14 March 2010, 12:35 am
Finally someone said it. Now we must do something about it. In his major speech in Israel, Vice President Joe Biden was refreshingly direct and straightforward: "The United States is determined to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, period." Even the "period" was important, for it eliminate... Read More »
12 March 2010, 9:03 pm
WASHINGTON (JTA) -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden's attempt to reassure Israel of American steadfastness survived a steadfast Middle East tradition of self-sabotage.... Read More »
12 March 2010, 8:00 am
By ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE UPI Editor at Large WASHINGTON, March 12 (UPI) -- No sooner did U.S. Vice President Joe Biden land in Israel to rekindle Israeli-Palestinian settlement talks than plans leaked out to build 1,600 new dwellings for Jews in Arab East Jerusalem. By the time he left two days later... Read More »
12 March 2010, 1:29 am
March 12 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. will try to keep a new round of Middle East peace talks on track after containing a diplomatic flap over Israeli home construction in east Jerusalem that marred Vice President Joe Biden ’s trip to the region.... Read More »
11 March 2010, 8:58 pm
Visiting U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday reassured his hosts about the U.S. commitment to stopping Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, dubbing a nuclear-armed Iran a common threat to Israel, the United States and the whole Middle East. "Looming over all our efforts in this region is the s... Read More »
11 March 2010, 10:51 am
Israel is America's closest friend, US Vice President Joe Biden said in an emotional speech at Tel Aviv University today. But he also said sometimes it takes a friend to deliver the hardest truth – that the status quo is untenable.... Read More »
11 March 2010, 10:07 am
Despite two days of public friction between the US and Israel over a Jerusalem building project, Vice President Joe Biden today delivered an emotional speech laden with admiration for the Jewish state.... Read More »
10 March 2010, 3:58 pm
Commentators have called Israel's announcement of new settlement construction in East Jerusalem during Vice President Joe Biden's visit a humiliation. But the Palestinian leadership still appears willing to give talks a chance.... Read More »
9 March 2010, 12:09 pm
As Vice President Joe Biden began four days of diplomatic meetings on Iran and the peace process, there was already a sign of uncertainty on the newly renewed Israeli-Palestinian talks.... Read More »
9 March 2010, 2:00 am
US Vice President Joe Biden has assured Israel of Washington's commitment to its security and preventing Iran from producing nuclear weapons... Read More »