|
|
|
Dateline |
 |
Dateline
 |
"Barak is behaving like a battered wife," Landau told the 14th CleanTech 2010 Expo in Tel Aviv Tuesday. "Defense Minister Ehud Barak brought us the escape from Lebanon, he supported the pullout from Gaza and (was also responsible) for the failure of Operation Cast Lead, all of which bolstered Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza."Uzi Landau was reacting to recent remarks by Defense Minister Ehud Barak, who said he was proud of his decision to withdraw from Lebanon in 2000 ... |
 |
Deputy Foreign Minister Daniel Ayalon commented on several current issues in the course of a weekend lecture in Rishon Letzion. Gilad Shalit: "We must do everything we can to bring Shalit home, but without hurting Israel’s security interests. The number of terrorists [to be exchanged] is less important than their potential for resuming terrorist activity."The flotilla to the Gaza Strip: "Retrospectively, the Israeli action to stop the flotilla was correct and created ... |
 |
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Avigdor Lieberman left on 23 June for Rome and the Republic of Malta. In Rome, FM Lieberman will meet with Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini. The two will discuss bilateral and regional issues, including the situation in the Gaza Strip and the negotiations with the Palestinians. The two foreign ministers will sign a cooperation agreement for aid to third-party states. FM Lieberman will meet in Rome with Israel's ambassadors in ... |
 |
DFM Ayalon: "Just as the UN sanctions are imposed on the Iranian regime and not the civilians, our goal is to isolate Hamas and other extremists and strengthen the moderates in the region" On Thursday, 17th June, Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon addressed the Foreign Affairs Committee of the French National Assembly. The Deputy Foreign Minister made opening remarks about the situation in the Middle East and referred to the recent events surrounding the flotilla. Peace ... |
 |
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), which recently accepted Israel as a member, has chosen Jerusalem instead of Paris as the venue for its annual conference in October. Tourism ministers from the 31 countries in the OECD will attend the organization’s 86th meeting.The conference carries both prestige and special importance, given the decision by OECD leaders to deviate from tradition and not hold the meeting in Paris. “The choice of Israel, and in ... |
 |
"It would be a mistake thinking that we could change the Turkish stand against Israel with another effort or gesture, as there has been a strategic change in the Turkish government which stems from deep changes in their society," Lieberman said Tuesday in a meeting with members of the Conference of President of Major American Jewish Organizations in New York. Addressing the Egyptian decision to open the Rafah crossing permanently, Lieberman said that "maintaining the calm in Gaza ... |
 |
In a press conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Foreign Minister highlighted the terrorist associations of the flotilla organizers - longstanding links to Hamas, Alcaida, and others. The flotilla passengers were amred with knives, bats, guns, and slingshots. They had obviously planned to lynch Israeli soldiers. Mr. Ayalon emphasized that this flotilla was not humantarian in purpose. If it were, the organizers would have agreed to send the aid through the ... |
 |
Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon met with Lieutenant General Paul J. Selva, US envoy appointed to monitor the implementation of both parties' obligations under the terms of the Performance-Based Roadmap to a Permanent Two-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. This is yet another visit by the general to the region as part of the American effort to encourage the implementation of the Roadmap.Deputy FM Ayalon noted the seriousness with which Israel views the continued ... |
|
|
HomePage
