Sep. 01
Georgia on His Mind
Javier Solana announces a European mission to Georgia to ensure that Russia sticks to its cease-fire agreement.
Archive: September 2020
Sep. 02
Evangelical scholars issue statement on Jewish evangelism
The World Evangelical Alliance issued the Berlin Declaration calling for a renewed commitment by European Christians to take the gospel to the Jewish people.
Sep. 03
Solana, Sarkozy and Barroso to visit Moscow Sept. 8
EU high representative Javier Solana, French president Nicolas Sarkozy and European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso will visit Moscow and Tbilisi next Monday to pressure Russia to uphold its ceasefire agreement with Georgia.
Sep. 05
Solana to reveal his updated European Security Strategy
At an EU foreign ministers meeting, Friday and Saturday, foreign affairs chief Javier Solana will present his plans for updating the security strategy he crafted for Europe in 2003.
Sep. 06
How the EU plans to regulate blogs
The European Parliament has drafted a plan to silence the EU’s critics.
Sep. 09
CNN paints Christian end-time views as ‘fringe’
NewsBusters.org suggests that the mainstream media is willfully ignorant of Christian end-time beliefs.
Sep. 10
Solana wants swift mobilisation of EU mission to Georgia
“EU’s foreign policy chief, Javier Solana, called on Wednesday for swift action from member states to get the EU mission in Georgia on the ground by 1 October.”
Sep. 11
The Shape of Things to Come
A new Statewatch analysis, titled “The Shape of Things to Come,” shows how the EU is “pursuing unfettered powers to access and gather masses of personal data on the everyday life of everyone.”
Sep. 11
Solana fills the breach
An article in the New York Times last month said Javier Solana is the only person who can lead the Middle East peace process until the new U.S. administration gets its footing. It appears that Solana is eager to take on this role. As head off to the Middle East and then New York for a series of meetings on Middle East peace, he said “It is important to try and ensure that what has been achieved in the way of negotiations up until then is not lost and that we can continue to move on from the beginning of 2009. It will be an important responsibility for us to keep up the momentum.
Sep. 12
Solana meets Abbas in Ramallah
Sep. 14
King Abdullah: EU has pivotol role in Mideast peace process
EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana met with Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Sunday, who said the European Union must play a key role in the establishment of peace between the Israelis and Palestinians.
Sep. 15
Olmert: We can’t miss this chance for peace
Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert urged Israeli leaders to make peace with the Palestinians or pay a heavy price, during his last briefing of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee before he resigns.
Sep. 16
Remarks by Solana at a joint press briefing with Amr MOUSSA, Secretary-General of the Arab League
Sep. 16
The woman who may lead Israel
Israeli foreign minister Tzipi Livni has a 20 percent lead in the Kadima party election to be held on Wednesday. The winner may become Israel’s next prime minister and, thus, will take over the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks from the current prime minister, Ehud Olmert.
Sep. 17
Mofaz: Livni won by only 431 votes, we will appeal
Shaul Mofaz said he plans to appeal Tzipi Livni’s victory in the Kadima primaries. But Palestinian Authority leaders said they’re pleased with Livni’s win because she’s likely to make quick concessions to reach a peace agreement.
Sep. 18
Israel: Tzipi Livni prepares to take over as prime minister
‘The election of Miss Livni is a boost for the current Israeli-Palestinian peace process as she is one of Israel’s strongest supporters of attempts to reach a negotiated agreement with moderate Palestinians.’
Sep. 21
Israel’s Olmert hands in formal resignation
Israel’s prime minister Ehud Olmert officially resigned Sunday, leaving the Israeli/Palestinian negotiations in the hands of his successor.
Sep. 22
UN General Assembly Update: OIC head calls for a resolution against insulting Islam
Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, the secretary-general of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), called on UN nations to make a resolution outlawing the publication of “blasphemous caricatures” of Islam.
Sep. 24
Middle East peace talks could be completed within a year, Israel tells UN debate
“The current track of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations can still be completed within the next year, leading to two States living side by side in peace, security and mutual respect, Israeli President Shimon Peres told world leaders gathered at the General Assembly today.”
Sep. 25
When atheists attack
Sep. 25
UN schedules last-minute session on Israeli settlements
The United Nations Security Council decided to schedule a formal session on Israeli settlements Friday, after receiving a request from Saudi Arabia on behalf of the Arab League.
Sep. 26
Did U.S. government fund Irish No vote?
“The European Parliament’s delegation to the US will on its next trans-Atlantic visit ask Congress about allegations that the Irish anti-Lisbon Treaty campaign was funded out of America.”
Sep. 29
German foreign minister: U.S. will lose status as the superpower of the world financial system
Sep. 29
Olmert: We must leave most of West Bank
Outgoing Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert said Israel will have to give up most of the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
Sep. 30
Canada and Kuwait join Alliance of Civilizations
Canada and Kuwait have recently joined the growing list of countries and international organizations in the Alliance of Civilizations’ Group of Friends.
Sep. 01
Solana tours Mideast for peace
“The EU’s foreign policy chief, Javier Solana, says that a timetable for renewed Israeli-Palestinian peace talks could be announced by late September.”
Sep. 03
WEU: ‘Dormant pact’ or sleeping giant?
What does the future hold for the WEU 10-nation alliance? THE EU considers whether to scrap it or resurrect it.
Sep. 04
US attacks Israel over West Bank settlements
“The Obama administration attacked Israel on Friday for giving the green light to the building of hundreds of new homes in the occupied West Bank even as the two sides negotiate a freeze on settlement construction.”
Sep. 06
Solana: Settlements must stop
“European Union foreign ministers, meeting in Stockholm on Friday, criticized the decision in a statement by Javier Solana, the outgoing EU foreign policy chief.”
Sep. 08
UN wants new global currency to replace dollar
“Although a number of countries, including China and Russia, have suggested replacing the dollar as the world’s reserve currency, the UNCTAD report is the first time a major multinational institution has posited such a suggestion.”
Sep. 09
Obama to seal US-UN relationship
Sep. 10
US-Israel-PA meeting set for September 22
“The Obama administration decided on Wednesday to schedule a tripartite US-Israeli-Palestinian summit at the U.N. center in New York for September 22 … The three leaders will declare the resumption of Middle East peace talks.”
Sep. 13
Will the U.S. adopt Solana’s Mideast ‘peace’ proposal?
“Negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians will resume next month on the basis of an understanding that the establishment of a Palestinian state will be officially announced in two years.”
Sep. 16
Mitchell, Netanyahu meet in last-minute effort
“[Israeli] Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu met with U.S. special envoy George Mitchell in Jerusalem on Wednesday morning, for the second time in two days, in a last-minute effort to reach an agreement over the settlements issue.”
Sep. 16
Netanyahu: The land of Israel will be divided
“The Israel HaYom newspaper reveals a leftist turn for Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. Speaking in an interview to be published Thursday, the Prime Minister admitted he had come to terms with dividing the Land of Israel.
Sep. 21
New EU high representative to be decided Oct. 30
“The post of EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs is also due to be filled next month following the retirement of incumbent Javier Solana.”
Sep. 22
‘It’s time to move forward,’ Obama demands
“Israel, PA agree to restart negotiations; PM: Palestinians dropped preconditions, talks can resume within weeks; Abbas: ’67 borders must be guideline.”
Sep. 27
Obama: U.S. does not recognize ‘legitimacy of continued Israeli settlements’
“In declaring that it is time for Middle East peace ‘without preconditions,’ President Obama used his speech to the U.N. General Assembly Wednesday to fire a warning at Israel that ‘America does not accept the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlements.’”
Sep. 29
U.S. Secretary of State Clinton commends Alliance of Civilizations
“Speaking in New York City on September 11, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton underlined the importance of the UN Alliance of Civilizations.”
Sep. 01
‘A moment of opportunity that must be seized’
On Wednesday, the White House re-launched direct negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians for the first time in nearly two years.
Sep. 04
Erekat: Israel has agreed to honor Olmert concessions
“Erekat claimed that PA President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu agreed at their meeting in Washington on Thursday that the peace talks would be resumed from the point where they were stopped two years ago under then-prime minister Ehud Olmert.”
Sep. 11
New Javier Solana article: ‘The interdependence of countries is inescapable’
“The premise is clear: as the [economic] crisis made more evident than ever, the interdependence of countries is inescapable. In the face of today’s global challenges, the only possible response must be global. There is no possible alternative.”
Sep. 13
Obama seeks building halt as Middle East talks resume
“Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who started negotiations in Washington Sept. 2, meet for a second round today at the resort of Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt.”
Sep. 13
Stephen Hawking’s leap of faith
Sep. 26
Moratorium ends, but major building not expected
“Israel’s 10-month moratorium on new construction in the West Bank settlements expired at midnight Sunday, but Israel and the Palestinian Authority have agreed to devote another week to finding a compromise that will keep the recently relaunched direct talks from breaking down over the issue.”
Sep. 13
U.S. scrambles to avert Palestinian vote at U.N.
“The United States faced increasing pressure on Tuesday as the Palestinian quest for statehood gained support from Turkey and other countries, even as the Obama administration sought an 11th-hour compromise that would avoid a confrontation at the United Nations next week.”
Sep. 14