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Nearly two-third of Americans regard Israel as an ally despite recent diplomatic tensions, a nationwide survey conducted by the U.S. polling firm Rasmussen Reports has revealed. The 70 percent who view Israel as America’s friend marks twice the number of respondents who view Egypt as an ally, though that Middle Eastern country has been […] Hamas committed war crimes against Israel by besieging it with rockets during the three-week war in the Gaza Strip earlier this year, according to a Human Rights Watch report released on Thursday. Full Story… Iran is one of the world’s most significant nations in terms of history, culture and intellectual capacity, and is matched in the Middle East perhaps only by Israel. Full Story… The US will unveil its plan for peace in the Middle East in the coming weeks, according to Defense Minister Ehud Barak, stressing his opinion that Israel should back the proposal. . Read more… WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two visiting Arab leaders sought to ratchet up diplomatic pressure on Israel in Washington on Monday after Saudi Arabia accused the Jewish state of not being serious about peace with the Palestinians. Full Story… Iran could complete the manufacture of an atomic bomb within a year, and is just waiting for supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to give the go-ahead, according to intelligence sources quoted in a report by The Times on Monday.
Full Story… Even half of secular Jews say time is right Full Story… American officials briefed Israel this week on the administration’s ideas for intensifying sanctions against Iran if it fails to respond to President Barack Obama’s offer of dialogue. Full Story… Obstetricians at Hadassah University Medical Center in Jerusalem’s Ein Kerem performed a cesarean section to deliver the seven-month-old fetus of a 38-year-old east Jerusalem woman in serious condition due to swine flu complications. Full story… Legions of senior American officials have descended on Jerusalem recently, but the most important of them has been Defense Secretary Robert Gates. His central objective was to dissuade Israel from carrying out military strikes against Iran’s nuclear weapons facilities. Under the guise of counseling “patience,” Mr. Gates again conveyed President Barack Obama’s emphatic thumbs down […] |
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