Prodi gives nod to Israel's opposition to 'right of return'

Jerusalem Post;  December 6, 2006 ;   HERB KEINON;   653 words ......Post 12-06-2006 Headline: Prodi gives nod to Israel's opposition to 'right of...refuges there, rather than in Israel." Prodi's comments were made during...Addressing ways to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Prodi said there was a need to...

EU's Prodi says Israel's blocking of U.N. mission is "unacceptable"

AP Worldstream;  April 30, 2002 ;     308 words ......President Romano Prodi on Tuesday denounced as unacceptable Israel's blocking of a U...Continuing refusal by Israel ... is unacceptable, Prodi said. Palestinians...suicide bombers, Prodi said. The security of Israel cannot be compromised...

EU appeals for Israel to lift siege of Bethlehem church

AP Worldstream;  April 11, 2002 ;   PAUL AMES, Associated Press Writer;   371 words ......President Romano Prodi appealed Thursday for the Israeli military to end a...allowed to continue, Prodi said. I call on the Israel government to respect...concern with the Israeli government on this...relations worse, Prodi said. I don't want...

Pro-Israel Berlusconi Loses To Left Faction

The New York Jewish Week;  April 21, 2006 ;   Anonymous;   169 words ......Berlusconi's pro-Israel stance had earned...Anti-Defamation League. Prodi, a former president...best friends"-told Israel's Army Radio that...to continue under Prodi, "though maybe not...number of figures in Prodi's coalition who have...firm support for Israel, including Piero...

Italy's new government may prove to be less friendly toward Israel

Jerusalem Post;  April 12, 2006 ;   HILARY LEILA KRIEGER, The Associated Press contributed to this report.;   689 words ......author and La Stampa Israel correspondent Fiamma...warned, however, that Prodi "will not be as...Sznajder added that a Prodi administration...more critical of Israel" in international...stressed, though, that Prodi is not anti-Israel but does support...

Prodi opposes right of return. Goes public with comments first reported in...

Jerusalem Post;  December 14, 2006 ;   HERB KEINON;   787 words ......Olmert in Rome. Prodi said Italy recognized Israel as a Jewish state...and since then Israel has been trying...European leaders. Prodi's comments came...Olmert, who called Prodi a friend with a "deep relationship with Israel," said Prodi's statement "moved...a briefing with ...

EU puts blame on both Israel, Palestinians for roadmap deadlock

AP Worldstream;  October 12, 2003 ;   SALAH NASRAWI, Associated Press Writer;   385 words ......Palestinian state in 2005. Prodi criticized Israel's building of a barrier...problem," Prodi said. Prodi said he and Mubarak agreed that Israel's military attack on...resolution condemning Israel's attack. On Iraq, Prodi said the EU is ready...

EU reluctant on sanctions against Israel; eyes special meeting

AP Worldstream;  April 8, 2002 ;   ROBERT WIELAARD, Associated Press Writer;   513 words ......sanctions against Israel. At a news conference...President Romano Prodi pushed aside talk of suspending Israel's trade and cooperation...Sharon and Arafat who Israeli troops keep confined...headquarters in Ramallah. Prodi appealed to Arab...scheduled to include Israel. Even in these ...

Prodi demarcates criticism of Israel from anti-Semitism

Xinhua News Agency;  February 19, 2004 ;     294 words ...Prodi demarcates criticism of Israel from anti-Semitism...President Romano Prodi Thursday demarcated...criticism against Israel from anti-Semitism...dissent is something the Israelis practice passionately," he added. Prodi's comments were directed...

Urgent: Arafat is Only Valid Interlocutor for Israel, Prodi Says

Xinhua News Agency;  April 3, 2002 ;     29 words ...The president of the European Commission, Romano Prodi, told a press conference here Wednesday that Yasser Arafat of the Palestinian Authority is the only valid interlocutor for Israel. More

To Israel with hate--and guilt; Europe and the Middle East.(European...

The Economist (US);  August 19, 2006 ;     787 words ...Why Europe, unlike America, finds it so hard to love Israel THE ugly little mid-summer war that has just ended in...television studios and dinner parties of Europe. By and large, Israel got the worst of it. The Council of Europe said that Israel's response to Hizbullah's cross-border attacks was ...

EU GEN Italy Prodi

AP Worldstream;  December 20, 2005 ;   ALESSANDRA RIZZO, Associated Press Writer;   582 words ......Worldstream 12-20-2005 Dateline: ROME Romano Prodi, a former European Commission president...interview with The Associated Press Tuesday, Prodi said the United States and Europe can...Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who has called for Israel's destruction. "The declarations of the...president are absolutely ...

Israel and the EU: Handle with care

Jerusalem Post;  November 18, 2001 ;   MARC DAUGHERTY;   526 words ......Post 11-18-2001 Headline: Israel and the EU: Handle with...Commission President Romano Prodi and EU security chief Javier...against terror. Moreover, Israel now appears more confident...past, Palestinians and Israelis tended to allow only Americans...

Italian premier hanging tough in face of electoral defeat to Prodi

AP Worldstream;  April 21, 2006 ;   ALESSANDRA RIZZO, Associated Press Writer;   539 words ......breakdown of seats for the Senate was still to be announced, Prodi's two-seat majority in the upper house was widely expected...Sooner or later they will recognize how things are," Prodi said. "It is very sad that there should be something like...comments since the court's announcement Wednesday that ...

Arab League delegation to pay historic visit to Israel

The Hindustan Times;  July 11, 2007 ;     787 words ......was founded in 1945, three years before the birth of Israel. But in her talks in Cairo, Livni insisted that any future...resumption of peace negotiations would be bilateral between Israel and the Palestinians. She was expressing the standard Israeli line against Arab intervention in the negotiation ...