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Direct Talks to Resume Today

Netanyahu and Abbas will meet today at the State Department.

President Obama on Wednesday met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to restart direct negotiations, The Jerusalem Post reported. Obama stated his goal of establishing two states-a Jewish state of Israel living next to a Palestinian state. Netanyahu and Abbas will meet today at the State Department. This is the first time that Abbas has agreed to hold talks with Netanyahu since the Israeli prime minister came into office in March 2009. The negotiations come despite two Palestinian terrorist attacks in the West Bank in the past two days. More...

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Lebanon Expert Briefs Hill Staff

Tony Badran spoke to congressional staff about the current state of affairs in Lebanon.

A leading expert on Lebanon and Hizballah addressed some 50 congressional staffers and other members of the policy community about the Lebanese government's ties to Hizballah and their implications for U.S. policy in the region. Tony Badran, a research fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the author of the respected blog Across the Bay, highlighted the recent unprovoked attack by the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) against Israeli soldiers as an example of Lebanon's growing radicalism. He also expressed the need for a new U.S. approach to the Lebanese government. More...

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Blair: Effort to Delegitimize Israel Is an Affront to All

Quartet Envoy Tony Blair and former Spanish PM Jose Maria Aznar have been outspoken against efforts to delegitimize Israel. Aznar will speak at AIPAC National Summit 2010 in South Florida.

The Impact of Iran Sanctions

On July 1, President Obama signed the toughest Iran sanctions ever enacted into law. Learn more about the law, the impact of the sanctions and the need for their full implementation.

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