Stephen Rademaker, former assistant secretary of State, explains that if Iran had nuclear weapons during its proxy war with Israel in 2006, they would have been more liberal in their tactics against Israel. (0:53)
Israel, iran nuclear weapons, war in Audio Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tells reporters the Obama administration is pleased the Middle East Quartet was able to agree on the next steps towards resumption of peace negotiations.
Speaking at the UN General Assembly, President Barack Obama says only direct negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians can advance Middle East peace.(00:18)
Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly, President Barack Obama says both Israelis and Palestinians must break the current stalemate and get back to direct negotiations. (00:39)
Speaking at the UN General Assembly, President Barack Obama says the US will remain committed to Israel’s security as long as neighboring countries continue to threaten its existence. (00:37)
White House Press Secretary, Jay Carney, says that the US maintains its stance against the Palestinian Declaration of Statehood at the UN General Assembly since the Obama administration only supports actions that move Israel and Palestine closer, which can only be achieved through direct negotiations (0:51).
Israeli defense minister Ehud Barak says Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has lost all legitimacy by using the country’s security forces to kill over 2 000 people since the start of protests against his regime. (00:16)
Bashar al Assad, Ehud Barak, Israel, United Nations, syria in Audio Israeli defense minister Ehud Barak says he talked to UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon about moving the peace process forwards but says he cannot promise direct negotiation with Palestinian leaders will resume in the near future. (00:30)
Ehud Barak, Israel, Palestine in Audio, United Nations In an address at the Council on Foreign Relations, GOP presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty rejects President Obama’s current Middle East Policy and criticizes his relationship with Israel. (00:32)
Barack Obama, Israel, Middle East Peace, Tim Pawlenty in Audio Ambassador Ron Proser says that Israel needs to utilize naval blockade to prevent the smuggling of illegal weapons into Gaza. (00:18)
Gaza, Gaza blockade, Israel, Palestinian, flotilla in Audio, United Nations Ambassador Ron Proser says that President Assad of Syria is the only ophthamologist he knows who turns a blind eye to terrorist activities that he himself conducts in his own backyard. (00:13)
Arab world protests, Bashar al-Assad, Israel, syria in Audio, United Nations Israeli Ambassador to the UN Ron Proser believes Iran is directly and deliberately interfering in Syrian and Lebanese affairs. (00:10)
Arab world protests, Iran, Israel, syria in Audio, United Nations Maria LaHood, Acting Legal Director at the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), argues Israel has no right to interfere or intercept the humanitarian flotilla headed to Gaza because of the illegal nature of the blockade.
Maria LaHood, Acting Legal Director at the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), says the flotilla does not pose a threat to Israel’s national security. (00:40)
Valerie Amos, Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs, briefs reporters on her visit to Israel and the Occupied Territories. (00:35)
Riyad Mansour, Palestinian Representative at the United Nations, says the Security Council has so far failed to hold Israel accountable for its continuing breaches of humanitarian law and the violation of its international obligations.
Israel, UN Security Council, palstine in Audio US Ambassador to the United Nation Susan Rice tells UN Security Council the resolution on Israeli settlements would have made negotiations between both parties even more difficult. (00:19)
Israel, Palestine, Security Council in United Nations US Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice tells UN Security Council members America does not support Israeli settlement activity. (00:36)
Israel, Palestine, Security Council in United Nations Defense minister Ehud Barak says the political development in Egypt are a matter for the Egyptian people, not Israel.
Egypt, Israel, January 25th in Audio The Clinton Global Initiative is underway in New York with a central focus on women’s empowerment and sustainability. President Clinton today met with Salam Fayyad, Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority and Shimon Peres, President of the State of Israel to talk sustainability, infrastructure, understanding and peace in both regions. (2:02)
