Monthly Archives: June 2010

JERUSALEM - Despite reports of daily anti-Semitic rhetoric from the Turkish government, cancelled Turkish-Israeli sporting games, and the cancellation of thousands of summer vacations to Turkey by Israeli tourists, the Turkish attitude toward the...

June 24, 2010 Mr. Ban Ki-moon Secretary-General United Nations New York, NY 10017 USA Dear Secretary-General, I, as the Mayor of Jerusalem, am committed to improving the quality of life of all residents of Jerusalem and decided from the moment I...

http://www.gloria-center.org/blog/2010/06/bit-more-on-gaza-strip-diplomacy Elsewhere, I have explained in great detail the changes in Israeli policy as well as the implications of Western policy in the Gaza Strip: economic normalization meaning also normalization of the existence of a...

When Israel boarded another ship bound for Gaza last weekend and escorted it to an Israeli port without incident, it demonstrated to me that both sides, Israel and the activists, hold blame for the...

Vic Toews, currently Canada’s Minister of Public Security visiting Jordan in January 2010. All photos courtesy of Minister Toews. Minister Toews visiting Jordan, January 2010. Minister Toews visiting Jordan, January 2010. Minister Toews meeting in Ramallah with...

JERUSALEM - The relationship between Israel and its long-standing friend in the region, which has deteriorated consistently over the past several months, has now reached a new low. The Turkish ambassador to Israel, who was...

JERUSALEM - The Israel Defense Force (IDF) Intelligence Branch has decided to step up activity focusing on the IHH, the organization that led the recent flotilla of ships from Turkey on May 30. Israeli security...

JERUSALEM - Israel Security Agency director Yuval Diskin said Hamas as well as the Islamic Jihad have deployed 5,000 missiles and rockets in Gaza. Mr. Diskin said the weapons have a range of up to...

JERUSALEM - The Middle East Newsline has confirmed that Russia expects to win a contract for the construction of nuclear reactors in Iran. The Kremlin is leading efforts to win a project to construct...