Jul. 06
Archive: July 2010
Jul. 06
Five EU foreign ministers to visit Gaza after Israel eases blockade
“The foreign ministers of France, Germany, Britain, Italy and Spain will visit Gaza following Israel’s ease of the blockade imposed on the Palestinian territory, a move backed as a ‘significant step forward’ by the EU’s foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton.
Jul. 07
Netanyahu meets with Gates, Ban Ki-moon
“Netanyahu also spoke with Gates about the possibility of the U.S. providing Israel with security guarantees in the event of a peace arrangement in the region.”
Jul. 09
PA wants guarantees for direct talks with Israel
“On Friday, Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat accused Israel of pressuring the Palestinians into joining direct talks without meeting the basic condition for moving forward, freezing the expansion of the settlements, Army Radio reported.”
Jul. 10
Obama to PA: Start direct talks
“Just days after meeting Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu in Washington, U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday phoned PA President Mahmoud Abbas and urged him to change his mind about holding direct talks with Israel, according to a Palestinian official in Ramallah.”
Jul. 11
Waiting for Israel’s Midterm Review
The midterm review of the ENPI nations is due out any day now.
Jul. 14
Digital Agenda for Europe
Jul. 14
Mitchell arrives in Israel to push direct talks
“U.S. special envoy George Mitchell was scheduled to arrive on Thursday to push for direct Israeli-Palestinian talks, amid Israeli optimism that these talks will begin well before the 10-month settlement moratorium ends on September 26.”
Jul. 15
EU needs ‘someone of the stature of Javier Solana’
Richard Haas, head of the Council on Foreign Relations, a Washington think-tank, said the EU needs someone of Javier Solana’s stature if it wants to have international clout.
Jul. 15
EU to be given prominent UN role
Jul. 17
The EU’s monstrous UN power grab
Jul. 18
Half the Israeli public wants to see Holy Temple rebuilt
“Half the Israeli public wants the Holy Temple (Beit HaMikdash) to be rebuilt. This is the main finding of a poll commissioned by the Knesset Television Channel and carried out by the Panels Institute.”
Jul. 21
PA leader confirms US pressuring him for direct talks
“Abbas complained that Obama recently sent him an oral message urging him to launch direct negotiations with Israel unconditionally.”
Jul. 25
Abbas: ‘Entire world’ wants direct talks
“Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said on Sunday that he was under pressure from the international community to begin direct negotiations with Israel.”
Jul. 26
Netanyahu prepared to start negotiations
“Israel is ready to begin direct negotiations with the Palestinians, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Monday, adding that if the Palestinians were willing to open direct talks, Israel might turn over a key road in the north Jerusalem area.”
Jul. 27
Israeli PM pays surprise visit to Jordan
“Two days before a crucial meeting of Arab League foreign ministers in Cairo to decide whether to support direct Israeli- Palestinian talks, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu held an unannounced meeting in Amman Tuesday with King Abdullah II in an apparent attempt to get him to support such talks.”
Jul. 28
Obama warns Abbas: ‘Start talks or else’
“A secret 36-page memo based on Obama administration statements indicates that the president warned Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas to start direct talks with Israel or risk losing American support for the recognition of the PA as a country.”
Jul. 29
Arab League endorses direct talks between PA and Israel
“Arab League foreign ministers on Thursday authorized the Palestinian Authority to enter into direct negotiations with Israel, but left it up to PA President Mahmoud Abbas to decide on the timing.”
Jul. 30
‘Israel has crept into the EU without anyone noticing’
‘Independent commentator Robert Fisk says Israel has become so politically and economically tied to the EU that it is practically a member state. And, strangely, nobody has noticed — except that “grubby top dog” Javier Solana.