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Jerusalem expansion spurred by Biden's clampdown on Israeli action on Iran
- March 10, 2010
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debkafile reports: The decision to add 1,600 housing units to Ramat Shlomo in East Jerusalem was taken in protest of the way US Vice President Joe Biden lay down the law on the Iran issue in his talks with Israeli government leaders Tuesday, March 9. The key objective of his visit was clearly to hold Israel back from attacking Iran's nuclear installations even after the US backtracked on its promises of tough sanctions instead.
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Who is Obama engaging now?
- March 10, 2010
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DEBKA-Net-Weekly's coming issue, out Friday, reveals US officials are immersed in hush-hush contacts with Iranian regime elements marking the Obama administration's third and most dramatic zigzag on Tehran. US military chiefs, moderate Arab governments and Israel are deeply concerned about possible regional repercussions from this radical turnabout.
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Iraqi PM Maliki sweeps polls, defeats pro-Iranian bloc
- March 10, 2010
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Preliminary Iraqi election results show incumbent prime minister Nouri Maliki returned with a commanding 100 parliamentary seats out of 325 and the ability to form a pro-American coalition with Iyad Allawi's secular alliance and the Kurdish bloc that will be stable enough for US troops to depart Iraq on schedule.
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Gates visits Kabul, beats Ahmadinejad to the post
- March 10, 2010
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Despite Tehran's denial, president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delayed his trip to Kabul by 48 hours when US defense secretary Robert Gates arrived suddenly in the Afghan capital Monday, March 8.
The Iranian president had set the scene for his visit by accusing the US of "fabricating" 9/11 as a pretext for invading Afghanistan and unveiling new missile production lines.
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More Radical Palestinian unrest in store to torpedo talks
- March 10, 2010
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Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas complained to the UN about Israel's enforcement of order on Temple Mount Friday, March 5, even though the disturbances were staged by radical Hamas and Islamist elements to destroy the US-mediate peace track which he has agreed to join.