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Chanting "No, you can’t!" and waving signs bearing messages in a similar vein, nearly 200 people held a demonstration outside the US Consulate on the capital’s Rehov Agron on Wednesday evening, protesting the growing American pressure to stop construction in West Bank settlements. Full Story… Now, the flip side is I think that the United States and the West generally, we have to educate ourselves more effectively on Islam. And one of the points I want to make is, is that if you actually took the number of Muslims Americans, we’d be one of the largest Muslim countries in […] During a conference call in preparation for President Obama’s trip to Cairo, Egypt, where he will address the Muslim world, deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Denis McDonough said “the President himself experienced Islam on three continents before he was able to — or before he’s been able to visit, really, the heart of […] “I don’t think we have to change strong support for Israel,” Obama said in an interview with NPR. “We do have to retain a constant belief in the possibilities of negotiations that will lead to peace, and that’s going to require, from my view, a two-state solution.” Full Story… Did you guys really think Obama […] A vast majority of US senators on Tuesday urged President Barack Obama to mind the “risks” to Israel in any Middle East peace accord as he presses for a two-state solution to the six-decade conflict. Full Story… President Obama today embarked on his most daunting diplomatic challenge yet, telling Israel that the “difficult steps” it must take towards peace include the creation of an independent Palestinian state and a halt to settlement expansion on occupied land. […] In an unprecedented move, the Obama administration is readying for a possible confrontation with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by briefing Democratic congressmen on the peace process and the positions of the new government in Israel regarding a two-state solution. Full Story… Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called Wednesday for “profound changes” in US foreign policy – including an end to support for Israel and an apology to the Islamic republic for past misdeeds. Full Story… How funny is that. Iran wants the USA to quit supporting Israel. Would that mean Iran will quit supporting the Palestinians? How […] George Mitchell drew a few laughs Thursday at the State Department. After being introduced by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as the person she and President Barack Obama wanted as their Special Envoy for Middle East Peace, Mitchell remarked on how the Irish troubles had dragged on for 800 years. Full Story… U.S. President Barack Obama will start reversing former President George W. Bush’s climate change policies on Monday by taking steps to allow states to limit greenhouse gas emissions from cars and by ordering 2011 vehicle fuel efficiency standards to be set by March. […] |
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