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Remarks by US President Obama to the AIPAC Policy Conference, March 4, 2012, Washington, D.C. (full text)
Text procured here: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/03/04/remarks-president-aipac-policy-conference The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release March 04, 2012 Remarks by the President at AIPAC Policy Conference Washington Convention Center Washington, D.C. 11:10 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Well, … Continue reading
Will you still hate me when I’m 64?
(…) The die has long since been cast; the fight will take place. The Jews with their backs to the sea, fighting for their very homes, with 101 percent morale, will accept no compromise. On the other hand, the Arabs … Continue reading
MLK
“Peace for Israel means security, and we must stand with all our might to protect her right to exist, its territorial integrity and the right to use whatever sea lanes it needs. Israel is one of the great outposts of … Continue reading
Egyptian turmoil: The Israeli position
* Address delivered by Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu February 4, 2011, at the Knesset (Israeli parliament) in Jerusalem * Yesterday was a dramatic day in our region. Millions of people poured into the streets of Egypt. President Mubarak, who … Continue reading
Mideast: Dec. 8, 2009
Mideast Trends (update): Dec. 8, 2009 Continue reading
Palestine at the Crossroads
With respect to Palestinian statehood, the main issue currently in the public eye is the possibility that the Palestinians may declare their own state independent of negotiations with Israel. Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said as much last week, and since then, PA spokesman Saeb Erekat has been heavily pumping the message… Continue reading
a peace of jerusalem
There’s a famous story about the wisdom of Solomon (Suleiman), builder of the Great Temple of Jerusalem, son of David (Dawoud), King of Israel (Israil)… Continue reading
The Floating Cookie Jar
Paperwork aboard the German-owned, Antiguan-flagged vessel shows the origin of some of its arms containers to be the Iranian port of Bandar-Abbas, contradicting the Syrian Foreign Minister’s assertion that the ship was traveling from Syria to Iran… Continue reading
Hamas Test-Fires New Missile
New weapon puts Tel Aviv within range of Hamas attacks. Debkafile is reporting that the new addition is a modified Iranian version of the Chinese Silkworm missile. Meanwhile, in Lebanon, Iranian proxy Hezbollah has already claimed that it can hit Tel Aviv from north of the Litani River… Continue reading
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Turkish PM: “Ahmadinejad is Our Friend”
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is alleging that Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman threatened to use nuclear weapons in the Gaza Strip. Erdogan’s comments were made in an interview with the British newspaper The Guardian. His remarks threaten to send the already deteriorating relationship between Turkey and Israel to new lows, especially having defended Israeli arch nemesis Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the same interview… Continue reading
Bibi Sets the Tone
According to the June 14th speech by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu, there are certain “red lines” that Israel will not cross in pursuing peace with its Arab Palestinian neighbours. (Full text of address)
Condensed into a few points (with comments) [...] Continue reading
The Netanyahu Speech (Full text)
Speech by Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu
Begin-Sadat Center at Bar-Ilan University, June 14, 2009: Continue reading
Is one Jewish state one too many?
[...] A CONFERENCE is not held in a vacuum. Against a backdrop of the ascendency of Iran calling to destroy Israel, Hamas consolidating its hold over the Gaza Strip and continuing to rain rockets against southern Israeli cities and a global increase in anti-Semitism, is it possible that York University doesn’t understand that a conference calling on Israel to cease being a Jewish Zionist state plays into the hands of those seeking to annihilate it completely? [...] Continue reading
