hizbullah have convinced defense analysts that another war with Israel is on the horizon this year or in 2011, according to the highly respected Aviation Week . The publication relied on intelligence estimates that the two terrorist organizations, sponsored by Iran and Syria, have armed themselves far beyond their stockpiles of 2006, when both Hamas and Hizbullah ...
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14 hours ago ago from mostlymiddleeastandamerica.com
American Vice President Joe Biden said yesterday that our absolute, total, unvarnished commitment to Israel's security was the cornerstone of the U.S. Israeli relationship. Rhetoric is nice but what does this actually mean? The greatest single threat to Israel's security is Iran's acquisition of nuclear weapons. Does this mean the United States will attack Iran when it launches nuclear armed missiles at Israel, or take serious ...
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Before reading this the final installment of the series, I encourage readers to read the comments in the previous post. Many of the contentions of this series are amply demonstrated by some of the commenters exemplars of extremism. Of particular note is a comment by He neglects to provide his full name; however, he admits to being responsible for a style of mass email campaign that is designed to silence debate in the community ...
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