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ael gets no credit from Obama for a year of moderate settlement construction Elliott Abrams and Uri Sadot March 14 -- Last week's meeting between Benjamin Netanyahu and Barack Obama must have been tense. Two days before the meeting, the president publicly accused Israel of more "aggressive settlement construct

natural growth. So much for the president's claim of "aggressive construction." EFTA00684178 In fact, what the much-cited CBS data reveal is that Netanyahu's track record on this issue is more restrained than that of Ehud Barak, the last Labor Party prime minister, whose government approved three times

dom's pivot to the east. Long before the American pivot, Saudi Arabia has reoriented its economic and political priorities to South and East Asia. Salman arrived in Beijing on March 13 for his first visit to China. Last month, the crown prince visited Pakistan, Japan, India and the Maldives. The two

trust has been broken, and many European diplomats and experts believe that U.S. foreign policy is no longer bipartisan, so is no longer reliable." Netanyahu Congratulates "Great Friend Of Israel" Biden. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tweeted <https://twitter.com/netanyahu/status/13253029563638

S. foreign policy is no longer bipartisan, so is no longer reliable." Netanyahu Congratulates "Great Friend Of Israel" Biden. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tweeted <https://twitter.com/netanyahu/status/1325302956363812864> his congratulations to Biden and Vice President- elect Harris Sunday morning. Net

. Axios <https://www.axios.com/biden-trump-saudi-arabia-king-salman-54bca8fl-d84f4lad2-9234-54f6ce49ae09.html> (11/8, Rummler, 521K) reports, "King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman congratulated...Biden on his projected victory in the 2020 election on Sunday, according to the Saudi Press Age

the two parties that are supposed to be negotiating. The simple answer is that, despite lavishing his time and attention on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas over the past year, Secretary of State John F. Kerry has failed to persuade either to budge from widely div

admitting defeat. Mr. Kerry embarked on his Mideast initiative in spite of the Obama administration's previous failure to mediate talks between Mr. Netanyahu and Mr. Abbas and the abundant evidence that the two men lack the will or trust in each other to forge a deal. He wagered that he could persuade Mr

the king took the unprecedented step of naming Muqrin deputy crown prince. And in a very directly worded pronouncement, the king decreed that when Salman becomes king, Muqrin will immediately become crown prince. That removed some amount of discretion from Salman, which is interesting. There are all

trust has been broken, and many European diplomats and experts believe that U.S. foreign policy is no longer bipartisan, so is no longer reliable." Netanyahu Congratulates "Great Friend Of Israel" Biden. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tweeted his congratulations to Biden and Vice President-elec

. foreign policy is no longer bipartisan, so is no longer reliable." Netanyahu Congratulates "Great Friend Of Israel" Biden. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tweeted his congratulations to Biden and Vice President-elect Harris Sunday morning. Netanyahu wrote, "Congratulations @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris.

Silent. World leaders continued to offer messages of congratulations to President-elect Biden on Sunday. Axios (11/8, Rummler, 521K) reports, "King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman congratulated...Biden on his projected victory in the 2020 election on Sunday, according to the Saudi Press Ag

s pressure grows on [Bider') to take a clearer stand after more than a week of deadly fighting. That may not be enough, though, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signaled in a U.S. television interview that the fighting will continue as Israel pummels Gaza in response to rocket fire from Hamas and other mili

ter Benjamin Netanyahu is "defending the continuing airstrikes." Jericka Duncan said on the CBS Weekend NewsVi (5/16, lead story, 3:00, 1.24M) that Netanyahu "says there is no clear end in sight to the violence between Israel and Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Netanyahu also defended his nation's milita

econvene if [Netanyahu] and Defense Minister Benny Gantz decide to move in that direction." Reuters (5/16, al- Mughrabi, Farrell) and the CNN (5/16, Salman, Dahman, Tawfeeq, 89.21M) and CNBC (5/16, Newburger, 7.34M) websites are among the other outlets with updates on the fighting. Netanyahu: "We'll Do

year it has been on hold. Yet it seems likely that a reelected Obama will try again, notwithstanding his poor relations with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Romney, in contrast, has made it clear that he, like George W. Bush in his first term, will put Palestinian statehood on a back burner. To be sur

eash a new conflict in the Middle East. While Mr. Obama's national security team has been very closed-mouthed about the tense discussions with Mr. Netanyahu, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, gave voice to the concerns in London on Thursday. General Dempsey repeated the

ted to remove conservative imams and banned religious textbooks from Saudi Arabia, whereas his predecessor had largely left the Salafists alone. Mr Salman warns of a "talibanisation on the borders of historic Europe", but such fears are probably overblown. In many ways Tatarstan does not resemble the

trust has been broken, and many European diplomats and experts believe that U.S. foreign policy is no longer bipartisan, so is no longer reliable." Netanyahu Congratulates "Great Friend Of Israel" Biden. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tweeted his congratulations to Biden and Vice President-elec

. foreign policy is no longer bipartisan, so is no longer reliable." Netanyahu Congratulates "Great Friend Of Israel" Biden. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tweeted his congratulations to Biden and Vice President-elect Harris Sunday morning. Netanyahu wrote, "Congratulations @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris.

Silent. World leaders continued to offer messages of congratulations to President-elect Biden on Sunday. Axios (11/8, Rummler, 521K) reports, "King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman congratulated...Biden on his projected victory in the 2020 election on Sunday, according to the Saudi Press Ag

y control a state with nuclear ambitions, vast oil wealth, and a young, dynamic, stifled population. Yet for a variety of reasons -- fear of becoming Salman Rushdie, of being labeled an Orientalist, of upsetting religious sensibilities -- the remarkable hypocrisy of the Iranian regime is often studiously

enei's eyes. THREE SPRINGS LATER, the Iranian regime once again is faced with a crisis, this time of an external variety. As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatens war in between meals, the Pentagon plays war games and policy planners huddle in the White House: Is the Iranian regime rational or irratio

ernal variety. As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatens war in between meals, the Pentagon play

th with a number of key players in the region in attendance- among them President Gül of Turkey, Emir Hamad al-Thani of Qatar, and Saudi Crown Prince Salman. The summit aimed to discuss Syria, Mali, and the Palestinian issue. The spotlight, however, was on Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: the first Iranian president

ugh some help is foreseen from the $1.5 billion in pledges made at a donors' conference on January 30" in Kuwait. Israel: While recent elections kept Netanyahu's Likud party in the lead by winning 31 of 120 seats in the Knesset, the new centrist party Yesh Atid's ability to win 19 seats under the leadership