Hosted by President Trump at the White House Tuesday, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain became the third and fourth Arab nations to move toward normalizing relations with Israel.
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Seize ‘historic moment’, Pakistan tells Kabul, Taliban
“I warmly welcome the announcement regarding commencement of Intra-Afghan Negotiations on 12 September 2020. Finally, our combined efforts have brought forth the day that the Afghan people have been yearning for,” Prime Minister Khan said.
UN, OIC, NATO hail push for peace in Afghanistan
The United Nations, Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), and NATO welcomed the start of intra-Afghan talks in Qatar on Saturday, saying the process presents an ideal chance for lasting peace after decades of conflict in Afghanistan.
ALBA-TCP to Speed Formation of a ‚Peace Zone‘ in Latin America
Facts attesting to the above are the economic blockade against Venezuela and Cuba, destabilization attempts against leftist governments, criminalization of protest in Chile, the murder of social leaders in Colombia, and the coup d’etat against Bolivia’s President Evo Morales, which was supported by the U.S.-controlled Organization of American States (OAS).
Israel Election Results: Arab Party Must Recommend Gantz, or Netanyahu Will Be Back
In 1992, Knesset members from Hadash and the United Arab List backed Yitzhak Rabin, who wasn’t their cup of tea, as prime minister. This eventually led to the allocation of significant funds for the benefit of the Arab community – without mentioning the mutual recognition between Israel and the PLO, and the Oslo Accords.
Joint List Says It Doesn’t Outright Reject Joining Government After Arab Israeli Leader’s Overture
The Joint List slammed the other political parties, made up of Jewish lawmakers, for not taking an interest in the opinions of Arab lawmakers. „It’s pretty clear that the Zionist parties that make up governments do not acknowledge our natural right to influence decision-making. This was apparent after Ayman Odeh made his declarations and put the political arena to the test.“
Odeh said in an interview with Israeli daily Yedioth Aharonot that he would be willing to recommend Gantz to President Reuven Rivlin as the candidate for making up the coalition, and that he would also be open to joining a center-left governing coalition.
Top Arab lawmaker says he is willing to join a center-left government
On Thursday, the Yedioth Ahronoth daily published a preview of an interview with Odeh that will be published in full on Friday, leading with a quote of him saying he was “willing to join a center-left government.”
However, he laid out several conditions for joining such a coalition.
Israeli Arab Party Leader Signals Historic Shift – and Brews a Political Storm
Ayman Odeh says he’s willing to sit in center-left coalition, demands establishing Palestinian state, ending occupation – but other leaders in his party say they were not consulted on this deal, and Kahol Lavan were quick to rebuff
Eurovision: Madonna mixes politics with a classic hit during performance
„My heart breaks every time I hear about the innocent lives that are lost in this region and the violence that is so often perpetuated to suit the political goals of people who benefit from this ancient conflict. I hope and pray that we will soon break free from this terrible cycle of destruction and create a new path towards peace,“ the statement continued.
Iraqi, Kurdish, foreign officials send messages of peace to Muslims for Ramadan
„The German Consul General in Erbil extends warm congratulations to all Muslims on the occasion of the advent of the month of Ramadan. We wish them a pleasant and peaceful month,” the German consulate general tweeted.
Live: Funeral takes place for murdered journalist Lyra McKee | ITV News
In keeping with Ms McKee’s values, her funeral is intended to be a cross-community, cross-border and multi-cultural service, and will take place in a Protestant cathedral despite Ms McKee being born a Catholic.
„Lyra’s murder was also an attack on all the people of this community, an attack on the peace and democratic processes.“ A joint statement from the leaders of six political parties in Northern Ireland following the fatal shooting of journalist Lyra McKee.
(19.4.2019)
„I carry this flag for Lyra, an activist, a journalist, and a child of peace.“ – @MaryLouMcDonald #Derry
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Imperative that we use our heads, act with wisdom: Imran Khan
Iterating that war is not a solution, Khan said, “If it (tensions between the two countries) escalates, it will no longer be in my control or in Modi’s”. “All wars are miscalculated, and no one knows where they lead to. World War I was supposed to end in weeks, it took six years. Similarly, the war on terrorism was not supposed to last 17 years. I ask India: with the weapons you have and the weapons we have, can we really afford a miscalculation?” asked the prime minister.
Who’s really to blame for Pakistan’s terror attacks?
Imran Khan’s attempts to make peace are being deliberately thwarted
Rep. John Duncan’s Final Comment on the House Floor: ‘Seek Peace and Pursue It’
Come the swearing in of members of the new United States Congress on January 3, Rep. John J. Duncan, Jr. (R-TN), who is one of the longest-serving Republican members of the House of Representatives and among the House’s strongest peace advocates, will be beginning his retirement from political office. Duncan spoke on the House floor in a short December 21 speech focused on the importance of ending US military intervention abroad.
President Moon calls for global support for his vision of nuclear-free Korean Peninsula
Addressing world leaders on the G20 stage,… President Moon Jae-in emphasized that peace on the Korean Peninsula will open the way for greater global prosperity. Speaking in Argentina on Friday,… President Moon said sustainable development is only possible through peace,… and friendly inter-Korean ties will contribute to humanity.
Remarks by President Moon Jae-in During Special Mass at Vatican for Peace on Korean Peninsula
Remarks by President Moon Jae-in During Special Mass at Vatican for Peace on Korean Peninsula
Kim agrees to additional denuclearization steps in summit with Moon
Kim said he and Moon agreed to remove all nuclear weapons and threats from the Korean Peninsula.
„The September declaration will open a higher level for the improvement in relations (between the South and the North) … and bring closer the era of peace and prosperity,“ Kim said of his agreement signed with Moon after their two-day talks in Pyongyang.
The joint declaration, later released by Seoul’s presidential office Cheong Wa Dae, showed the North’s agreement on denuclearization steps.
Implementation of Panmunjom Declaration Ensures Peace, Prosperity and Reunification
For the full implementation of the declaration, the adoption of war-end declaration is a task that brooks no further delay. Its adoption is of weighty significance in ensuring the peace and security of the Korean peninsula and the world, to say nothing of the confidence-building between the DPRK and the U.S. and the improvement of their relations.
There is no need to read someone’s face and hesitate over the implementation of the declaration related to the destiny and interests of the Korean nation.
Trump’s Peace Train: Next Stop, Afghanistan
The Trumpian method inverts this procedure, much to the horror of the “experts”: instead of beginning with niggling little details, the negotiations start when the two leaders meet and establish general guidelines, which underlings are then tasked with implementing. It’s called thinking – and acting – in terms of principles, rather than focusing immediately on supposedly “pragmatic” range-of-the-moment minutiae.
Give Peace a Chance on the Korean Peninsula
The Korean Peninsula is undergoing a momentous period of historical transformation. And the prospects for winning sustainable enduring prosperity and unification – transforming the region into a Zone of Peace, have never been greater.
It is a moment in time to turn crisis into opportunity. To tear down historic walls of division and hostility and build new bridges of hope and unity.
Trump pleased as North Korea seen dismantling launch site parts
“We’re all pursuing the denuclearization of North Korea and a new future of prosperity, security and peace on the Korean Peninsula and all of Asia,“ Trump told a VFW convention in Kansas City, Missouri. “New images just today show that North Korea has begun the process of dismantling a key missile site and we appreciate that. We had a fantastic meeting with Chairman Kim, and it seems to be going very well.“
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Peace Talk Between Nuclear Superpowers Offends America’s Assholes And Morons
The Vlad and Donald Show – A Glorious Blow for Peace!
The Vlad and Donald show in Helsinki Monday was simply brilliant and breathtaking – we’d say even a beautiful thing to behold.
Between them, they left CNN’s nattering nabobs of neocon nonsense sounding like the shrieking monkeys they actually are. And that’s to say nothing of the fools they made out of the newly minted liberal and progressive warmongers on the Dem side of the aisle in Washington or the so-called journalists who fill 90% of the space in the so-called mainstream media with endless pro-war propaganda.
I would rather take a political risk in pursuit of peace, than to risk peace in pursuit of politics. #HELSINKI2018
16. Juli 2018
Credit To President Trump…For Choosing Peace Over Politics
16.7.2018
FM Spokesman on DPRK-U.S. High-level Talks
Chairman Kim Jong Un expressed his expectation and conviction that good personal relations forged with President Trump and his sentiments of good faith built towards the latter at the Singapore summit and talks would be further consolidated through the process of future dialogues such as high-level talks this time.
But, the U.S. side came up only with its unilateral and gangster-like demand for denuclearization just calling for CVID, declaration and verification, all of which run counter to the spirit of the Singapore summit meeting and talks.
The U.S. side never mentioned the issue of establishing a peace regime on the Korean peninsula which is essential for defusing tension and preventing a war. It took the position that it would even backtrack on the issue it had agreed on to end the status of war under certain conditions and excuses.
Statement from the Press Secretary on the Visit of King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein and Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan
President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will welcome Their Majesties King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein and Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan to the White House on June 25, 2018. President Trump looks forward to reaffirming the strong bonds of friendship between the United States and Jordan. The leaders will discuss issues of mutual concern, including terrorism, the threat from Iran and the crisis in Syria, and working towards a lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians.
Jordanian King Says No Peace Without Jerusalem as Capital of Palestine, Days After Meeting Netanyahu
King Abdullah II reiterated his stance on Jerusalem during a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Amman
Asia’s media outlets hail Trump-Kim summit as historic opportunity for peace
(12.6.2018) The handshake between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore’s sunny Sentosa island on Tuesday (June 12) was a simple but history-making moment, that was beamed live to viewers by media outlets all across Asia.
Veterans Applaud Progress for Peace in Korea
Veterans For Peace is absolutely delighted that peace is breaking out on the Korean Peninsula. We congratulate the Korean people, who cried out for peace and unity, and we applaud their leaders, who listened and acted courageously.
“Anyone can make war, but only the most courageous can make peace.” @POTUS in Singapore at Press conference following the #SingaporeSummit
Americans have long hoped for a peaceful denuclearization of North Korea
American adults have supported working toward denuclearization of North Korea using diplomacy and peaceful efforts for many years.
Heinous Enemy Blocking Improvement of Inter-Korean Relations and Peace
Some days ago, „Liberal Korea Party“ of south Korea (LKP) checked the adoption of a bill on supporting the Panmunjom declaration at the „National Assembly“ (NA).
Owing to the reckless moves, the bill was not even tabled at the full-dress session of the NA.
The reckless moves betray true colors of the group of LKP which goes against national reconciliation and unity, peace and reunification and seeks confrontation.
@potus “The past does not have to define the future..there’s no limit to what North Korea can achieve..today is the beginning of an arduous process…only the courageous can make peace”
How 11 US presidents failed to make peace with North Korea
Some in the Trump administration have the same thinking which sabotaged peace talks with North Korea for 64 years.
Kim Jong Un Meets Moon Jae In Again
The top leaders of the north and the south open-heartedly listened to each other’s opinions on the crucial pending matters without formality, and had a candid dialogue. The meeting offers another historic occasion in opening up a new chapter in the development of the north-south relations.
The fourth north-south summit held at Panmunjom, recorded in history as a symbol of national reconciliation and unity, peace and prosperity, will provide all Koreans with a new hope and vitality.
To the members of our armed services, I am sorry that Trump lied to you about wanting peace with North Korea. The minute John Bolton entered the building, you all knew it was over, and so did we.
Moon vows utmost efforts for denuclearization
Q: What role do you want Japan to play to solve North Korea’s nuclear issues and achieve peace and security on the Korean Peninsula?
A: Japan will be able to fulfill a very important role in the peace and prosperity of the Korean Peninsula. I think this is true for such various fields as close cooperation among South Korea, Japan and the United States for the achievement of the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, and the normalization of diplomatic ties between Japan and North Korea for the security of the North Korean regime. In particular, I think dialogue between Japan and North Korea should be resumed. If Japan-North Korea relations are normalized, that would greatly contribute to peace and security in Northeast Asia beyond the Korean Peninsula.
North Korea’s Kim and South’s Moon pledge ‘new era of peace’
In a historic summit that few could have imagined just months ago, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in announced Friday the opening of “a new era of peace” that would end the Korean War and achieve a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula.
Bombs don’t make peace – talks do. North and South Korea ending the Korean War is a testament to the power of diplomacy. Today is a great & hopeful day for the Korean Peninsula & the world.
Korean War to be declared officially over after 65 years, following historic summit between North and South
The war began in 1950 and most fighting came to an end with an armistice three years later. But peace was never officially declared and the two countries have been officially at war ever since.
At their first summit in more than a decade, the two sides announced they would seek an agreement to establish „permanent“ and „solid“ peace on the peninsula.
RT ABC „“Peace and prosperity are planted“: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean Pres. Moon Jae-in take part in a tree-planting ceremony to commemorate their historic meeting, using soil and water from both countries.
27.4.2018
Koreas Set Bold Goals: Peace by Year’s End and No Nuclear Arms
The leaders of North and South Korea agreed on Friday to work to remove all nuclear weapons from the Korean Peninsula and, within the year, declare an official end to the Korean War that ravaged the two nations from 1950 to 1953.
At a historic summit meeting, the first time a North Korean leader had ever set foot in the South, the leaders vowed to negotiate a peace treaty to replace a truce that has kept an uneasy peace on the divided Korean Peninsula for more than six decades, while ridding it of nuclear weapons.
Not One Israeli Opposition Member Stood in Solidarity
(24.1.2018) The only ones who faithfully represented opponents of the occupation, seekers of peace and lovers of Israeli democracy on Tuesday were the members of the Joint List. All the other opposition members, by their spontaneous apathy, proved that their leader is none other than Netanyahu, and that they deserve their marginal role in the nationalist puppet theater that the prime minister manages.
Trump reportedly bluntly asked Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu if he really wants peace or not
„The President has great relationships with a number of foreign leaders but that doesn’t mean he can’t be aggressive when it comes to negotiating what’s best for America,“ Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said of the reported comment.
‚Peace, a new start‘ chosen as slogan for upcoming inter-Korean summit
The slogan signifies the journey that the two Koreas will have to take to achieve global peace by holding their first summit in 11 years, and that the summit will also serve as a guide for summit talks between North Korea and the United States, Cheong Wa Dae spokesman Kim Eui-kyeom told reporters.
South and North Korean leaders are preparing to hold their talks on the southern side of the truce village of Panmunjom on April 27.