Israel

Israel-Palestine: outlook bleak as wave of violence passes six-month mark

Thu, 31/03/2016 - 18:35
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Thu, 31/03/2016

Peter Beaumont in Jerusalem
Six months after it began, a deadly wave of violence between Palestinians and Israelis that has been referred to as the “knife intifada” shows no sign of ending, despite a drop in incidents from a high point last autumn.

Israel's next steps in the West Bank

Mon, 28/03/2016 - 08:37
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Mon, 28/03/2016

 A Palestinian man sits on a rock at Jordan Valley near the West Bank city of Jericho [REUTERS]

Geoffrey Aronson
US Vice-President Joe Biden was not revealing a secret when, during a recent speech to the pro-Israeli lobby AIPAC, he observed that there is "no political will at this moment among Israelis or Palestinians to move forward with serious negotiations".

Has Obama had enough of Netanyahu?

Thu, 24/03/2016 - 09:08
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Thu, 24/03/2016


Author Uri Savir
Israeli-American relations are at an all-time low. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s refusal to meet President Barack Obama, as suggested by the White House, prior to the AIPAC conference on March 20 is another unprecedented blow to the relationship.

Israel and the Kurds: Love by Proxy

Mon, 21/03/2016 - 09:38
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Mon, 21/03/2016


OFRA BENGIO
The asymmetrical but rewarding relationship between two Middle East minority nations.
Over the past few years, Israeli politicians—from Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu to President Shimon Peres to Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman—have been publicly advocating the establishment of a Kurdish state. Most recent to weigh in is Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked, who called this past January for the formation of an independent Kurdistan and urged enhanced policy cooperation between Israel and the Kurds.

Turkey's Runaway Anti-Semitism

Sat, 19/03/2016 - 10:25
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Sat, 19/03/2016


by Burak Bekdil, The Gatestone Institute
Columnist Seyfi Sahin wrote on January 31, "I believe that the gorillas and chimps living today in the forests of North Africa are cursed Jews. They are perverted humans that have mutated."
The 74th anniversary of an embarrassing tragedy took place in Turkey on February 24, 2016.

A Geopolitical Triangle: Israel, Greece And Cyprus Lay Foundations For New Level Of Regional Cooperation

Sat, 19/03/2016 - 10:21
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Sat, 19/03/2016

Alan Schneider, Director, B’nai B’rith World Center – Jerusalem
Over the last two months, B’nai B’rith International has been at the cusp of an important emerging diplomatic development in the turbulent area of the Eastern Mediterranean—the establishment of a regional geopolitical consensus among the only three stable democracies in the area: Israel, Greece and Cyprus.

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