Tag Archives: Israel

  1. The Human Rights Council of the United Nations convenes in the Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland, June 11, 2007 (UN)

    The United Nations’ Obsession with Israel

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    Israel won’t care if the Palestinians attain recognition of statehood at the General Assembly. It believes the UN is biased.

  1. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey and President Shimon Peres of Israel at the Davos World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 29, 2009

    Israeli-Turkish Relations Deteriorate Despite UN Study

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    Once allies, the nations are at each other’s throats after an international report shared the blame for the flotilla raid.

  1. Ahmet Davutoğlu, Turkey's foreign minister, 2011

    Turkey’s Estrangement From Israel Continues

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    The diplomat rift between Ankara and Jerusalem necessarily widens as the Arab spring forces a realignment of Turkish foreign policy.

  1. Egyptians underway to a protest at the Israeli embassy in Cairo, August 19, 2011 (Mosa'ab Elshamy)

    Egypt-Israel Relations Cool But Will Endure

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    Despite mounting tension, a resumption of hostilities between Egypt and Israel after thirty years of peace is highly unlikely.

  1. Nuclear detonation in the Nevada desert during Operation Buster-Jangle, October 30, 1951

    Nuclear Proliferation in Southwest Asia

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    Iran’s nuclear weapons program could destabilize the balance of power in the Middle East but maybe that’s a good thing.