Some Thoughts about the Long-Awaited Trump-Netanyahu Meeting

Good morning friends!  There is a bit of excitement in the air as I contemplate what we know so far from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's White House visit with President Trump.  To my knowledge, no news outlets or any other public sources have released details beyond the opening press conference held yesterday.  If you have …

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LATEST: EU Fails to Adopt Paris Conference Declaration

In interesting turns of events, nations seem to be hesitant to commit to the proclamation made following the Middle East Peace Conference held yesterday in Paris.  As reported earlier, nothing new came of the conference, and the main point was to encourage Israel and the Palestinians to recommit to negotiations. Today, Britain and some Balkan …

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First Report Emanating from Paris Peace Conference: “Less Harsh than Initially Expected…”

  The peace conference in France has concluded and, while reports are still scarce, the first report I have found (from Israel's Haaretz, at times a rather liberal source) indicates a declaration "less harsh" than initially expected.  Haaretz has posted the text of the declaration (click on link above), which appears to urge the parties …

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What’s the Truth about Palestinians?

Hi friends!  Yesterday we focused on the proposed Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations that Russia has offered to host.  This is most certainly not a new idea, as peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians have been going on for decades, yet with no success.  Why?  Not because no viable peace plans have been suggested.  Not because …

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