The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) says it is “a matter of serious concern” that the Obama Administration rebuked the recent announcement of settlement expansion as “a deeply negative signal.” AIPAC is calling “on the Administration to take immediate steps to defuse the tension with the Jewish State,” after an ill-timed announcement made by the Israeli government during the height of US Vice President Joe Biden’s Middle East tour that settlements in East Jerusalem would increase by 1600 persons.
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) says it is “a matter of serious concern” that the Obama Administration rebuked the recent announcement of settlement expansion as “a deeply negative signal.” AIPAC is calling “on the Administration to take immediate steps to defuse the tension with the Jewish State,” after an ill-timed announcement made by the Israeli government during the height of US Vice President Joe Biden’s Middle East tour that settlements in East Jerusalem would increase by 1600 persons.
Saudi security officials have reportedly arrested more than 50 people, mainly youths and adolescents, in the northern province of Qassim, including the son of Abdulkareem Al-Khather, founding member of the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association (ACPRA).
Saudi security officials have reportedly arrested more than 50 people, mainly youths and adolescents, in the northern province of Qassim, including the son of Abdulkareem Al-Khather, founding member of the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association (ACPRA).
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, recently concluded a four day visit to Jordan, Israel and Palestine with personal prayers for “peace and for justice for all the people of the region,” including those who felt so little hope for the future. “God’s faithfulness is sure and will never fail,” said the Archbishop.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, recently concluded a four day visit to Jordan, Israel and Palestine with personal prayers for “peace and for justice for all the people of the region,” including those who felt so little hope for the future. “God’s faithfulness is sure and will never fail,” said the Archbishop.
On December 25 US authorities arrested a Nigerian named Abdulmutallab aboard a Northwest Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Detroit on charges of having tried to blow up the plane with smuggled explosives. Since then reports have been broadcast from CNN, the New York Times and other sources that he was "suspected" of having been trained in Yemen for his terror mission.
After the recent meeting between Turkish President Abdullah Gul and his Egyptian counterpart Hosni Mubarak, the Turkish leader expressed his view that the two countries were key in solving the problem of Palestine.“Turkey and Egypt are two important countries in the Mediterranean as well as the Islamic world,” he said during a press conference that followed the meeting, further stating that the cause of Palestine is a priority for both countries.
