Barak Ravid (Haaretz)
By Barak Ravid (Haaretz)
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Fast Forward French, Spanish FMs: Lieberman Violated Every Rule of Diplomacy
The foreign ministers of Spain and France were furious with their Israeli counterpart Avigdor Lieberman, telling him Monday morning during a phone conversation that he had “violated every rule of diplomatic etiquette,” an Israeli source reported on Monday. During a dinner meeting on Sunday, Lieberman told France’s Bernard Kouchner and Spain’s Miguel Angel Moratinos to…
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Fast Forward At Harvard, Livni Says Bibi Wasted Two Years Before Talking to PA
Opposition leader Tzipi Livni (Kadima) criticized on Tuesday the current government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for wasting two years before conducting negotiations with the Palestinians. In a speech at the Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, Livni said that the Israeli government must make the decisions that will save what remains of…
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Fast Forward Amid Settlements Row, Bibi Says He Is Committed to Mideast Peace
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday that he was committed to continuing direct negotiations with the Palestinians, amid speculations that the renewed peace process was in danger due to Israel’s reluctance to renew its construction freeze in West Bank settlement. Netanyahu made his remarks before entering talks with special U.S. envoy George Mitchell, who met…
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Fast Forward White House: Obama Did Not Send Letter To Bibi
The White House denied on Thursday that U.S. President Barack Obama sent a letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proposing a set of U.S. guarantees to Israel in exchange for Israel extending a freeze on settlement construction in the West Bank for another two months. “No letter was sent to the Prime Minister. We are…
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Fast Forward Israel Begins Forming Team for Direct Peace Talks
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday evening began forming Israel’s negotiating team for the direct peace negotiations set to commence next week in Washington, the Prime Minister’s Office announced. Netanyahu will assemble a small negotiating team that will be under his direct supervision, in order to allow for thorough, serious and speedy talks. Netanyahu was…
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Fast Forward U.S. Warns Israel: Refrain From Harming Peace Talks
The Obama administration expects Israel to refrain from making any move that could potentially damage peace talks with the Palestinians once they begin, United States Middle East envoy George Mitchell has told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In recent days, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has made clear that if Israel renews building in West Bank settlements,…
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Fast Forward Israeli Cabinet Ministers: We Will Reject Preconditions for Direct Talks
Israel will reject any preconditions set forth by the Quartet of Middle East peace negotiators in regard to scheduled resumption of direct talks between Israel and the Palestinians, a forum of seven senior cabinet ministers, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, decided Sunday evening. The Quartet – the U.S., the United Nations, the European Union and…
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Fast Forward Abbas Requests Trilateral Meeting Next Week
The Obama administration is attempting to win Israel’s agreement to a Palestinian effort to hold a trilateral meeting next week to set the terms of reference, agenda and timetable for direct negotiations with the Palestinians. The Palestinians also want to discuss the future of Israel’s freeze on settlement construction, which is scheduled to expire on…
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