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ations convenes in September. If the Palestinians seek recognition of statehood at the U.N., action by the General Assembly can only come after the Security Council passes the appropriate enabling resolution. President Obama, however, has indicated that the U.S. would veto any such measure. The French want Isra
More Video EFTA00714600 A French offer to jumpstart talks between Israel and the Palestinians might be acceptable to Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud 'Abbas. The Reuters news agency reported that 'Abbas told the agency that he told visiting French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe that the initiative,
ations "appear to have decided that, to better advance their own interests, they need to knock Washington down a peg or two." Especially on the UN Security Council, the two authoritarian powers will continue taking positions that reflect their interest in curtailing American influence and thwarting what they e
this week, three senior Hamas leaders — Ziad el-Zaza, the finance minister and deputy prime minister; Ghazi Hamad, who handles foreign affairs; and Mahmoud al- Zahar, a hard-liner — said they were taking a "wait and see" EFTA_R1_00441198 EFTA01964450 approach to Egypt, hoping that perhaps the tide co
approaching. UN Vote The Palestinians are seeking a UN vote in September on independence. They will prevail in the General Assembly, though not in the Security Council. President Barack Obama, with whom Netanyahu just picked a fight, will have to spend a good amount of political capital to stymie the Palestinian cam
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023532 →ignore an Iranian leader who labels the country “a fake regime” that ought to “be wiped off the face of the Earth?” How should it react to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s plans for a second Holocaust, even as he denies that the first one ever happened? Millions of Israelis are descendants of those who die
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023543 →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 to visit Egypt since the 1979 Islamic revolution. Libya: On January 31%, European Union foreign policy chief
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029689 →N Security Council delegation visited Yemen on January 27 in a show of support to President Hadi and Yemen's political transition. The visit reflects the Security Council's interest in seeing Yemen move forward with the National Dialogue Conference. During the visit there were large demonstrations, as thousands demanded
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029691 →Entities connected to both Security Council and Mahmoud

Barack Obama
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Bashar al-Assad
PERSON
United States
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Lebanon
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Bill Clinton
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Benjamin Netanyahu
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Jeffrey Epstein
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Yemen
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Tehran
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George W. Bush
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Terje Rod-Larsen
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Jerusalem
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Hosni Mubarak
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Marc Rich
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Fatah
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Cairo
LOCATIONthe Gaza Strip
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Tunisia
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Damascus
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West Bank
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