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...Israel, settlers from suburban towns to hilltop outposts alike express contempt for Obama. The U.S. gave $2.4 billion in aid to Israel last year, but Israel Katz says the cash does not entitle a U.S. President to "tell us how to live." He adds, "He is butting into another country's interests. I don't think Israel tells Obama what...
...Prime Minister, went on a three-week tour to the U.S. and Europe last month, making every effort to push the idea that there is unity of purpose within the government, and asking the West to lift targeted sanctions on Mugabe and his cronies, as well as to provide aid...
Mugabe's plans seem to involve using Tsvangirai to unlock those ZANU-PF financial resources that are currently blocked by Western powers. It is these resources that will finance his campaign for the next election. Mugabe also hopes to get credit for any economic progress that comes with aid...
Under these circumstances it would be very unwise for the donor countries to lift their targeted sanctions against Mugabe and his lieutenants. The democratic world must compel Mugabe to honor his agreements with the opposition. The West must also use its aid as leverage to ensure that the government opens up democratic space for Zimbabweans. A specific roadmap must be developed demanding that the government deliver rule of law, freedom of the media and a new people-driven constitution with an enforceable bill of rights. Mugabe's militia units must be dismantled, and a new independent electoral commission...
...home to several oil fields and an oil pipeline. In a bid to settle the dispute, negotiators drew up clear boundaries for Abyei, put it under joint administration and planned a 2011 referendum for its people to decide their region's fate. (Read "Sudan's Leader Shuts Down Aid Groups...