Archive for the ‘Israeli Foreign Affairs’ Category
Friday, March 19th, 2010
In his weekly Canadian Jewish News media analysis column “According to Reports,” Paul Michaels, CIC Director of Communications, looks at media reaction to the Israeli/US diplomatic spat over the announcement of housing starts in Jerusalem. U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden’s visit to Israel last week was met with controversy ...
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Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
On March 16, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released the following statement (hyperlinks included): The State of Israel appreciates and esteems US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's warm remarks regarding the deep bond between the United States and Israel and the US commitment to Israel's security. Regarding ...
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Tuesday, March 16th, 2010
By Moshe Ronen, Chair, Canada-Israel Committee
I would like to provide some insights into the recent developments in Israel-US relations. It is important to flag some key points for understanding the current situation.
Last week, during the visit to Jerusalem of US Vice President Biden, Israel’s interior ministry announced the ...
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Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
[caption id="attachment_3491" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Deputy FM Ayalon addressing the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London (Photo: MFA)"][/caption]Here is a report from the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon spoke on Monday (8 February 2010) at the prestigious International Institute for Strategic Studies in London. Ayalon ...
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Monday, February 1st, 2010
The Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently issued the following update: Gaza Operation Investigations: Update Jan 2010 On 29 January 2010, Israel released a 46-page Paper, Gaza Operation Investigations: Update, which describes Israel's procedures for the investigation of allegations of violations of the Law of Armed Conflict. The Paper focuses ...
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Thursday, January 28th, 2010
In his weekly Canadian Jewish News media analysis column “According to Reports,” Paul Michaels, CIC Director of Communications, looks at the coverage of Israel's response to the earthquake in Haiti. The devastating earthquake in Haiti dominated the news last week. And on the U.S. television networks, several news reports ...
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Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
On the occasion of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Israeli President Shimon Peres gave an historic address to the German Bundestag: Address by the President of the State of Israel H.E. Shimon Peres at the German BundestagInternational Holocaust Remembrance DayJanuary 27, 2010 [The speech was delivered in Hebrew] I stand here ...
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Friday, January 22nd, 2010
[caption id="attachment_3373" align="alignright" width="150" caption="An IDF doctor tends to a patient at the field hospital in Haiti."][/caption]As we have noted in a previous blog post, Israel's response to the earthquake in Haiti was very fast and efficient, moblizing a state-of-the-art field hospital that was - for over a week - ...
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Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
Must-see video of the sophisticated and effective Israeli field hospital helping to save victims of the earthquake in Haiti:
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Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
Last summer, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a landmark diplomatic policy address at The Begin-Sadat (BESA) Center for Strategic Studies, Bar-Ilan University, in which he laid out the terms under which Israel could support a two-state solution. In the latest issue of the BESA Bulletin, BESA experts and associated ...
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