Epstein Secrets

at even if Israel withdrew to the 1967 lines, all Hamas would offer in return is a long-term truce. But that's not essential now either. After all, Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party officially opposes the two-state solution too. Israel and America really need three things from Hamas right now. First, a ceasefire. W

sentially banned. And as part of such a deal, Egypt would likely open its border with Gaza, which would ease Hamas's isolation from the world. The Netanyahu government opposes a Palestinian unity deal and negotiations with Hamas. But some former top Israeli security officials disagree. And while it woul

ons and the Israelis. This was confirmed by Egypt's president on Saturday. With the approach of the Israeli elections, the Israeli prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, wanted to trade with the blood of the Palestinians, especially after his alliance with the ultra- extremist Avigdor Lieberman failed to boost his p

prompted several European countries and the US to reaffirm their position of unwavering support for the aggressor. EFTA_R1_00462174 EFTA01976183 William Hague, Britain's foreign secretary, Cathy Ashton, the EU high representative for foreign affairs, and Barack Obama, have all claimed that Hamas's rockets

question of whether a war will break out over Iran's nuclear programme has been around for so long that it is easy to become almost blasé. In 2006 Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, was already asserting dramatically: "It's 1938 and Iran is Germany." EFTA_R1_00229016 EFTA01842219 This year, howev

scussed with a calm — and even a hint of relish — that is slightly startling. So why the change in mood? There are several factors. First, while Mr Netanyahu is not liked or trusted by his counterparts in Washington, Paris and London, Israeli and Saudi concerns about the progress of Iran's nuclear progr

lieved to have a deal with Pakistan, which is already a nuclear weapons state. The threat of a nuclear arms race loomed large in recent comments by William Hague, the British foreign secretary. Finally, with the Middle East in flux, some argue that it is important to strike a decisive blow against Iranian i

pt, then God knows who would inevitably acquire nuclear weapons — and quickly. So goes the conventional wisdom expressed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Stephen Harper and any number of hawkish think-tank experts. There is considerable historical evidence to suggest that this would not happen. If

dom expressed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Stephen Harper and any number of hawkish think-

Despite efforts in many capitals to dodge the question, it is moving to the center of the debate over the Syrian tragedy. British Foreign Secretary William Hague says "no option" has been ruled out, code for readiness to consider military intervention. Senior American and French officials have expressed sim

Bank settlements and laying siege to Gaza. Nevertheless, the Israel public had turned against the peace process, while the goal of Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu was to rule out the possibility of a two- state solution. This prompted Ambassador Andrey Baklanov to argue for the need to re-launch a multilateral

ocess, while the goal of Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu was to rule out the possibility of a two- state s

sident Bashar al- Assad is personally culpable for the atrocities inflicted upon his own people - the rationale for military intervention in Libya - William Hague, the Foreign Secretary, said yesterday that a repeat of the Nato action that helped topple Colonel Muammar Gaddafi was unlikely. His comments come