In a critical week for U.S.-Israeli relations, four prominent American officials are in Israel to discuss key topics such as Iran's nuclear threat and Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Daniel Levy of the New American Foundation discusses developments out of the Middle East.
All Posts Tagged With: "Ehud Barak"
Interview (video)
July 27, 2009
Israel indicates a military strike on Iran is possible
Interview (video)
June 30, 2009
Palestinians eye high-level talks on Israeli settlements
On Tuesday, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak and George Mitchell, the Obama administration's special envoy to the Middle East, met in New York. Israel may be open to a freeze on settlement building. Ghassan Shabaneh of Marymount Manhattan College discusses how Palestinians view the settlement issue.
Interview (video)
June 29, 2009
Israel may be open to a freeze on settlement building
On Tuesday, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak is set to meet with George Mitchell, President Obama's special envoy to the Middle East, about a freeze on settlement building. Daniel Levy of the New America Foundation discusses the importance of the settlement issue to the peace process.
Video
March 24, 2009
Israeli Labor joins hardliner to form coalition government
They are an odd couple of Israeli politics -- but on Tuesday, hardliner Benjamin Netanyahu and Ehud Barak, head of the much more liberal Labor Party, joined together to form a new government. Daniel Levy of the New America Foundation discusses how the coalition was formed.
Video
January 5, 2009
Israel attacks Gaza on the ground for third day
Israeli Consul General Asaf Shariv and Anthony Cordesman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies consider the goals and endgame for the Israeli offensive in Gaza.
