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Iran at Saban
Shibley Telhami
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December 7, 2013 7:20pm
The interim nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1 has generated opposition from officials in Israel. Shibley Telhami examines the factors that have affected Israeli public opinion, which Prime Minister Netanyahu will ultimately need behind him as he considers his options on Iran.
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Iran at Saban
Suzanne Maloney
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December 7, 2013 4:29pm
At the opening session of the 10th annual Saban Forum, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman criticized the interim nuclear deal with Iran but appealed for discretion in managing the bilateral frictions between the United States and Israel that have become apparent over the diplomacy. Lieberman, head of the right-wing Yisrael Beytenu party, described the Iranian interim nuclear deal as "unacceptable to me and the Israelis." However, he repeatedly underscored that while "it’s impossible to conceal the disagreements between us and the Americans on this deal...it’s unnecessary to discuss those disagreements publicly."
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Africa in Focus
Brandon Routman
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December 6, 2013 4:32pm
In the latest Africa in the News, Brandon Routman shares Brookings scholars' tributes to the late Nelson Mandela, the former president of South Africa, Nobel Prize winner and international icon.
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Africa in Focus
Vera Songwe
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December 6, 2013 2:32pm
In honor of the late Nelson Mandela, Vera Songwe discusses his legacy to leaders and citizens of Africa, a blueprint on how to ensure peace through democracy.
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Brookings on Job Numbers
Gary Burtless
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December 6, 2013 1:44pm
The BLS employer survey continues to show steady gains in private sector employment and shows private employers added 196,000 to their payrolls in November, writes Gary Burtless.
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Brookings Now
Fred Dews
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December 6, 2013 12:44pm
In a new piece on usnews.com, Senior Fellow Martin Baily, a former chairman of the president's Council of Economic Advisors, looks at the Federal Reserve's monetary policies designed to help stimulate the U.S. economy.
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FixGov
Elisabeth Jacobs
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December 6, 2013 11:35am
Friday’s jobs numbers provide a reminder of the continued challenges facing Americans seeking work in today’s bi-polar recovery. While the Dow hit an all-time high last month, over 10 million Americans remain out of work – and 37 percent of them have been looking for a job for six or more months. One obvious policy implication is to extend federal unemployment benefits, which are scheduled to expire for 1.3 million jobless workers a few days after Christmas. Elisabeth Jacobs says the less obvious implications of the continued challenges facing the labor market is the need to get serious about job training policy, an area where federal policy remains outdated and ill-equipped to meet the challenges of the contemporary economic climate.
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Africa in Focus
Haroon Bhorat
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December 6, 2013 11:13am
As the world mourns the loss of one of the greatest political leaders in modern history, Haroon Bhorat remembers Nelson Mandela for his ability to seek out compromise and his leadership as a politician.
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Up Front
Steven Pifer
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December 6, 2013 11:01am
Ukraine has plunged into political turmoil following President Victor Yanukovych’s decision to delay signature of an association agreement with the European Union and the authorities’ use of force to break up a peaceful demonstration on November 30. Steven Pifer writes that, in the current political crisis in Kyiv, it is appropriate that the European Union take the Western lead.
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Iran at Saban
Suzanne Maloney
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December 6, 2013 10:14am
Today, the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings will open its 10th annual Saban Forum in Washington, D.C. Over the past 10 years, the Forum has provided a platform for unparalleled dialogue between American and Israeli leaders from across the political and social spectrum. This year’s lineup will feature remarks by U.S. President Barack Obama, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, and Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman.
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