26 septembre 2011

            On the same podium where many international leaders called to impose sanctions on his country for the brutal crackdown against protesters, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al Muallem on Monday addressed the United Nations General Assembly. In his address, Muallem said there are two sides to the problem Syria faces today: "On the one hand, the country needs the people-driven political, economic and social reform...On the other hand, popular demands and claims have been... [Lire la suite]

            Following his stormy exit from Mahmoud Abbas' UN speech last week, on Monday Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman was in a more festive mood, toasting the Jewish New Year with the Yisrael Beiteinu party members. Lieberman used the opportunity to express harsh criticism against Abbas and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. "Anyone who saw CNN yesterday saw Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan once again verbally attack the State of Israel," said Lieberman. "We have no... [Lire la suite]

         The Turkel Committee tasked with probing last year's IDF raid on the Gaza-bound flotilla appealed to the military advocate general on Monday in a request to review some 50 cases related to suspected violations of laws of war, which involved the death or injury of passengers on board the Marmara. The committee, headed by retired Judge Yaakov Turkel, also filed a request for materials on criminal cases opened following the incident. Some of the materials were already handed to the... [Lire la suite]

            Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas "is the best president Israel could have gotten," President Shimon Peres said at a Rosh Hashana toast Monday. Peres was addressing foreign ambassadors at his Jerusalem residence. He called on Abbas to resume negotiations with Israel. "I call on Abbas, the Palestinian president, whom I greatly respect and for whom I have sympathy - lets commence talks, openly and quietly, even if there are disagreements and criticism." Peres warned... [Lire la suite]