Biden scolds Israel over settlement plan | RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden publicly scolded Israel on Wednesday over a Jewish settlement plan, saying it was undermining peace efforts after Palestinians agreed to... (photo: AP / Dan Balilty)The Star
No to Israel's nuclear technology | Israel, which has more than two hundred atomic warheads, is planning to develop "civilian nuclear plants for energy." There is no surprise here. The project will be supervised by France, w... (photo: AP/str)Gulf News
Can Iran be reined in with sanctions? | When the Iranian Defence Minister, General Ahmad Vahidi, revealed that Tehran embarked on the production of short-range cruise missiles named Nasr 1, it sharply increased the tempo of future interna... (photo: AP / Mehr News Agency/Bagher Nassir)Gulf News DefenceIranMideastPhotosTehran
Gates in Saudi Arabia to Discuss Iran | RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrived here on Wednesday for talks with the Saudi royal family that senior defense officials said would be focused on Iran. | His visi... (photo: AP / Lawrence Jackson)The New York Times IranNuclearPhotosSaudi ArabiaUS
Will Israel Join the March of Folly? | Barbara Tuchman, in her classic book "March of Folly," examined four cases in history when governments acted contrary to their own best interests: the Trojans who let t... (photo: AP / Dan Balilty)The New York Times IsraelPalestinePeacePhotosSettlements
Iran and Israel play cat and mouse | By Mel Frykberg | RAMALLAH - Iran and Israel appear to be spoiling for a fight, going by recent belligerent statements emanating from several regional capitals. | Milit... (photo: AP / Ariel Schalit)Asia Times DefenceIranIsraelNuclearPhotos
Trial Begins Over Death of US Activist in Gaza | Filed at 11:55 a.m. ET | HAIFA, Israel (AP) -- The family of an American activist who was fatally crushed by an Israeli bulldozer in Gaza accused the Israeli military o... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)The New York Times GazaIsraelPhotosTrialUS
