Israel’s President Sends Message of Peace to Iran

Israel’s president reached out to the Iranian people with a message of peace Wednesday, as the West tightened sanctions over Iran’s nuclear program, and a former Israeli spymaster said Israel is not in mortal danger.

Shimon Peres, an elder statesmen who is a Nobel Peace laureate, appealed to the people of Iran to look beyond the current crisis. (more…)

New initiative to breathe life into the ME peace process

AN influential group of Israeli defence, intelligence and business figures has developed a peace plan to try to breathe life into the Middle East peace process. (more…)

Assad has communicated desire for peace negotiations with Israel

Syrian President Bashar Assad is apparently signalling willingness to engage in peace talks with Israel Defence Minister Ehud Barak said Monday.

‘I think we have to examine every option. If it emerges that the Syrian president intends truthfully and is seriously examining this, based on the understanding that peace is mutual, he will find us willing,’ he told an Isreali radio talk show. (more…)

Hezbollah angry over UNIFIL presence in South Lebanon

Continued border patrols conducted by U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon not only have angered residents but Hezbollah, too.

Hezbollah MP Ali Fayyad slammed UNIFIL, criticizing the patrol operations as “maneuvers.”

Angry residents on Tuesday blocked Adeisseh-Kfar Kila road in southern Lebanon and hurled stones at a U.N. vehicle in Khirbit Selim to protest passing of UNIFIL patrols. (more…)

Hariri to UN: Lebanon wants to achieve peace and security

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri addressed the UN Security Council in New York on Wednesday, stating Lebanon’s commitment to peace, diversity and openness. (more…)

Mideast peace is a global issue

By Saad Hariri
Previous reconciliation efforts fell on deaf ears, feeding the fanaticism that now plagues the world, says Saad Hariri. The time for arbitration may be at hand.