Benjamin Netanyahu

The Painful Cost to Israel of Its Settler Adventure

Bradley Burston | Posted 08.20.2009 | World


Bradley Burston

Settlement in remote areas has siphoned off critically needed funds for infrastructure, housing and social welfare in central Israel, as well as funds for dangerous roadways on which 440 died last year.

Israel's East Jerusalem Construction To Proceed Despite US Wishes

AP | AMY TEIBEL | Posted 08.20.2009 | World


JERUSALEM — Israel on Sunday rejected a U.S. demand to suspend a planned housing project in east Jerusalem, threatening to further complicate an...

Israel Rejects U.S. Call To Halt Jerusalem Project

AP | AMY TEIBEL | Posted 08.19.2009 | World


JERUSALEM — Israel on Sunday rejected a U.S. demand to suspend a planned housing project in east Jerusalem, threatening to further complicate an...

What Should A New American Policy Toward Iran Look Like?

Sam Sedaei | Posted 08.16.2009 | World


Sam Sedaei

From one of many emails received post-elecion: "President Obama: Thank you for being mindful and not wanting to meddle... But why would we write our protest signs in English if we didn't want the West's help?"

Netanyahu's Speech for Peace: Is Anyone Listening?

Lanny Davis | Posted 08.15.2009 | World


Lanny Davis

Netanyahu gave one of the most comprehensive, thoughtful and highly personal speeches supporting the Israeli-Palestinian peace process of any Israeli prime minister in recent years.

Will Israel Grant Asylum to Fascism?

Bradley Burston | Posted 08.14.2009 | World


Bradley Burston

Fascism thrives on legality, it lawyers up every chance it gets, the better to use any institution of democracy to quietly and methodically corrupt and demolish every institution of democracy.

Abbas Says He Won't Resume Talks With Netanyahu

Jerusalem Post | KHALED ABU TOAMEH AND HAVIV RETTIG GUR | Posted 08.12.2009 | World


Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas reiterated on Sunday his refusal to resume peace talks with Israel unless Binyamin Netanyahu's governmen...

Netanyahu Invites Abbas To Talk Peace

AP | ARON HELLER | Posted 08.12.2009 | World


JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday invited the Palestinians to sit down immediately to talk peace, but the Palestin...

Bush Legacy: FP's 5 World Leaders Who Miss George W. Bush

Foreign Policy | Posted 08.10.2009 | World


Barack Obama might still be overwhelmingly popular around the world, but here are five heads of state who probably wish they could have the old guy ba...

Israeli PM Calls Emanuel and Axelrod "Self-Hating Jews": Paper

Haaretz | Posted 08.09.2009 | World


[...] Netanyahu appears to be suffering from confusion and paranoia. He is convinced that the media are after him, that his aides are leaking informat...

Netanyahu's Two-State Goal?

Saree Makdisi | Posted 08.08.2009 | World


Saree Makdisi

Netanyahu's speech marked both the definitive end and a symbolic return to the beginning of the two-state solution as that hapless notion has been peddled since the Oslo Accords of 1993-95.

2,500 Israeli Settlement Housing Units Approved By US: Israeli Newspaper

Huffington Post | Posted 08.08.2009 | World


Despite consistent US efforts to convince Israel to freeze all settlement activities in the West Bank, in accordance with the 2003 Road Map, US offici...

23 Israeli Settlements To Be Evacuated Soon: Ehud Barak

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 08.07.2009 | World


In a sign that Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak and US Middle East envoy George Mitchell are making headway in their London talks over the Middle E...

Biden Israel-Iran Statements Cause Storm Of Regional Responses

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 08.07.2009 | World


The effects of Vice President Joe Biden's recent remarks during an interview with ABC's "This Week"--where he implied that Israel has a sovereign righ...

Saudi Arabia, Israel Talks For Shared Airspace Against Iran Denied By Saudis

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 08.06.2009 | World


Following Vice President Joe Biden's statements in an interview on ABC's "The Week"--which many believe to amount to a tacit condoning of a hypothetic...

Lieberman: As Settler, Will Stay Out Of West Bank Negotiations

Haaretz | Posted 08.06.2009 | World


Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Monday that he had deliberately chosen to avoid taking part in the debate over West Bank settlement, as his ow...

Obama Settlement Stance Draws Fire From All Directions

Huffington Post | Posted 08.02.2009 | World


Though President Obama is reported to be taking an unprecedentedly harder line on Israel's settlement activities, expressed through statements by rank...

Israel Supreme Court Rules Against Army In Palestinian Abuse Case

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 08.01.2009 | World


The Israeli human rights group B'Tselem won a victory over the army in Israel's Supreme court Wednesday when a stronger indictment was unanimously ord...

Sarkozy To Netanyahu: Fire Avigdor Lieberman

AP | AMY TEIBEL | Posted 07.31.2009 | World


JERUSALEM — French president Nicolas Sarkozy urged the Israeli prime minister to fire his foreign minister _ a hard-liner whose party tried to f...

Will Obama Buckle?

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 07.27.2009 | World


MJ Rosenberg

Netanyahu may believe that it would be nice to hold on to the West Bank. But in his brain he knows that maintaining Israel's friendship with the United States is infinitely nicer.

"Natural Growth" of Israeli Settlements

The Real News | Posted 07.25.2009 | World


The Real News

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to the possibility of establishing a Palestinian state under what's called the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Netanyahu Believes Obama Has Already Blinked on Settlements

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 07.25.2009 | World


MJ Rosenberg

As Obama said about Iran, the whole world is watching. If the administration flinches, it will be noticed.

Israel Defies Obama's Settlement Demand, Authorizes Construction Of 300 New Homes In West Bank

Huffington Post | Posted 07.24.2009 | World


In defiance of President Obama's call for a halt to all settlement growth, Israel has authorized the construction of 300 new homes in the West Bank, H...

Mubarak Stresses Egypt's Peace Role in the Arab World

Firas Al-Atraqchi | Posted 07.22.2009 | World


Firas Al-Atraqchi

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has positioned himself -- and Egypt's diplomatic initiatives -- at the head of the Arab camp's efforts to bring peace to the region.

Netanyahu: I Won't Second-Guess Obama On Iran

AP | Posted 07.22.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he isn't going to second-guess President Barack Obama's approach on Iran after the T...