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On the peace process, all countries are guided by the Quartet's Roadmap for Palestinian statehood. As far as Israel is concerned, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accepted the two-state solution, has even agreed to freeze all settlement building activity, with only one reservation -- building for "natural growth" -- still unsolved. This is the point that was discussed Monday in London by Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak and the U.S. presidential envoy George Mitchell. It is reliably believed that Obama is discussing this point in the context of a regional alliance. The U.S. president has already written to Morocco's King Muhammad VI urging him to reopen his interest-section in Tel-Aviv.
The Iranian crisis is among the top subjects of discussion in Moscow between U.S. President Barack Obama and his Russian counterparts, President Dimitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. It is also a subject of intense consultations between Great Britain, France, Germany, Israel and moderate Arab leaders. They all agree that the continued unrest in Tehran has reduced Iran's ability to project an image of power in the region and beyond.See the full content of this document
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Winds of Change Buffet Middle East
TEL AVIV -- In the wake of the disputed June 12 Iranian elections, won by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and certified by the Guardians Council, strong winds of change are now blowing through the e...
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