Schlagwort: USA

„The Israeli TV news show Mabat broadcast a report that said Egyptian media Tuesday evening published evidence that the U.N. Security Council resolution against Israel was cooked up in a meeting between U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, National Security Adviser Susan Rice and two top Palestinian Authority officials. According to Oded Granot, the…

Die Altstadt von Jerusalem, inklusive des jüdischen Viertels und der Klagemauer, ist „besetztes palästinensisches Land“, erklärte der Sicherheitsrat der Vereinten Nationen in der am vergangenen Freitag verabschiedeten Resolution 2334. Ermöglicht wurde dieser geschichtsklitternde Beschluss u. a. durch die Vereinigten Staaten, die sich der Stimme enthielten, anstatt die Resolution mit ihrem…

„The US abstention from a recent vote against Israeli settlements at the UN Security Council topped the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s annual list released Tuesday of 10 worst outbreaks of Jew-hatred and anti-Israel incidents. The Jewish human rights organization ranked the Obama administration’s move as the top case, charging that it…

„But the most dangerous consequence of this resolution is that it makes peace much more difficult to achieve because it sends a false message to the Palestinians that they can achieve a state through the United Nations rather than through direct negotiations with Israel. The Palestinian leadership has refused to…

Von Stefan Frank 2017 finden in Europa etliche wichtige Wahlen statt, da mag eine parteiinterne Kür in Amerika eher unwichtig scheinen. Und hatten wir davon dieses Jahr nicht schon mehr als genug? Trotzdem sollte man die Abstimmung über den Vorsitz des Democratic National Committee (DNC), der nationalen Organisation der Demokratischen…

„Sizing up the Israeli-Palestinian conflict upon assuming office, President Obama decided Israeli settlements were the problem, and he insisted on a total freeze on construction. What followed were eight years of deadlock, the deterioration of U.S. relations with Israelis and Palestinians alike, and widespread disillusionment with the two-state solution. Despite…

„For all eight years of the Obama administration, Democrats have made believe that Barack Obama is a firm and enthusiastic supporter and defender of the Jewish state. Arguments to the contrary were not only dismissed but angrily denounced as the products of nothing more than vicious partisanship. Obama’s defenders repeatedly…

„It turned out that nothing could prevent President Obama from firing one last shot at Israel. Despite the pleas of the Israeli government and the warning from his successor that failing to veto a biased UN resolution on the Middle East conflict would be deeply unfair and soon repudiated, the…

„US President-elect Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged the Obama administration on Thursday to veto a UN Security Council draft resolution calling for an immediate halt to settlement building on land that Palestinians want for a state. Netanyahu took to Twitter in the dead of night in Israel…

„Russia, Iran and Turkey met in Moscow on Tuesday to work toward a political accord to end Syria’s nearly six-year war, leaving the United States on the sidelines as the countries sought to drive the conflict in ways that serve their interests. Secretary of State John Kerry was not invited.…

„Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani ordered scientists on Tuesday to start developing systems for nuclear-powered boats, in reaction to what he called the United States‘ violation of a global atomic deal. The announcement marked Iran’s first concrete response to a U.S. Congress decision last month to extend legislation making it easier…

„If Obama had made any mistakes – such as leaving Libya, Syria, Yemen and Iraq in chaos – you wouldn’t know it from his presentation. You would certainly have no hint that the terrorism problem has gotten far worse under his watch. Recall that when he came into office Islamic…

„The first, foundational mistake was to believe, like a long line of global statespeople before him, that he could succeed where others had failed in trying to strong-arm the two sides into an accord on a rapid timetable, when it is tragically and undeniably obvious that the deadline-based approach cannot…

Von Alex Feuerherdt Der designierte Verteidigungsminister in Donald Trumps Kabinett sieht im Iran die größte Gefahr für den Nahen Osten, kritisiert gleichzeitig aber auch Israel mit scharfen Worten. Mit der Berufung des erfahrenen Generals setzt Donald Trump seine widersprüchliche Personalpolitik fort. Der künftige amerikanische Präsident Donald Trump hat eine weitere…

„Iran is threatening to retaliate after the U.S. Senate gave Congress’ final approval to an extension of the American sanctions against Iran that lawmakers of both parties said is crucial to enforcing the international nuclear accord with Tehran. ‚Iran has proved that it sticks to its international agreements, but it…