With Reporting By Ori Nir in Washington.
By With Reporting By Ori Nir in Washington.
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News Facing Gaza Withdrawal, Egypt Eyes Larger Role in Peace Process
Egypt is stepping up its involvement in Israel-Palestinian negotiations and pressing to revive a postponed Arab League summit in advance of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s visit to the United States, which is set for later this month. The Arab nation has also reportedly proposed establishing a new leadership for the collapsing Palestinian Authority, comprising senior…
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News Arab States Mulling Endorsement of Geneva Initiative
several middle east countries are discussing ways to endorse the recent unofficial peace agreement known as the geneva understandings, according to an american scholar who played a key role in promoting a previous arab-backed peace initiative. Henry Siegman, a former head of the American Jewish Congress and longtime supporter of a two-state solution, told the…
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News New Republic Cancels an Invite to Foe of Saudis
The New Republic magazine is coming under attack for co-sponsoring a recent forum with Saudi Arabia and allegedly agreeing to the kingdom’s demand that it withdraw its invitation to a leading critic of Riyadh. Author Stephen Schwartz told the Forward that he was removed from the panel at the behest of Saudi Arabia, which co-sponsored…
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News Behind Warnings to Damascus: Reassessment of Younger Assad
A sudden flurry of U.S. warnings to Syria in recent days indicates that Washington has undertaken what Israel and its supporters here have been urging for months: a comprehensive reassessment of Syrian ruler Bashar Assad. In the past two weeks, while U.S. troops were taking control of neighboring Iraq, a string of top American officials…
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News With ‘Road Map’ Set, Battle Shifts To Its Implementation
Having apparently failed to secure any changes to the internationally sponsored “road map” to peace, Israel and its supporters in Washington are gearing up for diplomatic battles over the plan’s implementation. The Israeli government said this week that it would submit 15 proposed amendments to the document, which is expected to be released within weeks,…
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