The Biden administration is putting pressure on the Israeli government to move in the direction of accepting the creation of a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza under the control of a revitalized Palestinian Authority (PA).
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The Biden administration is putting pressure on the Israeli government to move in the direction of accepting the creation of a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza under the control of a revitalized Palestinian Authority (PA).
What is officially known in Israel as the ”swords of iron” war is not yet close [written on 31 December] to its end. In fact, we may be close to the end of the beginning only, but it is not too early to come up with an interim assessment of what has unfolded since 7 October.
Despite recent talks, Venezuela has not been reprimanded for its brazen attempts to violate international law. Last week, the Royal Navy’s HMS Trent appeared off the coast of the South American nation of Guyana. While the vessel arrived for routine training with the Guyanese military, its presence served to ward off threats to Guyanese sovereignty, particularly Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro’s stated desire to absorb the Essequibo region in the country’s western reaches.
Venezuela’s dictator, Nicolas Maduro, seems to be moving in the direction of annexing the Essequibo area of Guyana and making it into another state of Venezuela.
On December 3, Maduro conducted a referendum on December 3 with little participation that approved such annexation. Likewise, he appointed a governor for the future seized territory.
The recent Congressional hearing featuring the presidents of three top American universities sheds light on a more severe problem than antisemitism.
The three college presidents testifying last week did the almost impossible: they made Congress – this Congress – look good. That is, testifying before the most dysfunctional, uninformed, petty and parochial House of Representatives in American history
US Announces New Sanctions Against Venezuela!
Palm Beach Center For Democracy Event January 2020
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