Netanyahu: "What the hell do they want from me?" Media Mention of Hussein Ibish In Foreign Policy - May 28, 2009 - 12:00am » Read more

Obama tells Israel to halt expansion Media Mention of Ghaith al-Omari In The Boston Globe - May 29, 2009 - 12:00am WASHINGTON - President Obama received Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the White House yesterday with an invaluable welcoming gift: a toughly worded, categorical US demand for Israel to stop expanding settlements in the West Bank. But hours before the two men met, the Israeli government flatly rejected the demand. Spokesman Mark Regev said that "normal life in those communities must be allowed to continue," including some construction. » Read more