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Thank you Mr. Harper
Israel has eagerly welcomed Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper, and with very good reason. Under Mr. Harper’s leadership Canada has become Israel’s staunchest friend in the world, with Australia coming in at a close second as exemplified by this week’s … Continue reading
Posted in International relations
Tagged Binyamin Netanyahu, Canada, Knesset, speech, Stephen Harper
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And so it starts: the West’s capitulation to Iran
On the heels of the cowardly American-led Western retreat from an attack on Syria’s chemical weapons and allowing Russia to fill the political vacuum, we see a similar further retreat in the face of the much more dangerous threat emanating … Continue reading
Distrust, Dismantle and Verify – Netanyahu’s UN speech
Binyamin Netanyahu delivered his much-anticipated speech at the UN General Assembly yesterday and there were no surprises there, not even a special gimmick like last year’s bomb cartoon. There were, however, several excellent sound-bites, of which the headline here is … Continue reading
Posted in International relations, Mideast news
Tagged Binyamin Netanyahu, funny, Iran, Middle East, nuclear program, speech
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UN vote on granting observer status to fictitious Palestinian state passes 138:9, 41 abstentions
As expected, the vote in the UN’s General Assembly on granting observer status to the Palestinian Authority as “a non-member state” has passed by 138 votes to 9, with 41 abstentions. The abstentions are more than I expected, but they … Continue reading
Posted in International relations, Mideast news
Tagged Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian state, Ron Prosor, speech, UN
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