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The Elusive Peace by Ari Bussel “The folks who yell the loudest about the … long failure to fix this problem are some of the same folks standing in the way of good faith efforts to fix it.” President Obama “The only path to ensure Israel’s future as a secure and democratic Jewish state is through a negotiated two state solution and a comprehensive regional peace. … It is always easier to defer or criticize tough decisions than to make them. It is always easier to sit on the sidelines than to roll up your sleeves. It is always easier...

LONDON (AFP) - US President George W. Bush allegedly said God told him to invade Iraq and Afghanistan, a new BBC documentary will reveal, according to details. Bush made the claim when he met Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas and then foreign minister Nabil Shaath in June 2003, the ministers told the documentary series to be broadcast in Britain later this month. The US leader also told them he had been ordered by God to create a Palestinian state, the ministers said. Shaath, now the Palestinian information minister, said: " President Bush said to all of us: 'I'm driven with a...