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Commentary-Analysis

A MEMO analysis of the British media coverage of the US-Israel relationship "crisis"
The British media is slowly waking up to the reality of Israel.
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Obama's sole option: cut the aid and withdraw diplomatic support to Israel
Israel's ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren, has said that relations between the two countries have entered their worst crisis for 35 years.
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Isn't it time for America to re-evaluate its "special relationship" with Israel?

A mere eleven minutes after Israel declared its independence in 1948, US President Harry Truman recognised the newly created state.
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News Flash

Turkey's PM: "No result from Abbas negotiations without Hamas"
Riyadh

Negotiations between the Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority "will not bring results", Turkey's Prime Minister has said. Mr. Rajab Tayeb Erdogan made his statement during a visit to Saudi Arabia. He said that the sole participation of the Palestinian Authority's president, Mahmoud Abbas without any input from the Islamic resistance Movement (Hamas) in negotiations with the Zionist side will be fruitless.

In Pictures

AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (MIDDLE EAST)

Egypt appoints senior Sunni figure
Sheikh Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed al-Tayeb named as head of Al-Azhar Islamic institution.
Clashes erupt in West Bank's Hebron
Fresh violence comes as Mideast Quartet meets in Moscow to revive peace process.
Quartet calls for settlement freeze
Middle East negotiating bloc meets in Moscow amid tensions between Israel and US.

Open Letter to Prime Minister Gordon Brown | Israel "blackmails Gaza’s patients to turn them into collaborators" | Official calls for Egyptian gas to run Gaza’s power plant instead of Israeli diesel More peaceful demonstrations in the Gaza Strip

By Senussi Bsaikri

Tuesday, 10 November 2009 14:30 Senussi Bsaikri

Western Double Standards: Israel vs. Iran

Israel Vs Iran By
Senussi Bsaikri
Researcher, Middle East Monitor, London

Background

The beginning of the 21st century witnessed the emergence of what has come to be known as the ‘Iranian Nuclear Crisis’. It followed the unearthing of Tehran’s nuclear aspirations when, in August 2002, an exiled Iranian opposition group named the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) revealed classified details about Iran’s nuclear program, including information about uranium enrichment and production of the chemical compound Arak heavy-water.