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OP-ED Paris ‘peace’ conference shapes up as another misfire

Lawrence Grossman (Courtesy of American Jewish Committee)

(JTA) — Foreign ministers of some 70 nations are expected to meet in Paris on Jan. 15, five days before the American presidential inauguration, for an international conference that is being advertised as dealing with the Middle East. No, this high-level gathering will not address the major crises bedeviling the… Read more »

Israeli diplomatic corps bracing for onslaught following Paris conference

Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely (GPO)

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely, current and former foreign ministry officials said Thursday that Sunday’s “peace” conference in Paris would do little but demonize Israel and push off the possibility of peace between Israelis and Palestinians. Netanyahu called the conference “rigged by the Palestinians under… Read more »