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 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 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 Valerie Amos, Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs, briefs reporters on her visit to Israel and the Occupied Territories. (00:35)
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 Jonathan Schanzer, co-author of a recent report Palestinian Pulse: What Policymakers Can Learn From Palestinian Social Media, questions the validity and accuracy involved in polls conducted “on ground” in Palestine. (0:17)
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)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that while fear of a nuclear armed Iran poses a unique threat, it is far different from the percieved threat posed by the Soviet Union. (1:30)
Israel, Palestine, benjamin netanyahu in Audio Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that we must not allow the world’s most dangerous regimes to possess the world’s most dangerous weapons. (0:56)
Israel, Palestine, benjamin netanyahu in Audio Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that one purpose for the building freeze in the West Bank was to encourage peace talks with Palestinian leaders. (1:02)
Israel, Palestine, benjamin netanyahu in Audio Israeli Prime Minsiter Benjamin Netanyahu says that he believes that a two-state solution, in which a demilitarized Palestine recognizes the Jewish state of Israel, will bring peace to the middle east. (0:13)
Israel, Palestine, benjamin netanyahu in Audio Dr. Mitchell Bard, Executive Director of American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise, says that the U.S. must support democratic systems of government, not dictatorships, and must back Israel’s movements to arrive at a peaceful solution through “direct negotiations” with Palestine. (0:23)
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Boehner: Israel Has The Right To Defend Itself
House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) responds to President Barack Obama's speech in Cairo and that it is a mistake to put on the same basis the Israelis and the terrorists. Boehner also criticizes President Obama's position towards Guantanamo bay and Iran.
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