Daily Archives: 3 October 2011

Panetta warns Israel it is becoming isolated – but is that really true?

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Israel has received yet another doom-laden warning about its increasing isolation in the region, this time from US Secretary of Defence Leon Panetta. US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Sunday night warned Israel that it was becoming increasingly isolated in … Continue reading →

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US cuts $200m aid to Palestinians who claim their brothers will help them

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To which I say “it’s about time!” – both about the US cutting off their aid after warning Mahmoud Abbas not to go ahead with his claim for statehood at the UN, and about the Arabs finally getting around to … Continue reading →

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