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13 hours ago ago from PA Pundits - International
By Alan Caruba The exercise in futility that passes for the relationship between the United States and Israel was played out last week when Vice President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu both got sandbagged by Israeli politics. For decades since Israel was founded in 1948, various administrations starting with Jimmy Carter have been haranguing Israel every time it had the nerve to actually build new housing for its ...
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18 hours ago ago from Jewish Issues Watchdog
From The Wall Street Journal, 15 March 2010, by BRET STEPHENS: The Settlements Aren't the Problem ...as last week's diplomatic eruption over the prospective construction of 1,600 housing units in municipal Jerusalem shows, the settlements are a constant irritant to the United States, one friend Israel can't afford to lose. The Palestinians' beef with Israel isn't territorial—it's existential. So it would be a splendid thing for Israel ...
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23 hours ago ago from RUTHFULLY YOURS
It's easy to dislike Israel's settlements, and still easier to dislike many of the settlers. Whatever your view about the legality or justice of the enterprise, it takes a certain cast of mind to move your children to places where they are more likely to be in harm's way. In the current issue of the American Interest, former U.S. Ambassador to Israel Daniel Kurtzer persuasively spells out the many ways in which the settlement movement has ...
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23 hours ago ago from Iran News Digest | Stay Informed. Stay Green.
NPR: U.S. Envoy Cancels Trip As Feud With Israel Deepens A U.S. envoy's postponement of his Mideast trip appeared Tuesday to deepen one of the worst U.S.-Israeli feuds in memory — even as Israel's foreign minister signaled his government had no intention of curtailing the contentious construction at the heart of the row. WSJ: Israel Rift Threatens U.S. Plans In Mideast Israel signaled it won't halt its building plans in the ...
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11 hours ago ago from NPR
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34 minutes ago ago from Huffington Post
Last week's clash between the Obama Administration and Netanyahu government should have come as little surprise. The two governments have differed fundamentally on settlements and Jerusalem since each entered office last year. What was less predictable, though, was that U.S.-Israeli differences would cast a shadow over U.S. power and security in the Middle East. For this reason, Israel's moves in recent weeks are self-defeating. Challenging ...
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4 hours ago ago from BBC
Hillary Clinton said the US could not agree with its allies on everything US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has dismissed the idea that US-Israeli relations are in crisis amid a row over Jewish settlers in Arab East Jerusalem. She said the two nations had a close, unshakeable bond but made clear the US wanted both Israel and the Palestinians to prove their commitment to peace. Earlier, US envoy George Mitchell postponed ...
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23 hours ago ago from BBC
Hillary Clinton has called on Israel to show commitment to peace efforts The US has said it is awaiting a response from Israel amid a row over its decision to build 1,600 new homes in occupied East Jerusalem. Israel angered the US by announcing the move during a visit by Vice-President Joe Biden aimed at backing peace talks. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton last week asked Israel to show it was committed to Middle East ...
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