NEAR EAST REPORT AIPAC'S BIWEEKLY ON AMERICAN MIDDLE EAST POLICY
Saad Hariri, head of the Future Movement, leads Lebanon’s parliamentary majority.
Click here to view a slideshow on the Lebanese elections.
Click here to view a slideshow on the Lebanese elections.
Supporters of Lebanon’s anti-Syrian coalition celebrate their election victory.
U.S.-Backed Alliance Wins in Lebanon
An American-backed alliance has retained control of the Lebanese parliament after a hotly contested election. Near East Report asked three Lebanon experts to analyze what the results mean for the future of Lebanon, U.S. foreign policy and Israeli security. READ MORE
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has repeatedly bragged about Iran’s rapid nuclear progress.
Centrifuges Spin Regardless of
Iran Vote
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has declared victory in his reelection bid, but is facing widespread allegations of fraud. Regardless of the final outcome of the vote, one thing will remain constant: The theocratic regime will press ahead with its nuclear program.
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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu backed the idea of a non-militarized Palestinian state.
Netanyahu Backs Two-State Solution
In a major policy address, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he supports the establishment of a demilitarized Palestinian state alongside Israel. “In my vision of peace in this small land of ours, two peoples live freely, side-by-side, in amity and mutual respect.”READ MORE
The House of Representatives passed a bill that ensures Israel’s qualitative military edge.
Heard on the Hill
House Bill Backs Israeli Self-Defense • Lawmakers Call on Palestinians to Show Desire for Peace • Gates Warns of Iranian Nuclear and Missile Gains • Congressional Letters Articulate Key Peace Principles • Mullen: Iranian Bomb Would Be ‘Calamitous’ • Clinton: Iranian Nuke an ‘Extraordinary Threat’ READ MORE
Students visited an Ethiopian immigrant absorption center and later returned with toys.
Campus Leaders Tour Israel
with AIPAC
Forty aspiring young leaders traveled to Israel this month on the annual AIPAC Campus Allies Mission. Their intensive ten-day itinerary covered a variety of subjects, including the U.S.-Israel relationship, the threat from Iran and pluralism in Israeli society.
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Published biweekly except when Congress is out of session by The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).
Funded in part by the American Israel Education Foundation, the charitable organization affiliated with AIPAC.
Published biweekly except when Congress is out of session by The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).
Funded in part by the American Israel Education Foundation, the charitable organization affiliated with AIPAC.
Editors:
Dr. Raphael Danziger
Editor-in-Chief
Renee Rothstein
Executive Editor
Daniel Rubenstein
Managing Editor
Benjamin Weiss
Associate Editor
Tzvi Kahn
Associate Editor
Analysts:
Steven Beckerman
Senior Research Analyst
Luke Burke
Michelle Dorin
Ann Weisberg
Research Analysts
Michelle Dorin
Ann Weisberg
I.L. Kenen
Founder, 1905–1988
Editorial: An Ancient Connection
The Holocaust convinced much of the world of the urgent need to establish a Jewish state. But the urgency of Israel’s establishment and the timing of its creation must not be confused with the Jewish people’s deep historical roots in the Land of Israel. READ MORE
