Archive for the ‘Israeli politics’ Category
Thursday, August 19th, 2010
In July, The Peace Index, a joint venture of The Evens Mediation and Conflict Resolution Center at Tel Aviv University and The Israel Democracy Institute, looked at issues related to Israel's status in the world community. Among the findings:
"The whole world is against us." That is what 56% of the ...
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Thursday, July 29th, 2010
Here is an opinion piece by Danny Ayalon, Israel's deputy minister of foreign affairs, published in the July 29 Wall Street Journal:
The Flotilla Farce
Whether they are from Turkey, Ireland or Cyprus, those that participate reek of hypocrisy.
By DANNY AYALON
A couple of years ago, a Palestinian refugee camp was encircled and ...
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Wednesday, July 21st, 2010
In July, The Peace Index, a joint venture of The Evens Mediation and Conflict Resolution Center at Tel Aviv University and The Israel Democracy Institute, looked at Israelis' positions on peace talks, captive soldier Gilad Schalit, U.S. President Barack Obama and other current issues. Among the findings:
While 71.5% of the ...
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Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
This is a new paper by Dr. Max Singer of the BESA Center for Strategic Studies, a non-partisan and independent institute, affiliated with the political science department at Bar-Ilan University in Israel.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Israeli ambassador to the US Michael Oren and American President Barack Obama agree that Obama’s view of ...
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Monday, July 12th, 2010
On July 7, Israeli Prime Minister Benhamin Netnanyahu appeared on CNN's "Larry King Live." In this informative interview, Netanyahu cearly his desier for "the leader of Israel and the leader of the Palestinian Authority, to get down together, talk peace and make peace."
If you missed the broadcast, or would like ...
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Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
Here is the offical transcript of U.S. President Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's joint "press availablity" during their June 6 White House meeting:
PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, I just completed an excellent one-on-one discussion with Prime Minister Netanyahu, and I want to welcome him back to the White House.
I want to, ...
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Monday, July 5th, 2010
These are the results of the most recent poll conducted jointly by the Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research in Ramallah, between June 6 and 16, 2010. This joint survey was ...
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Friday, May 28th, 2010
In his weekly Canadian Jewish News media analysis column “According to Reports,” Paul Michaels, CIC Director of Communications, praises the influential Economist magazine for a balanced take on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
This column has recently criticized major elements of the mainstream media for failing to deal adequately with the complexity ...
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Wednesday, April 21st, 2010
This article in Foreign Policy Magazine comes recommended by David Weinberg, Director of the CIC Israel Office:
The False Religion of Mideast Peace
And why I'm no longer a believer.
BY Aaron David Miller | APRIL 19, 2010
Foreign Policy Magazine
On October 18, 1991, against long odds and in front of an ...
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Monday, April 19th, 2010
Here is a guest post by Yossi Tanuri, Director General, United Israel Appeal of Canada, who is based in Jerusalem:
April 15, 2010
Tonight, at 8:00 PM Israel time a siren will cut through the thoughts, actions and movements of every single Israeli, as memorial day for fallen soldiers commences.
For me, Memorial ...
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