After failing to convince the ultra-Orthodox Shas Party to join a new coalition government, Kadima Party leader Tzipi Livni has advised Israeli President Shimon Peres to call for a new election. President Peres did not immediately set a date, saying he wanted to...
New Elections May Return Netanyahu to Power as Shas Rejects Israel Coalition Govt
Updated 10/26 12:00 PM EST Source close to Tzipi Livni, the new head of Israel’s ruling Kadima Party, accused the ultra-Orthodox Shas Party of having “deceived the entire country” in the wake of today’s announcement that they would not be joining a new coalition...
Palin’s Foreign Policy Views Emerge
As Republican Vice-Presidential nominee Sarah Palin makes her way around the television interview circuit, it allows us to learn more and more about her foreign policy positions. In her RNC address, she declared victory in Iraq within sight and cautioned against a...
House Dems Shelve Iran ‘Naval Blockade’ Bill for Now
Updated 9/26/2008 1:30 PM EST According to the Washington Times the Democratic leadership in the House of Representatives has shelved H.R. 362, fearing that the resolution would provoke a war with Iran. The bill, authored by Rep. Gary Ackerman (D - NY), urged the...
Report: Bush Warned Israel Against Iran Attack in May
The Guardian, citing senior European diplomatic sources, reported today that President Bush warned then Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert that he would not support an Israel attack against Iran during their one-on-one meeting on May 14. The sources believed that...
Palin’s Would-Be Speech Accuses Ahmadinejad of Dreaming of “Final Solution”
Thousands attended Monday's anti-Iran rally in New York City, and while the protesters had all the Israeli flags and comparisons between the Iranian government and Nazi Germany that one might expect of such an event, they had to do it all without two of the meeting's...
Claims of Syrian ‘Nuclear Facility’ Falter Over Lack of Evidence
With the IAEA's next Board of Governors meeting set to begin tomorrow, the probe into Syria's alleged secret nuclear facility appears to be faltering over lack of evidence. While the analysis of the samples taken from the facility during the IAEA's June visit to the...
Iraqi MP Barred From Travel, Faces Prosecution Over Israel Visit
Updated 9/14 8:00 PM EST Iraq's Parliament announced that it has stripped outspoken Sunni MP Mithal al-Alusi of his legal immunity and also barred him from traveling outside of the country or attending future sessions of parliament today. It also says that it intends...
Shipping Sanctions Against Iran, Arms Sales to Israel: Another Step Closer to War?
Last week the United States announced sanctions against Iran Shipping Lines and its 18 affiliates, which constitute the bulk of Iran's shipping industry. Though the impact of the sanctions themselves is likely to be minimal as the company does little direct business...
Preteen’s Imprisonment the Latest Controversy in Restive Naalin
The sleepy West Bank village of Naalin, with a population of just under 5,000 Palestinians, has seen more than its share of controversies this year. Israel's contentious West Bank barrier will pass through the village, and has already led to the Israeli military...


