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Archive for September, 2009

September 30th, 2009 - 9:38 am § in Interviews, Politics

Israeli Ambassador Draws on American Roots

On Saturday, September 26th, Israel's Ambassador to the United States, was the "Saturday Profile" in The New York Times.[...]

September 29th, 2009 - 8:50 am § in Conflict, Politics

At the U.N., Terrorism Pays

As the UN discusses the Goldstone Report, Defense Minister Ehud Barak took the bold step to set the record straight and speak directly to the people in a published op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, declaring, "It was my duty as defense minister to stop Hamas rockets." [...]

September 24th, 2009 - 3:37 pm § in Middle East, Peace, Politics

PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s Address to the 64th General Assembly

Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen, Nearly 62 years ago, the United Nations recognized the right of the Jews, an ancient people 3,500 years-old, to a state of their own in their ancestral homeland. I stand here today as the Prime Minister of Israel, the Jewish state, and I speak to you on behalf of[...]

September 17th, 2009 - 3:31 pm § in International, Middle East, Peace

Supporting Palestinan Capacity Building

Israel has gone to great lengths to improve the conditions in the Palestinian Authority. To learn more about these efforts, visit: Supporting Palestinian Capacity Building: Israel’s Efforts in Supporting the Palestinian Economy, Civil Affairs and Security Reforms 0 people like this post. Like&n[...]

September 15th, 2009 - 11:45 am § in Conflict, Operation Cast Lead, Politics

Israel’s Reaction: “Goldstone Fact Finding Mission”

As the Goldstone Report was released on September 15th, it must be reminded that even before the investigation, the mission ignored the thousands of Hamas missile attacks on civilians in southern Israel which made the Gaza Operation necessary.[...]

September 14th, 2009 - 4:13 pm § in Peace

Consul General Asaf Shariv: “Settelments Not an Obstacle for Peace”

On Sunday, September 13, 2009, as George Mitchell traveled to Israel to further advance negotiations, Israel's Consul General in New York, Asaf Shariv, published an op-ed in the New York Daily News regarding the often misunderstood issue of settlements.[...]