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Click here to visit the new home of Politics Daily!(Oct. 6) -- The head of European soccer's governing body, Michel Platini, says Israel may be banned for limiting the movement of Palestinian athletes, reports the Israeli daily Haaretz following accounts of Platini's statements in the Arab press. "We accepted Israel into Europe and it must abide by the laws and regulations which require freedom of movement for players," said the Union of European Football Associations chief. "If Israel does not do this, it will bear the serious consequences and it is liable to be thrown out of Europe. (Because of the hostilities between Israel and the Arab ...
(Sept. 23) -- Taking on one of his favorite world stages today, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad continued his tradition of serving up incendiary rhetoric while addressing world leaders at the United Nations. As one has come to expect from the Iranian leader, Ahmadinejad used the occasion to challenge conventional wisdom and upset foreign dignitaries to the point that many of them stood up during his speech and walked out of the chamber. 9/11 Conspiracy This year's fireworks occurred over Ahmadinejad's contention that most people in the world believed "that some segments within the ...
(July 5) -- "It doesn't take a red-haired Russian spy to know that there are tensions between the U.S. and Israel." So said Michael Herzog, a retiring brigadier general in the Israeli Defense Forces, a few days ago. Indeed, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Barack Obama meet on Tuesday, there are disputes on a wide range of issues. There is an opportunity here, though, to improve ties, if both leaders are willing to give up something. Rocky relations aren't good for either country, and the seemingly endless Arab-Israeli dispute encourages foes of both Israel and the ...
Well, it would appear that the so-called "Israel lobby" isn't just a Washington phenomenon. On Monday, British television's Channel Four aired a one-hour exposé revealing the pervasive influence of the pro-Israel lobby in the highest realms of British politics and media. The documentary's producers were motivated by the belief that this powerful lobby had been inadequately studied, even ignored, by Britain's mainstream press. And so they set out to explore the financial, political and journalistic means by which this group exerts its influence. ...
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