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US Withdrawal From UNESCO is a Serious Issue for Israel

13/10/2017 Beyond Europe, Israel

[dropcap size=small]T he United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) took a strong slap this Thursday as the United States formally notified the world heritage organization that it is withdrawing its membership. This move comes…

The EU and Israel – Partnership and the weight of history

06/10/2017 Beyond Europe, Inside Europe, Israel

Vocal Europe

F ifty years ago, a fierce war between Israel and its neighbours changed the map of the Middle East and transformed Israeli politics and its relations with the wider world. The effects of that Six-Day…

Back To Square One

19/09/2017 Beyond Europe, Israel

Vocal Europe

P eople have been seriously talking for decades about a two-state solution that has not yet materialized, which makes it easy to declare its death. That it is dead is a fallacy; the parties can…

What Israel’s Netanyahu Wants From Moscow

28/08/2017 Beyond Europe, Israel

Vocal Europe

W ith at least eight public visits to the Kremlin in the last five years, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has become a frequent guest in Moscow. Netanyahu’s meeting with President Vladimir Putin in Sochi…

Should Democracy Protect Netanyahu?

17/08/2017 Beyond Europe, Israel

Vocal Europe

[toggler title="DISCLAIMER" ]All opinions in this column reflect view of the autor(s), not of Vocal Europe[/toggler] S imilar to what is going on in the United States with President Trump, Israel is being pulled ever…

How Israel Should Navigate the Gulf Crisis

15/07/2017 Beyond Europe, Israel

Vocal Europe

by Ottomansandzionists With the Gulf Cooperation Council crisis in its second week after Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and non-GCC member Egypt cut ties with Qatar, Israel is in a tricky situation. The Gulf…

The Politics of Netanyahu Vs. Germany

23/05/2017 Beyond Europe, Israel

Vocal Europe

by Ottomansandzionists On the week that we remember and reflect upon the German genocide against Jews, the Jewish state is in a spat with Germany. On German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel’s agenda during his visit…

Alternative Path To Middle East Peace – Israel Should Join EU?

17/03/2017 Israel

Vocal Europe

DISCLAIMER : all opinions in this column reflect view of the autor(s), not of Vocal Europe by Henryk M. Broder BERLIN — The two-state-solution is not, as most of us would think, a new idea. It is…

Trump to sign executive order to dramatically reduce funding of United Nations

09/03/2017 Israel

Marie Shuqha

D onald Trump is preparing executive orders that would dramatically reduce US funding of the United Nations, as well as other international organizations that do not meet certain criteria. The upcoming order would dramatically…

After vote defeat, Netanyahu lashes out at Obama and UN

29/12/2016 Israel

Marie Shuqha

by Marie Shuqha The United Nations Security Council has demanded that Israel needs to stop immediately with the construction of settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem. Only the United States abstained in…

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