ÁíáðñïóáñìïãÞ ôçò ÌÝóçò ÁíáôïëÞò

Óå ìßá ðñïóðÜèåéá íá áðïöåõ÷èåß ç åìöáíéìÝíïò êáôáóôñïöÞ óôçí áìåñéêáíéêÞ ïéêïíïìßá ðïõ áðåéëåßôáé áðü ìéá êáôÜññåõóç óôçí ðåñéï÷Þ åã÷þñéùí õðïèçêþí, ïé ÇÐÁ åßíáé Ýôïéìåò íá ðáãþóïõí ôá ðïóïóôÜ åã÷þñéùí õðïèçêþí, åëðßæïíôáò áõôü èá áðïôñÝøåé ìéá êáôáóôñåðôéêÞ ïéêïíïìéêÞ êáôÜññåõóç.

Ïé ÇÐÁ Ý÷ïõí æçôÞóåé áðü ôï Óõìâïýëéï Áóöáëåßáò ÇíùìÝíùí Åèíþí ãéá íá åðéêõñþóïõí áðü ôï øÞöéóìá ôï Annapolis áõôÞò ôçò åâäïìÜäáò êáôáëáâáßíïíôáò ìåôáîý ôïõ ÉóñáÞë êáé ôùí Ðáëáéóôßíéùí ãéá íá åðéôåõ÷èåß ìéá óõìöùíßá åéñÞíçò ìÝ÷ñé ôï ôÝëïò ôïõ 2008. Ìåôáîý, ïé éóñáçëéíÝò áìõíôéêÝò ðçãÝò åêöñÜæïõí ôçí áíçóõ÷ßá üôé ï íÝïò áðåóôáëìÝíïò áìåñéêáíéêÞò ðñüóèåôïò áóöÜëåéáò óôçí ðåñéï÷Þ, óõíôáîéïý÷ïò ãåíéêüò James Jones, èá îïäåøåé [...]

áðü Gil Ronen
Óôï åèéìïôõðéêü Üíïéãìá ôçò äéåèíïýò óõíüäïõ êïñõöÞò óå Annapolis, U. Ôï S. Ðñüåäñïò George W. Ï Ìðïõò äéÜâáóå ìåãáëïöþíùò ìéá êïéíÞ äÞëùóç ðïõ óõìöùíÞèçêå ìå ó÷åôéêÜ ìå áðü ôïí ðñùèõðïõñãü Ehud Olmert êáé PA ôïí ðñüåäñï Mahmoud Abbas. Ç äÞëùóç ðåñéÝëáâå ìéá õðï÷ñÝùóç êáé áðü ôéò äýï ðëåõñÝò óå óýãêñïõóç ðÝñá áðü ôï Ýäáöïò ôïõ ÉóñáÞë ãéá «íá êáôáâÜëåé êÜèå ðñïóðÜèåéá» [...]

Ôï êýñéï ìÞíõìá BennThe Aluf ôçò óõíüäïõ êïñõöÞò áõôÞò ôçò åâäïìÜäáò óôï Annapolis èá åßíáé üôé ïé ÇÐÁ. åßíáé ðßóù ùò çãÝôç óôç ÌÝóç ÁíáôïëÞ. ¼ôáí ïé ÇÐÁ. êëÞóåéò, ïé ðáãêüóìéåò ðëåõñÝò ìå ôï. Ìüíï Ýíá Ýôïò ðñéí, ìéá áðáéóéüäïîç èåùñßá ôçò ðôþóçò ôçò ÁìåñéêÞò ùò êýñéá äýíáìç óôç ÌÝóç ÁíáôïëÞ åîïõóßáóå ôçí ÏõÜóéãêôïí. [...]

Emmanuel Sivan
This is the real story of Annapolis: a story of fierce personal emotions, disappointment, affront and desperation. But what action did Rice set in motion, and to what end? The action is not based on an American assessment that the conflict is ripe for resolution and/or that there are leaders in the region capable [...]

David A. Fulghum and Robert Wall The U.S. provided Israel with information about Syrian air defenses before Israel attacked a suspected nuclear site in Syria on Sep. 6. The main attack was preceded by an engagement with a single Syrian radar site at Tall al-Abuad near the Turkish border.

Yitzhak Benhorin (Ynet News)
The U.S. Congress on Friday approved the purchase of $700 million worth of weapons and technological systems from Israel’s defense industries for use by U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. Weapons and components to be purchased include a navigation [...]

(Ha’aretz)The U.S. has promised Syria that the issue of the Golan Heights will be brought to the agenda of the upcoming regional meeting scheduled for later this month, the head of Israeli military intelligence said on Sunday. Briefing the weekly cabinet meeting, Maj.-Gen. Amos Yadlin said that the [...]

Sarkozy restores French-American relations
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has dramatically turned around French foreign policy in the six months he has been in office, restoring French-American relations, and realigning France as a major champion of Israel. Sarkozy told a gathering of the American Jewish Committee on Wednesday November 7 that

“Israel’s security is close to my heart… [...]

by Hillel Fendel
Over 30 top U.S. physicians arrived in Israel on Sunday November 4, for an intensive five-day course in the latest Israeli developments in emergency and trauma medicine. The group will return to Israel on immediate notice in case of war or other national emergency, so that they can fill in for Israeli [...]