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  • Foreign policy impotence gripping U.S. Foreign policy impotence gripping U.S.

    In an article published May 15, 2013, American historical social scientist Immanuel Wallerstein wrote, "Nothing illustrates more the limitations of Western power than the internal controversy its elites are having in public about what the United States in particular and western European states should be doing about the civil war in Syria." Those limitations are palpable in both language and ...

  • Anti-Israel activists crash London UEFA event

    UEFA: Israel to host tourney despite PA pressure The UEFA dinner was attended by prominent figures including David Beckham and Sir Alex Ferguson, who were reportedly stunned by the incident. Earlier in the day, pro-Palestinian activists from a group called "Red Card Israeli Racism" protested outside a UEFA Congress meeting at a London hotel, according to the report. Friday's ...

  • Three Israeli military aircraft violate Lebanese airspace and UN resolution

    UN Security Council resolution . Two Israeli fighter jets crossed into Lebanon's airspace over the southern border village of Kfar Kila, located 96 kilometers (59 miles) south of Beirut, at 9:45 a.m. local time (0645 GMT) on Friday, according to a statement issued by the Lebanese military. The warplanes flew over several areas in Lebanon before leaving the country's airspace at 12:15 ...

  • Lebanon Hezbollah shouldnt spark sectarian conflict

    Daily Star reported him saying in reference to Hezbollah fighting in neighboring Syria. "How can a nation [like Lebanon] provide such a wonderful example of resistance and sacrifice, while at the same time promoting sectarian differences?" Suleiman was quoted as ...

  • Kerry calls for a revival of Israel-Palestine peace talks upon Mideast visit

    Kerry said before meeting with Israeli President Shimon Peres in Jerusalem and then traveling to Ramallah in the West Bank to meet with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and his aides."The next 18 to 24 months are essential to agreeing on key steps forward in the peace process and the creation of an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel", Kerry said, adding that ...

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Elizabethtown

Elizabethtown

Despite all his best intentions and last-minute editing, Cameron Crowes free-flow romanticism may have finally gotten the better of him in Elizabethtown. A semi-autobiographical story about a young man returning to a family he doesnt know, it is sweet an ... ...

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  • Kerry urges Israel to promote peace talks not settlements

    US Secretary of State John Kerry urged Israel's government on Friday to prevent further settlement construction where possible to help revitalize Middle East peace hopes, but stressed that the Jewish state and Palestinians alike should remain focused on the larger goal of restarting direct negotiations. Explaining part of the strategy of his now 2-month-old peace initiative, Kerry said ...

  • Al-Assad Syria will slash roots of Israeli adventurism

    Al-Assad: Syria will slash roots of Israeli adventurism Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, has emphasized on Tuesday that Damascus is able to confront the Israeli regime's adventurism, alluding to the recent Israeli aggression against the Arab country. The Syrian president stressed that the Israeli offensive is evidence of interference by Tel Aviv and its Western and regional allies in the ...

  • Hezbollah minister bows out of wine institute launch

    From left, acting caretaker Agriculture Minister Gebran Bassil, caretaker Economy Minister Nicolas Nahas and former MP Salim Warde attend a conference at the ministry in Beirut, Friday, May 24, 2013. (The Daily Star/Hasan ...

  • Hezbollah must prevent sectarian strife Sleiman says

    Lebanon to plunge into sectarian strife, whether within its borders or beyond, in a clear reference to Hezbollah’s activities in embattled Syria. "The meanings of resistance are loftier than sinking into strife, whether ...

  • Hezbollah says terrorist label would be big mistake

    Hezbollah's deputy chief said Friday that the European Union would be making a "big mistake" to label the Lebanese Shiite militant group as ...

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