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[…] The United States commends Prime Minister Hariri and President Sleiman for their stewardship during the government formation process, and looks forward to working with the next Lebanese government on behalf of the people of Lebanon. We hope that the cabinet statement and government program will reflect a commitment to full implementation of UN Security Council Resolutions 1559, 1680, and 1701.  |
[…] The critical first step in the Middle East peace process is to relaunch negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis without preconditions, says U.S. Under Secretary of State William Burns.
“That emphatically does not mean starting from scratch; it means building on previous agreements, resolving the core issues of the conflict, and settling it once and for all,” Burns said in a speech at the Washington-based Middle East Institute November 10.  |
[…] In remarks with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Ali Aboul Gheit following their November 4 talks in Cairo, Clinton said the United States would like all current and planned Israeli settlement activity to be halted. The U.S. policy opposing Israeli settlement activity has not changed, she said.
She also said Israel’s offer to halt all new settlement activities, to end the expropriation of land and issue no permits or approvals, while “unprecedented,” is “not what we would prefer.”
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[…] Secretary Clinton, in a speech November 3, outlined three areas the United States will focus on in its engagement with Muslim communities around the world, expanding upon President Obama’s June 4 speech in Cairo. The first is partnering with Muslim communities to advance entrepreneurship, job creation and economic development.  | |
[…] And the Obama Administration’s position on settlements is clear, unequivocal. It has not changed. And as the President has said on many occasions, the United States does not accept the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlements. Now, the Israelis have responded to the call from the United States, the Palestinians and the Arab world to stop settlement activity by expressing a willingness to restrain settlement activity.  |
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Congressional Resource Service Reports- Israeli-Arab Negotiations: Background, Conflicts, and U.S. Policy (updated September 8, 2008 - a 1,111K .pdf file)
- Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses (updated September 4, 2008 - a 497K .pdf file)
- Arab League Boycott of Israel (updated August 27, 2008 - a 102K .pdf file)
- Libya: Background and U.S. Relations (updated August 6, 2008 - a 286K .pdf file)
- Israel: Background and Relations with the United States (updated June 6, 2008 - a 293K .pdf file)
- (The) Islamic Traditions of Wahhabism and Salafiyya (updated January 24, 2008 - a 77K .pdf file)
- Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process: The Annapolis Conference (updated December 7, 2007 - a 82K .pdf file)
- Jordan: U.S. Relations and Bilateral Issues (updated December 4, 2007 - a 244K .pdf file)
- Lebanon (updated November 23, 2007 - a 235K .pdf file)
- U.S. Foreign Aid to the Palestinians (updated October 9, 2007 - a 72K .pdf file)
- Syria: U.S. Relations and Bilateral Issues (updated September 19, 2007 - a 255K .pdf file)
- Saudi Arabia: Terrorist Financing Issues (updated September 14, 2007 - a 200K .pdf file)
- Turkey's 2007 Elections: Crisis of Identity and Power (updated September 10, 2007 - a 150K .pdf file)
- Iran’s Influence in Iraq (updated August 9, 2007 - a 75K .pdf file)
- U.S. Foreign Assistance to the Middle East: Historical Background, Recent Trends,
and the FY2008 Request (updated July 3, 2007 - a 185K .pdf file)
- International Reaction to the Palestinian Unity Government (updated May 9, 2007 - a 77K .pdf file)
- Saudi Arabia: Current Issues and U.S. Relations (updated April 13, 2007 - a 192K .pdf file)
- Egypt: Background and U.S. Relations (updated March 29, 2007 - a 298K .pdf file)
- U.S. Foreign Aid to Lebanon: Issues for Congress (updated March 21, 2007 - a 97K .pdf file)
- Lebanon: The Israel-Hamas-Hezbollah Conflict (updated September 15, 2006 - a 291K .pdf file)
- (The) Persian Gulf States: Issues for U.S. Policy, 2006 (updated August 21, 2006 - a 794K .pdf file)
- Middle East Free Trade Area: Progress Report (updated July 3, 2006 - a 217K .pdf file)
- U.S. Democracy Promotion Policy in the Middle East: The Islamist Dilemma (updated June 15, 2006 - a 149K .pdf file)
- Arab League Boycott of Israel (updated May 19, 2006 - a 42K .pdf file)
- (The) Middle East Peace Talks (updated May 18, 2006 - a 99K .pdf file)
- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas: Overview of Internal and External Challenges (updated March 9, 2006 - a 41K .pdf file)
- Fatah and Hamas: the New Palestinian Factional Reality (updated March 3, 2006 - a 42K .pdf file)
- Palestinian Elections (updated February 28, 2006 - a 347K .pdf file)
- European Views and Policies Toward the Middle East (updated December 21, 2005 - a 164K .pdf file)
- (The) Iran Nonproliferation Act and the International Space Station: Issues and Options (updated December 5, 2005 - a 41K .pdf file)
- Israel's Disengagement from Gaza (updated September 16, 2005 - a 64K .pdf file)
- (The) Middle East Television Network: An Overview (updated August 17, 2005 - a 40K .pdf file)
- (The) Middle East Partnership Initiative: An Overview (updated July 20, 2005 - a 38K .pdf file)
- Israel: U.S. Foreign Assistance (updated April 26, 2005 - a 88K .pdf file)
- Syria: Political Conditions and Relations with the United States After the Iraq War (updated February 28, 2005 - a 258K .pdf file)
- (The) Broader Middle East and North Africa Initiative: An Overview (updated February 15, 2005 - a 42K .pdf file)
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