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weeklystandard.com - 4/5/2009
Bibi's Speech to the Knesset
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On March 31, Benjamin Netanyahu was sworn-in as Israel's new Prime Minister. His speech to the Knesset has garnered much attention here but it provides some additional insight into just what his return to power will mean for the peace process and for the standoff over Iran's nuclear weapons. ...
timesonline.co.uk - 4/4/2009
New town may be death blow to hopes for Israel peace
— timesonline.co.uk — The sign in big, red Hebrew letters reads Welcome to Mevasseret Adumim, the Harbinger of the Hills... . A three-lane road with roundabouts leads up the hill to a police station and street lamps line the flyover that links the new town to neighbouring ... (more) New town may be death blow to hopes for Israel peace

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haaretz.com - 4/1/2009
Lieberman: Israel is changing its policies on peace - Haaretz - Israel News
— haaretz.com — New foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Wednesday that Israel was changing its policies on the peace... process and was not bound by commitments it made at a U.S.-sponsored conference to pursue creation of a Palestinian state. During an official ... (more) Lieberman: Israel is changing its policies on peace - ...

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jpost.com - 4/7/2009
Erdan: Israel not taking orders from Obama | International | Jerusalem Post
— jpost.com — "Israel does not take orders from [Barack] Obama," Environmental Protection Minister Gilad Erdan (Likud) said on Monday,... responding to an earlier statement by the US president in which he reaffirmed his administration's commitment to all previous ... (more) Erdan: Israel not taking orders from Obama | ...

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THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS:  NETANYAHU'S KNESSET PM SPEECH

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NETANYAHU'S KNESSET PM SPEECH
THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS — ... peace negotiations with the PA, with the aim of reaching a final status arrangement. We are on the eve of the Passover holiday and the Seder. At our national table, there is an empty chair: that of Gilad Shalit. I will do everything in my power to quickly return him healthy to the bosom of his family, and will act to return all our missing soldiers. (Read full speech here)Commentary from The Weekly Standard here. ...

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