Tag Archives: peace

Global weapons spending hits record levels

by on 10. Jun, 2009 in General

  Richard Norton-Taylor     guardian.co.uk  Worldwide spending on weapons has reached record levels amounting to well over $1tn last year, a leading research organisation reported today.      Global military expenditure has risen by 45% over the past decade to $1.46tn, according to the latest annual Yearbook on Armaments, Disarmament, and International Security published by the [...]

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THE INFLUENCE GAME: Pro-Israel doves seek DC clout

by on 26. May, 2009 in General

THE INFLUENCE GAME: New pro-Israel lobby group seeks peace in Mideast, influence in Washington  ALAN FRAM                                                Antiwar Newswire   AP News Want a daunting job? Try being a fledgling lobbying group whose [...]

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The Six Issues That Divide Bibi from Barack

by on 20. May, 2009 in Analysis, General

By TONY KARON –  Time.com      Mon May 18, 8:50 am ET President Barack Obama welcomes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House on Monday, at a moment when the White House and the Israeli leadership are undeniably at odds over the path to Middle East peace. While the Obama Administration remains steadfastly committed to Israel’s security, its ideas [...]

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Benjamin Pogrund : Will Obama keep Israel to its promises?

by on 13. May, 2009 in Analysis, Opinion

Israel has ignored its own promises to halt settler expansion on the West Bank. Can Obama enforce them? The idea of two states – Israel and Palestine – living side by side in peace is endorsed by most of the world. The one-state solution that some support is a non-starter. Yet the chance of a [...]

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Life in Nu’man land

by on 08. May, 2009 in General

The Palestinian villagers of Nu’man have lived on their hilltop for generations, looking out across sweeping views of the terraced olive-tree slopes of the West Bank. But their view is changing dramatically and they fear there will be little place for Nu’man in the new landscape.  

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U.S. Arab allies concerned over Obama’s Iran outreach

by on 07. May, 2009 in General

Washington’s efforts to start a dialogue with Iran have sent ripples of alarm through the capitals of America’s closest Arab allies, who accuse Tehran of playing a destabilizing role in the Middle East.   

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What Obama must tell Bibi

by on 06. May, 2009 in Opinion

Only a dramatic break from previous US policy on Israel can end the Middle East deadlock The toughest meeting of Barack Obama’s young presidency is approaching. In the next few weeks, he will have to sit down with Israel’s Binyamin Netanyahu. The difficulty is not just that the prime minister refuses to accept the right [...]

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Netanyahu to AIPAC: We want peace with Arab world

by on 06. May, 2009 in Hard News

In an unexpectedly short speech before AIPAC’s policy conference delegates late Monday night, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated his desire to pursue Mideast peace talks, and voiced his concern over Iran’s progressing nuclear program.   

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Can Obama escape Dominating AIPAC Influence?

by on 06. May, 2009 in General

With all the money, political and corporate connections they have at their disposal in the US, Israeli lobbies must certainly have a tremendously powerful influence over the ambitious and greedy men and women who enter politics, argues Debbie Menon. No one in Mainstream US media, is addressing the real problem which is, the fact that [...]

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Obama gets tougher with Israel on Palestinians, Iran

by on 06. May, 2009 in General

As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington May 17 approaches, the United States is sending strong messages on the establishment of a Palestinian state and Israeli settlement activity.   Gen. James Jones, national security adviser to President Barack Obama, told a European foreign minister a week ago that unlike the Bush administration, Obama will [...]

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