According to the official election results the cleric, Hassan Rowhani, 64, won, surprisingly, a convincing 50.7 percent of the vote in the six-way presidential race. This represents a stinging repudiation of the ultraconservatives who wield power in Iran. Even worse, the four hard-line conservatives aligned with the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, finished at the […]
CONTINUE READINGSecretary of State Kerry is engaging in a concerted effort to rescue the idea of a two-state solution but the chances of success are fading rapidly. Within the current Israeli government coalition a group of at least 40 Knesset members have formed an “Eretz” block intending to prevent any further concessions, expand settlements in the […]
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