March 2010

Turkmenistan snubs former Mossad agent as Israel envoy

by Paul Woodward 03.01.2010

Haaretz reports: For the past four months Turkmenistan has been stalling over the appointment of a former spy and close confidant of Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman as Israel’s first ambassador to the country, Haaretz has learned. Israel in October nominated Reuven Dinel, a close associate of Lieberman and a former employee of the Mossad as [...]

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Vote seen as pivotal test for both Iraq and Maliki

by Paul Woodward 03.01.2010

The New York Times reports: A few months ago, building on genuine if not universal popularity, Nuri Kamal al-Maliki appeared poised to win a second term as Iraq’s prime minister. Now, as Iraqis prepare to vote in parliamentary elections on March 7, his path to another four years in office has become increasingly uncertain, his [...]

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At what point will the West dump Israel?

by Paul Woodward 03.01.2010

For those of us who view the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as being an issue of injustice, there’s plenty of reason to believe no resolution is in sight simply because justice is one of the weakest among the principles governing world affairs. To this extent, Israeli leaders can feel confident in their sense of impunity. But there [...]

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