CNN Middle East News- U.N. Security Council to meet on SyriaThe U.N. Security Council is scheduled to meet Saturday and may vote on a draft resolution intended to pressure Syria to end its months-long crackdown on anti-government demonstrators, diplomats said. […]
- Samsung said it didn't make ad that angered IraniansSenior Iranian lawmakers are considering a boycott of Samsung, the South Korean electronics and appliance manufacturer, because of a controversial Israeli ad that pokes fun at the nuclear crisis, state-run Press TV of Iran said Friday. […]
- Iran's leader: War would be detrimental to U.S.The supreme leader of Iran issued a blunt warning Friday that war would be detrimental to the United States -- and that Iran is ready to help anyone who confronts "cancerous" Israel. […]
- Bold, exhilarating stands for freedom inside SyriaAbu Marwan jumps into the back of the small white van. He and his friend, Abu Omar, are heading to a grass-roots demonstration in the Syrian capital to protest the government of President Bashar al-Assad. […]
- Film director shares sights and sounds of Beirut's 'Little Armenia'Film director Nigol Bezjian was born in Syria, raised in Lebanon and studied in the United States, but nowhere does he feel more at home than in Little Armenia. […]
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U.S agrees with Israel: Syria provided Hezbullah with missiles
After his meeting with Israel Defense minister Ehud Barak, Gates seemed to agree that Syria is providing Hezbullah with missiles and scuds. Gates [singlepic id=179 w=310 h=230 float=right]commented saying: “Syria and Iran are providing Hezbullah with rockets and missiles of ever-increasing capabilities,” and that “Hezbullah has far more rockets and missiles than most governments in the world.”
The tensions between Israel and Syria are increasing after the former threatened to respond by attacking both Syria and Lebanon if Israeli territories would be attacked with scuds.
The Game of Blame
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert stated in one of his farewell speeches that the Palestinians should be blamed for not signing a Peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians. Olmert said that Israel did everything and was ready to compromise for the sake of peace. As his former leaders, Olmert blamed the Palestinians for the failure.
FRAMING, PRINCIPLES AND ELEMENTS – Jeff Halper
FRAMING, PRINCIPLES AND ELEMENTS: IF THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TRULY SEEKS A BREAK-THROUGH ON THE ISRAEL-PALESTINE CONFLICT
Jeff Halper
December 10, 2008
Writing recently in The Washington Post (“Middle East Priorities,” Nov. 21), Brent Scowcroft and Zbigniew Brzezinski, two former US National Security Advisors, a Republican and a Democrat, declared: “We believe that the Arab-Israeli peace process is one issue that requires priority attention [from the incoming Obama Administration].”
