Barak announces war monument to memorialize Israel's 22,684 fallen soldiers and security personnel to be erected on Mount Herzl; nation marks Remembrance Day.
Israel plans to establish a national war monument in Jerusalem to honor the memory of the 22,684 soldiers and security personnel who have fallen defending the land of Israel since 1860 – the year the first Jews left Jerusalem’s Old City walls to settle other parts of the country.
A few hours before the beginning of Remembrance Day, which began with a minute-long siren at 8 p.m. Sunday night, Defense Minister Ehud Barak announced plans to erect the new monument, during a ceremony at its future location on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem.
“As a society we owe a great moral debt to bereaved families,” Barak said. “In its 62 years of independence this country has stood before complicated challenges and overcome them due to the generation after generation of talented youth who were, and still are, prepared to defend this country with their lives.”
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Monday, March 29, 2010
'Obama must do more to mend ties'
A top Jewish leader on Monday urged the Obama administration to do more to push back against negative aspersions about the Jewish community and the state of the US-Israel relationship in the wake of recent tensions between the two countries.
“The outward appearances have been perceived and described in much of the media in very negative terms and I would hope that’s something the administration would address,” said Malcolm Hoenlein, executive vice chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations.
He pointed to recent accusations that Dennis Ross, a key advisor to US President Barack Obama on Middle East issues, who is Jewish, has dual loyalty towards Israel, and the erroneous reports in the blogosphere that top US General David Petraeus said US ties to Israel were costing American soldiers their lives.
“It would be very unfortunate if this is allowed to fester,” Hoenlein said. “I would hope they would take advantage of every opportunity to set the record straight.”
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“The outward appearances have been perceived and described in much of the media in very negative terms and I would hope that’s something the administration would address,” said Malcolm Hoenlein, executive vice chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations.
He pointed to recent accusations that Dennis Ross, a key advisor to US President Barack Obama on Middle East issues, who is Jewish, has dual loyalty towards Israel, and the erroneous reports in the blogosphere that top US General David Petraeus said US ties to Israel were costing American soldiers their lives.
“It would be very unfortunate if this is allowed to fester,” Hoenlein said. “I would hope they would take advantage of every opportunity to set the record straight.”
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Friday, March 19, 2010
UN, Russia intent on restarting peace
MOSCOW — Russia and the United Nations vowed Thursday to resuscitate Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, whose prospects collapsed following Israel's announcement it would build new homes in east Jerusalem.
Visiting UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said that Friday's meeting of the so-called Quartet of international mediators in Moscow should help restart talks.
"There is no other alternative to direct peace talks," Ban said after a meeting Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
Lavrov said that the main goal of the mediators – Russia, the United States, the UN and the European Union – is to persuade Israel and the Palestinians to resume talks.
He said the Quartet would issue a strong joint statement when their Moscow meeting concludes Friday.
"Quartet members are fully committed to end their meeting with a very concrete, clear document that that will confirm all previous decisions of the world community about conditions and parameters of direct talks between Israel and Palestinians," Lavrov said.
UN, Russia intent on restarting peace
Visiting UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said that Friday's meeting of the so-called Quartet of international mediators in Moscow should help restart talks.
"There is no other alternative to direct peace talks," Ban said after a meeting Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
Lavrov said that the main goal of the mediators – Russia, the United States, the UN and the European Union – is to persuade Israel and the Palestinians to resume talks.
He said the Quartet would issue a strong joint statement when their Moscow meeting concludes Friday.
"Quartet members are fully committed to end their meeting with a very concrete, clear document that that will confirm all previous decisions of the world community about conditions and parameters of direct talks between Israel and Palestinians," Lavrov said.
UN, Russia intent on restarting peace
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