Archive for the ‘Israeli politics’ 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, March 9th, 2010
Here is the transcript of the March 8 press conference given by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Vice President Joe Biden, during Biden's trip to Israel: Prime Minister Netanyahu: Vice President Biden, Joe, welcome to Israel and welcome to Jerusalem. We’ve been personal friends for almost three decades. ...
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Monday, March 8th, 2010
Great story on International Women's Day. Israel working to get more women in its parliament (Knesset). Bill would reward parties that boast more women By Mazal Mualem Haaretz: March 8, 2010 Efforts to increase the number of female Knesset members have frequently been stymied ...
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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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Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
In today’s Winnipeg Free Press, veteran Mideast columnist Samuel Segev analyzes the latest efforts to kickstart the dormant Israeli-Palestinian peace process: Lots of peace plans, a little progress By Samuel Segev Winnipeg Free Press, 25/01/2010 TEL AVIV -- Israel and the Arab world on Wednesday will be watching with great ...
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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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Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
This Jerusalem Post article and Bar-Ilan University BESA Center monograph, is receommended reading from David Weinberg, Director of the CIC Israel Office: Eiland calls to establish 'US of Jordan'By Herb Keinon, Jerusalem Post Jan. 9, 2010 Forget a two-state solution, the way to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is to create ...
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Monday, January 11th, 2010
The Tami Steinmetz Center for Peace Research at Tel Aviv University recently released its War and Peace Index for December 2009. Among the key findings: A majority of the Israeli Jewish public considers that the present government is functioning well or even better in the security sphere, medium in the ...
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