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.”
Archive: September 2009
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. 15
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.”