Lots of listening, no grand initiatives expected on Obama’s Mideast trip
Jewish Journal
March 12, 2013
When President Obama visits Israel next week, Gavriel Yaakov wants him to jump-start the peace process.
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Rice: ‘No shortcut’ to Mideast peace
Jewish Journal
January 26, 2012
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, told a Jewish group that there is “no shortcut” to peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
Granger warns UNESCO: Admit Palestinians, lose funding
Jewish Journal
October 6, 2011
A top congressional appropriator, U.S. Rep. Kay Granger, warned UNESCO that granting the Palestinians full membership could mean a cutoff in U.S. funding for the cultural body.
Is rift looming in U.S.-Israel ties?
Jewish Journal
September 21, 2011
In recent months, the tensions that have characterized relations between the Obama administration and the Netanyahu government have largely receded into the background.
Obama and the quest for Mideast peace
Jewish Journal
June 1, 2011
So, why was Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu steaming when he came out of his tête-á-tête with President Barack Obama on May 20? The president’s inherently pro-Palestinian, con-Israeli stance may have been another rude awakening for the prime minister, but the handwriting’s been on the wall for some time now. Take, for example, candidate Obama’s statement in March 2007 that “nobody has suffered more than the Palestinian people.” How about the Israeli people, who have had to live with the daily threat of terrorist attacks and bombings and hostile Arab armies on their borders since the inception of the Jewish state in 1948?
UN urges bold steps to relaunch Mideast peace talks
Jewish Journal
April 21, 2011
The United Nations called on Thursday for \”bold and decisive steps\” to relaunch the Israeli-Palestinian peace process as the region awaits a possible new initiative by U.S. President Barack Obama.
Settlements are the issue
Jewish Journal
November 23, 2010
While clearing away the rubble from Dennis Prager’s latest attack on “liberals,” which he likes to think is not ad hominem (unless, of course, one understands the term literally), we have to acknowledge that he may have a point. One can debate whether Israeli settlements in the occupied territories are “the major impediment to peace in the Middle East.” After all, there are weighty factors other than settlements that complicate prospects for a negotiated settlement, including Israeli political opinion, Palestinian public opinion, the attitude of neighboring Arab states, and the lack of resolve of the international community to offer carrots and sticks at the appropriate moments.
Palestinians reject offer of recognition in exchange for freeze
Jewish Journal
October 11, 2010
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would reinstate a West Bank construction freeze if the Palestinians recognize Israel as a Jewish state.
Abbas threatens to resign if talks fail
Jewish Journal
September 19, 2010
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has threatened to resign if peace talks with Israel fail.\n
U.S.: Direct talks on track, no deadline
Jewish Journal
August 19, 2010
An Obama administration official said direct Israeli-Palestinian talks are on track, but would not set a time frame.
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