Middle East Wars and the Unbreakable US-Israeli Ties ~ by @StephenLendman

By Stephen Lendman | Global Research | March 22, 2013 Longstanding US/Israeli ties remain firm. Obama’s visit reinforces them. It does more. It assures continued support. It endorses hardline extremism. It affirms occupation harshness. It lets Israel do what it pleases. America’s special relationship does more harm than good. It’s wrongheaded. Israel is more strategic […]

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Egypt: Judaizing Jerusalem threatens stability in the region

[ PIC 27/10/2012 – 09:10 AM ] CAIRO, (PIC)– Egypt strongly condemned the Israeli occupation authority’s plan to construct nearly 800 new settlement units in eastern Jerusalem and government headquarters in Mount of Olives. Egyptian Foreign Ministry pointed out in a statement on Friday that “attempts to separate East Jerusalem from its surrounding Palestinian territories […]

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Arab League: attacks on al-Aqsa and holy sites threaten the region’s security

Palestinian Information Center | Oct 12, 2012 CAIRO, (PIC)– The Arab League Council condemned the serious, systematic and repeated violations on the occupied city of Jerusalem by the Israeli occupation authorities, and the escalation of attacks on the sanctity of the Islamic and Christian holy sites. The council criticized in a statement on Thursday “the […]

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Netanyahu slams ‘anti-democratic wave’ in region

“Democracy” Israel: Truth does not matter for “Israel”. Buttons Do. To mute. Look who’s talking… Zionist dictator Israel pretending to be an imaginary democracy (Wake up…  the “democracy-thing” was just another hasbara one-liner) Maan News Agency | Nov 24, 2011 TEL AVIV, Israel (Ma’an) — Israel’s prime minister on Wednesday blasted anyone who supports the […]

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Jordan king: We are Israel’s last ally in region

Related: When will the UN bring Human Rights to Palestine? Maan News Agency | October 27, 2011 WASHINGTON (Ma’an) — Jordan’s King Abdullah on Tuesday said his kingdom was Israel’s last ally in the region and warned that Egypt may dissolve its peace treaty with Tel Aviv. “We are actually the last man standing with […]

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US Mideast policy: Well on its way to total irrelevance

Wednesday, August 10 2011| Noam Sheizaf | + 972 Magazine By following Jerusalem’s lead regarding the Palestinian UN bid, the United State is diminishing its own position in the region, and actually proving that the Palestinians have nothing to hope for in negotiations with Israel President Barack Obama at the AIPAC Policy Conference 2011 (photo: […]

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Gen. Gantz: Arab street a new player in region

[ 01/06/2011 – 03:42 PM ]   NAZARETH, (PIC)– IOF Chief of Staff Gen. Benny Gantz has stated that Israel may face new challenges as the Arab street has appeared as a new player in the Arab region. The fresh threats Israel currently faces pose a threat to the Israeli occupation forces as it becomes […]

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Haniyeh: Nakba marked in changed region

Published May 15, 2011 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Gaza premier Ismail Haniyeh said Sunday that Palestinians were commemorated the 63rd anniversary of the Nakba in a changed region. Huge rallies are planned Sunday across the regions as Palestinians mark the 1948 creation of Israel, an event known to Palestinians as the Nakba, or “catastrophe,” when […]

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If Obama’s Libyan Intervention ‘Succeeds’, Will Palestine Be Next?

Apr-03-2011 15:27 | James M. Wall | Salem-News.com If Libya does stabilize, President Obama will be on a roll, all the more reason he could decide he will not need congressional backup to end Israel’s irresponsible domination of the region. (CHICAGO) – President Obama’s surprise decision to conduct an “humanitarian” effort to protect Libyans from […]

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Abu Arafa: Jerusalem is a time-bomb that could cause entire region to erupt

[ 01/04/2011 – 08:59 PM ]   OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– Khalid Abu Arafa, the former minister of the Jerusalem affairs, has described Thursday Jerusalem as a time-bomb that could cause the entire region to erupt. In an interview with the PIC from his sit-in tent in Jerusalem, Abu Arafa said that PA chief Mahmoud Abbas […]

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‘Israel will be biggest loser in region after changes,’ expert says

15 March 2011, Tuesday / ERCAN YAVUZ, ANKARA Middle East expert Veysel Ayhan says that Israel will be the biggest loser of the popular revolutions in Arab countries, predicting that this process will eventually lead to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state. Ayhan, a lecturer and associate professor at Abant İzzet Baysal University and […]

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America has to consider its interests in the region with a vision says Fatah

Wednesday, 19 January 2011 12:45 The Fatah movement has called on the US to consider its interests in the Arab world with a vision, asking it to side with international law and international legitimacy instead of siding with Israel, “which moves toward ruining the peace process”. In a press release issued by Fatah’s Office of […]

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U.S., France and Israel Readying To Counter Potential Clashes With Hezbollah

Thursday January 13, 2011 01:13 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies Following news stating that the Lebanon-based Hezbollah party, and its Christian ally Michel Aun, decided on Wednesday January 12, to quit the coalition of the Lebanese unity government, the United States, Israel and France started diplomatic moves said to be aiming at thwarting […]

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Hezbollah, allies to topple Lebanon govt

    Emirates 24/7 Published Wednesday, January 12, 2011 Ministers from Hezbollah and its allies will resign and bring down the Lebanese government of Prime Minister Saad al Hariri on Wednesday ahead of indictments against the Shi’ite group over the killing of Hariri’s father. “The resignation statement has been written and will be announced at […]

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Erdogan: Israel’s policies threaten stability in the region

[ 11/01/2011 – 02:33 PM ]   DOHA, (PIC)– Turkish premier Recept Erdogan said that Israel’s policies constitute a major obstacle to the peace process and the stability in the Middle East and called for ending Gaza siege. Erdogan told the Qatari newspaper Asharq on the eve of his visit to Doha that the Israeli […]

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