http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/tags/israel Common Ground, Uncommon Debate en-US Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:40:57 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 q http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/search.php http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/topic/anti-american-sentiment#post-145 Thu, 06 May 2010 09:25:03 +0000 bjan 145@http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/ <p>Interesting update:</p> <p><a href="http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/05/05/dennis_ross_links_middle_east_peace_to_iran" rel="nofollow">http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/05/05/dennis_ross_links_middle_east_peace_to_iran</a> </p> http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/topic/anti-american-sentiment#post-142 Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:08:07 +0000 bjan 142@http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/ <p>The Anti-Defamation League recently criticised General Petraeus (linked below) for his comments on the situation in Israel-Palestine. In a Senate testimony, Petraeus referred to the ongoing conflict as problematic, interfering with U.S. goals in the Arab world and encouraging “anti-American sentiment.” According to the ADL, this sentiment is not only wrong, but “dangerous and counterproductive.”</p> <p>Is lack of progress on the Israel-Palestine issue an impediment to U.S. goals in the Middle East?</p> <p><a href="http://www.adl.org/PresRele/IslME_62/5721_62.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.adl.org/PresRele/IslME_62/5721_62.htm</a> </p> http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/topic/israeli-wall-along-the-border-with-egypt-threat-to-the-region#post-35 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:08:24 +0000 gmartin 35@http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/ <p>Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu just announced Israel's decision to build a wall along the border with Egypt, which should be completed in the next two years. It is believed that the wall is an attempt to deal with three key issues: the wave of illegal laborers that are trying to infiltrate Israel via its southern border; security threats; and smuggling. However, this will also mean that Israeli borders will be even more surrounded by fences.</p> <p>Question: Is Israel's recent decision to build a wall along the border with Egypt likely to improve or worsen the situation in the region? </p>