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Posts Tagged ‘Palestine’

• Obama vs. Netanyahu: Colliding World Views

  Posted March 18th, 2010 at 9:58am in American Leadership with 4 comments

  The Obama administration has stumbled into a nasty spat with Israel that is based on incompatible views of how best to advance prospects for peace between Israel and its Arab neighbors. For President Barack Obama, peace is best achieved through patiently engaging adversaries, assuring them that their dignity will be respected, educating them on [...] More

• Reaction Roundup: Heritage Experts on Obama’s UN Speech

  Posted September 23rd, 2009 at 1:17pm in American Leadership with 7 comments

  Earlier today, President Barack Obama addressed the General Assembly of the United Nations. You can read the full transcript here.  Experts in foreign policy and international affairs at The Heritage Foundation watched the speech and had plenty of reaction.  Here are some highlights: On Reaction at U.N.: “The other U.N. member states have to be beside themselves with [...] More

• Morning Bell: Leadership Lacking in Cairo

  Posted June 5th, 2009 at 9:02am in American Leadership with 37 comments

  President Barack Obama’s speech in Egypt on Thursday received mixed reviews both among the crowd at Cairo University and across the Middle East. Indeed, there were some praiseworthy passages in the address including his call for greater religious tolerance, his emphasis on women’s rights, and his recitation of America’s founding principles. But the speech was [...] More

• Obama in Cairo: Not a Game Changer

  Posted June 4th, 2009 at 2:40pm in American Leadership with 10 comments

  President Obama’s speech was an attempt to create deeper understanding between America and Muslims throughout the world, but the feel-good impact of the speech is unlikely to last long or change opinions about America among those who object to U.S. policies in the Middle East and South Asia. His pledge to fight against negative stereotypes of [...] More

• Pressure Hamas not Israel

  Posted January 7th, 2009 at 11:27am in American Leadership with 3 comments

  Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has called for meetings between the Israeli leaders and “Palestinian factions” as well as a ceasefire in the Gaza conflict. According to the CNN article, the Egyptian President “said the discussions would focus on avoiding an escalation of the violence, securing borders between Israel and Gaza”. The U.S. has supported Israel’s [...] More

• Gaza Cease-Fire Must Halt Hamas Rockets

  Posted January 6th, 2009 at 10:03am in American Leadership with 2 comments

  Heritage Senior Research Fellow for Middle Eastern Affairs James Phillips on what principles should guide U.S. policy regarding the Gaza crisis:A cease-fire agreement must include and immediate and permanent end of rocket attacks by Hamas and other extremist Palestinian groups. A return to the status quo ante, in which Hamas felt free to launch rockets [...] More

• No Hope for Peace With Hamas in Power

  Posted December 29th, 2008 at 2:46pm in American Leadership with 8 comments

  Hamas once again has provoked a crisis with Israel to advance its revolutionary agenda by exploiting the misery that its own policies have forced upon the Palestinian people and blaming Israel for everything that has happened. Hamas ended the six-month ceasefire (that it never fully enforced anyway) and resumed its indiscriminate bombardment of Israeli civilians, [...] More