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Hague and an ethical foreign policy
In an article for today's Daily Telegraph, British Foreign Secretary, William Hague, sought to flesh out an ethical framework for a new approach British Foreign Policy.
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US: Israeli rabbi's remarks offensive

Washington has criticized Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef over remarks that Palestinians should perish from this world.

"We regret and condemn the inflammatory statements by Rabbi Ovadia Yosef," US State Department spokesman Philip J. Crowley said on Sunday.

"These remarks are not only deeply offensive, but incitement such as this hurts the cause of peace," he added.

"As we move forward to re-launch peace negotiations, it is important that actions by people on all sides help to advance our effort, not hinder it," Crowley said.

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More air strikes in Gaza: the fruits and blessings of the Herzliya Conference

Wednesday, 03 February 2010 19:15 Silvia Nicolaou-Garcia

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Israeli fighter jets late on Tuesday 2nd February attacked several targets in southern Gaza Strip, including on what used to be Gaza’s International Airport in southern Gaza. Minutes later, F-16 planes dropped bombs on a tunnel located on Palestinian-Egyptian border in Rafah.

The raids did not result in any human casualties at the Gaza International Airport, but Abu Yousef Al Najjar hospital confirmed at least one Palestinian was wounded in the shelling of the tunnel.

This escalation came hours after the Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said his army will respond to the discovery of 3 explosive laden barrels found off the seashores of the Israeli cities of Ashdod and Ashkelon.

It is bitterly ironic that these air strikes come hours after Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad attended the Herzliya Conference, shook hands with Israel’s defence minister Ehud Barak and called for an end to the occupation of the West Bank and the construction of settlements.

Below are some MEMO exclusive pictures of the bombarded Gaza International Airport.