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Lessons From Vietnam on Leaving Afghanistan - George C. Herring (Foreign Affairs)
Iran Identifies CIA Network in Country(Mehr-Iran)
Qatar and Turkey Face Setback in Libya and Sudan - Seth J. Frantzman (Jerusalem Post)
Olmert offered Abbas more than 100% of West Bank, and Abbas still refused peace deal - Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik (PMW) PLO chief negotiator Saeb Erekat who was present at the negotiations between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Abbas in 2008, recently told PA TV how generous Olmert's offer was on all final status issues. In fact, Olmert literally accepted all of the PA's publicly expressed demands, and even offered Abbas more than the full area of the West Bank and Gaza, and yet Abbas still rejected the offer.
Pakistan’s new interior minister is an Al Qaeda associate - Diane Shalem (Debka File) The late Pakistani President Benazir Bhutto, who was herself assassinated in 2007, had confided to her associates that Brig. Shah (the new interior minister) ought to have been arrested and investigated for his role in orchestrating and executing Daniel Pearl.
Russia Is Trying To Fly Military Planes Into Venezuela Via Syria Again - Alberto Nardelli (Buzz Feed)
Women dominated the efforts to oust the president of Sudan- Aviva Stahl (WMC)
Israel Gave Russia Prior Notice of Strike in Syria (Asharq Al-Awsat-UK)
The BDS Movement Is a Cleverly Disguised Campaign to Destroy Israel - Alex Titus and Alexander Khan (National Review)
We find ourselves in a new kind of Egypt - how do we leave it?- Phyllis Chesler (Israel National News) Just a few days ago, the New York Times had eight articles, which total 8,526 words, about the Israeli election—all opinion pieces masquerading as hard news coverage,....This largely negative, almost erotically charged obsession with every aspect of Israel’s existence is pathological but it is also highly influential.
We find ourselves in a new kind of Egypt - how do we leave it?- Phyllis Chesler (Israel National News) Just a few days ago, the New York Times had eight articles, which total 8,526 words, about the Israeli election—all opinion pieces masquerading as hard news coverage,....This largely negative, almost erotically charged obsession with every aspect of Israel’s existence is pathological but it is also highly influential.
Democrats are increasingly critical of Israel. Not Pete Buttigieg. - Alex Ward (Vox) Buttigieg’s staunch support of Israel bucks the Democratic party’s trend.
Trade Ties Bind Nebraska to Israel - Aviv Ezra (Lincoln [Neb.] Journal Star)
Upcoming Event at Asia Society New York
On April 24, Iran’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif will deliver an address at Asia Society New York and participate in a discussion with Asia Society President and CEO Josette Sheeran. This program will also be available via webcastat 8:30 a.m. New York time.
