Epstein Secrets

red, arousing the ire of the Israeli government while distracting from the core Palestinian concerns of borders, right of return, and the status of Jerusalem. EFTA00700265 Once again, the Obama administration somehow managed to alienate the Israelis and Palestinians in almost equal measure. Even after

mselves are joining the chorus of those declaring the country's decline. "I had to catch a train in Washington last week," New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, whose columns are read worldwide, wrote last April. "The paved street in the traffic circle around Union Station was in such poor condition that I

in an enclave over which it has a strong grip." The AP (5/25) reports that Blinken "announced Tuesday that the U.S. would reopen its consulate in Jerusalem — a move that restores ties with Palestinians that had been downgraded by the Trump administration." The consulate "long served as an autonomous off

Department had already approved the sale, and it was not clear that it could be blocked. Friedman: Biden Needs To Make Push For Two-State Solution. Thomas Friedman writes in his column for the New York Times (5/25, 20.6M) that the fighting between Israel and Hamas "made something crystal clear to me: Unless we

. Peres appeared before the entire audience by means of a videoconference call that was screened in the auditorium, while sitting in his office in Jerusalem with an Israeli flag behind him. The rare appearance was arranged by Terje Larsen, the UN under- secretary general, and Martin Indyk, the US adminis

emy—Iran. No one left the room when the president spoke, and he was applauded at the end of his statements. The president's address was revealed by Thomas Friedman, the senior New York Times analyst, who also attended the event and was favorably impressed. However, he too was not tempted to disclose the conten

est a Tahrir Square alternative? Announce that every Friday will be "Peace Day," and have thousands of West Bank Palestinians march nonviolently to Jerusalem, carrying two things, an olive branch in one hand and a sign in Hebrew and Arabic in the other. The sign should say: Two states for two peoples." F

d isolation at the UN...At the same time, a new Palestinian uprising will begin. The liberated masses of the Arab world will support it." Columnist Thomas Friedman writes in the New York Times: "I can tell [the Palestinians] that having the UN EFTA00629506 General Assembly pass a resolution recognizing an ind

, 2.36M), said, "We hope that it doesn't continue very long, but we were attacked by Hamas on our National Day, Jerusalem Day, unprovoked attacks on Jerusalem and then thousands of rockets and missiles on our cities. And I think any country has to defend itself. It has a natural right of self-defense. We'

ty." Politico (5/16, Weaver, 6.73M) and The Hill (5/16, Schnell, 5.69M) also cover Netanyahu's remarks. In his New York Times (5/16, 20.6M) column, Thomas Friedman writes, "Just as a mob was unleashed by President Donald Trump to ransack our Capitol on Jan. 6 in a last-ditch effort to overturn the election res

in an enclave over which it has a strong grip." The AP (5/25) reports that Blinken "announced Tuesday that the U.S. would reopen its consulate in Jerusalem — a move that restores ties with Palestinians that had been downgraded by the Trump administration." The consulate "long served as an autonomous off

Department had already approved the sale, and it was not clear that it could be blocked. Friedman: Biden Needs To Make Push For Two-State Solution. Thomas Friedman writes in his column for the New York Times (5/25, 20.6M) that the fighting between Israel and Hamas "made something crystal clear to me: Unless we

ng an Oxford companion to the Arab-Israeli conflict was first presented to me in 2005 by Markus Bouillon, who served for me both in my UN capacity in Jerusalem and at the International Peace Institute (IPI) in New York. Nur Laiq laboriously and faithfully collected most of the relevant documents and contrib-

t Cease-Fire Plan). 17 October 2001 Assassination of Israel tourism minister Rehavam Zeevi in Jerusalem by militants of the PFLP. 17 February 2002 Thomas Friedman of the New York Times publishes interview with Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia on his peace initiative. 12 March 2002 UN Security Council Reso

tanyahu’s immediate predecessor, Ehud Olmert, said in a widely reported speech to the Israeli Knesset in 2008: “We must give up Arab neighborhoods in Jerusalem and return to the core of the territory that is the State of Israel prior to 1967, with minor corrections dictated by the reality created since then.

nd least imperialistic super power in history. Of course, there is the question of war within the context of a nuclear- armed Iran. A few years ago, Thomas Friedman of the New York Times wrote, “I’d rather live with a nuclear Iran because it is the wisest thing under the circumstances.” Thomas Friedman may feel