Posts Tagged ‘Netanyahu’
Middle East Peace Talks
Everyone's saying that this time might be the time, if only Netanyahu sticks to his guns. Sure he says he wants peace, and Mr. Barak, a coalition ally who acts as a foreign minister, is helping the process along, but it's a matter of how dedicated Mr. Abbas and he actually are. Jordan's King Abdullah II and Egypt's President Mubarak endorsed [...]
Netanyahu and Obama: Together at Last
Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Obama vigorously shook hands today at the White House in a meeting that helped to dispel the past few months of tension between their respective countries. Yesterday, Israel said that they would take steps to ease the blockade on Gaza. A list of items that are supposed to encourage economic growth in Gaza [...]
World Heritage Sites Spark Dismay
For Jews, the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron and the Tomb of Rachel in Bethlehem were declared by Prime Minister Netanyahu to be in need of refurbishment. This inspired much reaction from the leader of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas. Hebron is a site revered by Jews, Christians and Arabs, primarily for being the putative resting place of Abraham, [...]
