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More Voices Urge Obama to Rein In Netanyahu

From On December 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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WASHINGTON, Dec 6 2012 (IPS) - Increasingly distressed over the possible consequences of Israel’s recent steps to punish the Palestinian Authority (PA) and consolidate its hold on the West Bank, a number of prominent voices here are urging President Barack Obama to exert real pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu [...]

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Clinton says US open to direct talks with Iran (again)

From On December 4, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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Further to Jim’s post on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s explicit statement on Friday that Washington wants bilateral talks with Iran, are similar comments she made on Nov. 30 at the Foreign Policy Group’s “Transformational Trends 2013″ Forum:

QUESTION: Robin Wright.

SECRETARY CLINTON: Hi, Robin.

QUESTION: I want to ask you [...]

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Poll: More Israeli Jews oppose military attack on Iran, view Obama favorably

From On November 30, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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The number of Israelis who oppose a military attack against Iran has risen modestly since last year, according to the Anwar Sadat Chair’s annual survey of Israeli public opinion released today at the Brookings Institution.

While 51-percent of Israeli respondents said they think it’s “very likely” that “Iran will eventually develop nuclear [...]

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Is Iran the Greatest Threat?

From On October 18, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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When national security has figured into the presidential nominees’ campaigns, the focus has been mostly on Iran. With that in mind Daniel Byman, the research director for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution, asks whether Pakistan, North Korea, China, the Syrian crisis and major US domestic issues can [...]

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Understanding the rial’s freefall

From On October 4, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Iran’s economy is not on the verge of collapse

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The sharp drop in the value of the rial in the last two weeks has created much excitement in Iran and abroad, but mostly for the wrong reasons. In the parallel (or free) market for foreign currencies, the [...]

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Ali Gharib: Lessons of 2007 Israeli raid on Syria can’t be applied to Iran

From On September 11, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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Examining a New Yorker article by the Israel-focused Washington Institute’s David Makovsky, Ali Gharib observes in the Daily Beast that in contrast to Makovsky’s analysis, “The lessons of the Israeli raid on Syria in 2007 can’t be applied to Iran’s nuclear program”:

Unlike the Syrian nuclear [...]

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Why does Haim Saban prefer Obama over Romney?

From On September 5, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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In 2004 Haim Saban told a New York Times reporter: “I’m a one-issue guy and my issue is Israel.” That’s only important because Saban is a billionaire media mogul and generous political campaign donor who has contributed to individuals and lobbying organizations. Saban’s desire to influence US [...]

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A brief survey of the Syrian intervention debate

From On February 6, 2012 · 3 Comments

As the humanitarian horrors in Syria continue, the debate about foreign intervention intensifies. Today the Daily Telegraph published a pro-intervention blog post by Michael Weiss, who heads Communications and Public Relations at the Henry Jackson Society, a self-described “non-partisan” think tank with neoconservative affiliations.

Weiss mainly focuses on Israel-Palestine and human [...]

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Chicago Council Poll: U.S. Public Against Attacking Iran

From On September 17, 2010 · 2 Comments

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs just released their wide-ranging biennial 2010 survey on Americans’ attitudes on U.S. foreign policy. With Iran such a hot issue these days, it’s no surprise a number of questions focused on U.S.-Iran relations and other issues involving Iran — but some of the responses were indeed surprising.

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