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Monday Analysis: U.S. Committed to Israel’s Security
Leave a Commentby Claude Salhani – Editor, Middle East Times
WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Sunday that the United States would stand by Israel and protect it from potential Iranian nuclear threats. Israel, along with the United States and several members of the European Union, has accused Iran of wanting to develop nuclear weapons.
How politically flexible is Hamas?
Comments (1)How politically flexible is Hamas?
By Claude Salhani
WASHINGTON - Three primary questions arise when discussing the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, also known by its Arabic acronym, Hamas. First, how politically flexible are they? Second, Will they ever talk to the United States and Israel? Third, are they implicated in trying to expand Islamist influence to Latin America, as is believed to be the case with Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shiite Movement.
