Israeli Foreign Policy
“The Israeli-Greek military bond continues to grow stronger,” the IDF says of the meeting between Hellenic National Defense General Staff Chief Konstantinos Floros and Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi.
Mideast experts, officials debate Israel’s sovereignty move and the need to ‘finally define borders’
A pro-con animated debate, analyzing the next possible moves on the sovereignty issue and how it will affect Israel, the United States and the Palestinians.
According to a recent report, however, the pressure campaign has had little significant impact.
“The Security Council must extend the arms embargo on Iran to prevent further conflict in the region,” said U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. “No serious person can possibly believe Iran will use any weapon it receives for peaceful ends.”
The move comes just weeks after Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis led a high-level delegation to Israel for talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“It is in our national interest to see Israel succeed as a liberal democracy in the Middle East, and Australia continues to strongly support its right to exist within secure and internationally recognized borders,” said Australian Ambassador to Israel Chris Cannan.
“We would not recognize any changes to the 1967 borders that are not agreed by both parties in the conflict. It could also have consequences for the relationship with Israel,” said the four foreign ministers.
“Annexation must be stopped, and the Israelis and Palestinians should return to meaningful negotiations based on U.N. resolutions and previous bilateral agreements,” said the former U.S. president.
The Trump administration’s goal was to create a plan for peace “that was realistic, implementable, and that both sides could get behind and negotiate in good faith.”
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to the U.N. Security Council: The United States is acting like an “outlaw bully.”
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused Iran of “already violating the arms embargo, even before its expiration date” on Oct. 18.
HaShevet is “dismayed at the diminishing effectiveness of mainstream Jewish advocacy organizations in North America.”
