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Settlement expansion is obstacle to peace, Blinken tells US Israel lobby

Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, pledged continued US commitment to both Israel's security and a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict on Monday, but said the expansion of Jewish settlements would be an obstacle to peace, Reuters reports. In a speech to the pro-Israel lobby group, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC, Blinken also said that moves toward annexation of the Israeli-occupied West Bank or that disrupt the status quo […]

today6 June 2023

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Joe Biden ‘no saviour’ of the Palestinians

In October 1973, newly elected Delaware Senator Joe Biden visited Israel on his first official overseas trip and met Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir. The 30-year-old was visibly moved as Meir explained what she said was Israel’s militarily dangerous situation surrounded by “enemy states”, but he cheered up when the Israeli leader revealed what she said was Israel’s secret weapon: The Israelis have nowhere else to go. Biden has retold […]

today9 November 2020

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International News

lhan Omar signs AIPAC letter to prolong Iran sanctions

A once-fierce critic of US foreign policy in Iran and of the influential American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn. took her supporters by surprise when it was revealed that she signed the Israeli lobby’s letter calling on Washington to renew sanctions on Iran. The Israeli lobby group AIPAC is known for being the main architect of US policies throughout the Middle East, and has been criticized […]

today7 May 2020

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International News

MBS meets AIPAC, anti-BDS leaders during US visit

Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, known as MBS, has met leaders from a number of right-wing Jewish organisations during his tour of the United States. The groups, which have donated millions to illegal settlement building and the fight against BDS (the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) movement, include officials from AIPAC, Stand Up for Israel (ADL) and the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA). According to a […]

today30 March 2018

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International News

‘Indispensable ally’: Arab countries lauded at AIPAC

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that his country is an "indispensable ally" to neighbouring Arab countries in their feud with Iran. "This is true for Egypt and Jordan, Israel's longtime peace partners, but also true of many other Arab countries in the Middle East," he told the annual policy conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). Stephen Greenberg, Chairman of the Conference of Presidents of […]

today7 March 2018

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International News

AIPAC speakers praise Saudi Arabia and UAE leadership

The chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in the US has urged the pro-Israel lobbying group, AIPAC, to support Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and the leadership of the United Arab Emirates. Stephen Greenberg told the annual conference, under way here in the US capital, on Monday that he visited both countries and was encouraged by the leaders of the UAE for their "tolerance" […]

today6 March 2018

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