Photo: GPO In an effort to jumpstart negotiations, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Wednesday a 10-month settlement freeze in the West Bank. The decision was confirmed in a vote of 11-1 by his Security Cabinet composed of senior ministers and security officials. This decision, on [...]
Archive for November, 2009
November 25th, 2009 - 5:16 pm § in Politics
Israeli Government to Freeze Settlment Activity for 10 Months.
Shimon Peres Confronts Iran…In Brazil
During the week of November 10th, President Shimon Peres took the fight against Iran’s growing nuclear program across seas and continents to Brazil. A modest friend of Ahmadinejad’s regime, Brazil is scheduled to host the Iranian President in late November. As South America’s largest country,[...]
Following in Rabin’s Footsteps Towards Peace
November 4th, 2009 marks fourteen years since the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. A picture of the man who worked so hard to make peace -- and died for that effort -- sits in my office as a constant reminder of the objectives pursued by this great man and by my nation.[...]
PM: Arms Ship Meant to Hurt Israel’s Cities
On Wednesday, November 4, 2009 Israeli commandos seized a shipment of rockets, small arms, grenades, mortar shells, and missiles believe to be Hezbollah bound from Iran. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the IDF and the Navy for their successful operation to foil an attempt to "harm Israe[...]
