Posts Tagged ‘ Netanyahu ’

The Palestinian Authority slammed on Thursday Israeli Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s response to a decision to name a Ramallah street after Hamas activist Yahya Ayyash, saying Israel was absurdly using the term incitement. “Israel is using the term incitement in an absurd manner, which indicates the Israeli government’s distress,” the PA press office wrote...
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US General David Petraeus has charged that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was fomenting anti-American sentiment and limiting America’s strategic partnerships with Arab governments due to the perception of US favoritism towards Israel, US and Israeli media have said. “The enduring hostilities between Israel and some of its neighbours present distinct challenges to our ability to...
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Hagai Ben-Artzi, the brother–in-law of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday called US President Barack Obama an anti-Semite “It’s not that Obama doesn’t like Bibi,” he said, referring to Netanyahu using his nickname. “He doesn’t like the people of Israel,” he said in an interview with Army Radio. Ben-Artzi said that Obama’s anti-Semitism...
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The United States has pledged to assign blame and take action if indirect talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority failed. The decision to name and shame is an indication of a new commitment by the President Barack Obama Administration to playing a role in the talks. Israel daily Haaretz said that the US...
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