During an official visit to the Gaza Strip yesterday, Senator John Kerry went out of his way to avoid anyone associated with the Hamas government. Yet through a rather convoluted series of events, the former presidential candidate left the Gaza Strip with a letter...
Netanyahu Calls for Broad Coalition Government
Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu has been charged with the task of attempting to form a coalition government, and while he would be able to piece together a coalition simply with the right-wing parties that supported his leadership bid, he is hoping to attract a...
Gates: US Might Accept Eventual Truce in Afghanistan
Asked by a Pakistani reporter whether the Swat Valley truce between the Pakistani government and militants could serve as a model for a similar deal in Afghanistan, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates replied that "if there is a reconciliation, if insurgents are willing...
US Fears Pakistan Deal Will Turn Into Surrender
US envoy Richard Holbrooke says that the Obama Administration is "troubled and confused" by the deal earlier this week to end the fighting in Pakistan's Swat Valley in return for the implementation of aspects of Islamic law in Malakand. "I am concerned, and I know...
White House Calls for Urgent Action Against Iran
Fresh off the charge that Iran had understated the amount of uranium it had enriched, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said today that Iran 'continues to renege' on its international obligations and called the nation an "urgent problem that has to be...
Netanyahu Charged With Forming Next Israeli Govt
Israeli President Shimon Peres has tapped Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu to make the first attempt to form a coalition government in the wake of last week's elections. The announcement was widely expected after Yisrael Beiteinu leader Avigdor Lieberman endorsed...
Suicide Bombing Kills At Least 30 at Pakistani Shi’ite Funeral
The already simmering tensions in Pakistan's tribal areas took another hit today, when a suicide bomber attacked the funeral procession of an assassinated Shi'ite leader in Dera Ismail Khan, killing at least 30 and injuring an additional 65. The Pakistani army has...
Iraqi ‘Shoe-Throwing’ Journalist’s Trial Delayed Yet Again
Muntadar al-Zeidi, the Iraqi journalist who made headlines worldwide for throwing his shoes at then-President George W. Bush, has had an interesting two months: he went from obscure journalist to international folk-hero, spent time in the hospital for injuries...
As Clinton Heads to South Korea, North Says It Is Ready for War
En route to an official visit to South Korea, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told reporters that the Obama Administration was preparing for various scenarios surrounding possible succession in North Korea. Clinton said that even a peaceful succession "may...
Lieberman Demands Enormous Concessions to Join Likud Govt
While the endorsement of Yisrael Beiteinu chief Avigdor Lieberman has likely secured the Likud Party the first opportunity to form a coalition government, but getting the controversial right-winger to actually join that coalition is going to cost would-be Prime...