Interview with Joe Cirincione, the President of the Ploughshares Fund and one of Washington's leading experts on the diplomatic efforts to block Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. The interview is about 5 minutes long. It was conducted right after the Iran deal was announced.
Interview with Kelsey Davenport, Director for Nonproliferation Policy at the Arms Control Association, upon her return from Vienna, shortly after a deal has been reached with Iran to block it from acquiring nuclear weapons. The interview is about ten minutes long.
Americans for Peace Now (APN) today welcomed news that the Obama Administration and its P5+1 partners – France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Russia, and China – have reached an agreement with Iran to radically roll back and limit Iran’s nuclear program. APN President and CEO Debra DeLee commented:
“We heartily congratulate President Obama and his P5+1 partners, and their indefatigable teams of expert negotiators, for the historic achievement announced today – an agreement that, when implemented, will verifiably roll back Iran’s nuclear program, limit Iran’s nuclear activities going forward, and prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. It will also ensure that should Iran decide to break the terms of the deal and try to 'sneak out' to a nuclear weapon, both that the U.S. and international community have a far greater chance of detecting such an effort and are in a far stronger position to quickly determine the most effective course of action.
JTA: Following APN criticism, PA recalls Chile ambassador over Anti-Semitic comments
http://www.stljewishlight.com/news/world/article_695ead92-e22e-52e7-b91a-b2c7a42456bb.html
Algemeiner: Following criticism by APN for Anti-Semitic comments, Palestinian Authority recalls its Chile
ambassador
http://www.algemeiner.com/2015/07/09/abbas-recalls-palestinian-envoy-to-chile-after-facing-pressure-following-his-antisemitic-comments/#
i24News (Israeli online): APN condemns Palestinian envoy's anti-Semitic statements
http://www.i24news.tv/en/opinion/77769-150709-from-chile-to-ramallah-the-anti-semitic-palestinian-canard
Arutz 7: APN urges Abbas dismiss PLO ambassador over Anti-Semitic comments
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/197892#.VZ5W9vlVhBc
Following a Peace Now petition, the Israeli High Court of Justice ordered the demolition of 17 homes built on private Palestinian land at the illegal outpost of Derech Ha'avot. The State now has 90 days to appeal and it is considering a proposal by the Gush Etzion Regional Council to retroactively legalize the construction through a "re-parcellation" procedure. This proposal is a kind of legal acrobatics meant to confiscate lands without calling it a confiscation and it is clearly not legal. If this idea would be approved, the settlers could build anywhere, being sure that the land will be given to them eventually. Follow us as we continue the fight against illegal settlement construction.
Our annual conference will take place on July 24th 2015 in Tel Aviv.
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This week, Alpher discusses what are the issues that bear the most intense scrutiny regarding the upcoming nuclear deal with Iran; why is there a commotion in Israel over two Israelis that decided of their own free will to cross the border into the Gaza Strip; how could they have entered unhindered? What was the reason that that the authorities initially acted indifferently to Mengistu’s flight in terms of their contacts with his family? And what will happen now?
