Archive for the ‘Israeli Settlements’ Category

(WASHINGTON, DC) September 23, 2009 –President Barack Obama‘s speech at the 64th UN General Assembly meeting displayed evidence that a lasting peace between the Israelis and Palestinians has made no new ground. If anything, the speech indicated the President’s plans to restart negotiations and retract his demand for Israel to end construction of illegal colonies. [...]

On Monday, the Israeli government officially authorized the expansion of West Bank settlements. With the approval of Ehud Barak, the Minister of Defense and leader of the Labor Party, 455 new units will be built in several settlements close both to Jerusalem and to the 1967 border. The move comes as parties try to finalize [...]

By Shane McCarthy, CNI Staff Writer shane@cnionline.org The disparity between American and Israeli interests was once again illuminated in a recent meeting between Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak in Jerusalem. In a joint news conference at the King David Hotel, Mr. Barak stated that he did not approve of America’s [...]