Netanyahu holds talks with Obama amid settlement row
BBC March 24, 2010 Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has held talks with US President Barack Obama – their first meeting since a row over plans to build homes in East Jerusalem. more
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Lady Ashton secures key powers in Europe’s new diplomatic service
EuropeanVoice.com March 24, 2010 Baroness Ashton of Upholland, the EU’s new foreign policy chief, has secured key powers over the world’s biggest development budget, according to a blueprint for Europe’s first common diplomatic service. more
Fiddling While Greece Burns
Foreign Policy March 24, 2010 There is no shortage of troubles in the world today. In Iran, centrifuges whirl, enriching fissile material and imperiling security. U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell has stumbled and faltered in achieving peace, or even peace talks, in Israel. And the group of failed states is no longer a very […]
A consensus on Israel and Iran?
Foreign Policy March 23, 2010 One apparent area of agreement among virtually all public participants in the recent debate over U.S.-Israeli relations is the importance of confronting Iran. Secretary of State Clinton made it a theme of her remarks to the AIPAC policy conference, as did PM Netanyahu, and interestingly enough, it’s implicit in General […]
Israel Absorbs Twin Rebukes From Top Allies
The New York Times March 23, 2010 WASHINGTON — Israel found itself at odds with its two most stalwart allies on Tuesday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu culminated a tense visit to Washington with a face-to-face session with President Obama that apparently failed to resolve the impasse between the two over a comprehensive Middle East […]