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the investigation is more tempered in Ramallah, partly because some people there suspect al-Jazeera of wanting to help topple Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. But, of course, Palestinian officials also realize that they can take advantage of the search for Arafat's alleged EFTA00712771 murderer. At the

icy staffers. Plus, he's half of one of Washington's top power couples: His wife, Lael Brainard, is the undersecretary for international affairs at the Treasury Department. 23. Howard Berman The most influential House Democrat on foreign affairs, Howard Berman has carved out a perch for himself on the hawkish wing o

-palestinians-abbas/palestinian-president-abbas- condemns-israel-sudan-ties-idUSKBN2782HIC> (10/23, Sawafta) also reports that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas "said...the Palestinians reject and condemn Sudan's move to normalise ties with Israel under a EFTA00137034 U.S.-brokered agreement." Israel Drop

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n solved yet. There is a problem with occupation. So far, Israel has failed to reach an agreement — with [Yasser] Arafat in the past and Abu Mazen [Mahmoud Abbas] now. We hear that even Hamas is supporting the idea of a two-state solution, but we don't see Israel going towards this solution. So you're not t

ew at the foreign ministry here Sunday. He said that his country would continue the talks, despite what he called the "extremely counterproductive" U.S. Treasury Department announcement last week of new steps to enforce existing sanctions. Iranian concern was eased, Zarif said, after his contacts last week with Secre

d I value all efforts aimed at establishing regional peace and stability." However, Reuters (10/23, Sawafta) also reports that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas "said...the Palestinians reject and condemn Sudan's move to normalise ties with Israel under a U.S.- brokered agreement." Israel Drops Objection To

security team and Dragos, a security firm that specializes in industrial control security." The Washington Post (10/23, Nakashima, 14.2M) reports, "The Treasury Department's designation of an institute of the State Research Center of the Russian Federation marks the first time the United States has sanctioned hackers fo

... and if others were willing and able to lead, they wouldn't need United States involvement. Perhaps Kerry will yet channel Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's inner Anwar Sadat and find Benjamin Netanyahu's inner Menachem Begin. But right now that has about the same odds as Warren Buffet's March Madnes

hat military force plays in American strategy, but that cannot happen without a dramatic strengthening of the non-military means of national power. The Treasury Department has succeeded brilliantly in the past 10 years at developing new tools that can target sanctions on individuals, track terrorist money flows, and i

n addition to her house to accommodate new grandchil- dren — when Gaza is run by Hamas terrorists dedicated to permanent war with Israel and when Mahmoud Abbas, having turned down every one of Ehud Olmert's peace offers, brazenly declares that he is in a waiting mode — waiting for Hanky; to be- come m

any woukl emerge in a matter of months with a new partner "This morning's closing represents a proud moment in Chrysler's storied history," said the Treasury Department in a written statement Wednesday "The Chrysler-Fiat Alliance has now exited the bankruptcy pro- cess and is poised to emerge as a competi- tive, vi

dependent on U.S. aid, receiving more than $400 million per year from Washington, and it was unclear whether the PA and its president, Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas, could survive without it. As a result, the U.S. Congress responded to Hamas' 2006 electoral victory by passing the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act

istance. Violation of this statute is punishable by up to 15 years in prison, or life in prison if the support results in the death of any person. The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) also enforces sanctions against Hamas and its affiliates, forbidding U.S. persons from engaging in any tran

However, such an encounter would then set the stage for a potentially more difficult tete-a-tete when President Obama hosts Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas on March 17. White House officials backgrounded the press this week saying "now is a very timely opportunity for [the president] to get involved."

strong actions on two fronts that should address Israeli concerns: enforcing sanctions and staying firm on key JPOA provisions. On the first front, the Treasury Department has continued to designate additional actors regarding Iranian support for terrorism and proliferation even when these designations are politically

n February 6 in Doha he signed — under the auspices (and financial incentives) of the Emir of Qatar — an agreement with the Palestinian Authority's Mahmoud Abbas to form a "temporary" technocrats' Unity Government, with Abu Mazen himself as prime minister.They also agreed to postpone general elections withou

ropping up Assad in Syria. But if the Saudis have their way, the world may pay a price too. Jonathan Schanzer, a former intelligence analyst at the U.S. Treasury Department, is vice president for research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. Ankle 4. The Financial Times Syria, the case for staying out Gide