More Israeli Concerns Over Changing U.S. Policy
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Israel is concerned about remarks White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel (above) made during a closed-door meeting Sunday with 300 major donors of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the powerful pro-Israel lobby in Washington.
While expressing unwavering U.S. support for Israel, Israeli media reported that Emanuel also said confronting Iran depends on making progress in negotiations seeking to create a Palestinian state.
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Obama's Stance On Hamas Worries Israel
This story was filed by CBS Radio News' Robert Berger in Jerusalem.
Israel is concerned that the U.S. may be planning to approve funding for a future Palestinian unity government that would include the Islamic militant group Hamas.
Israeli officials say the Obama administration has asked Congress to change a U.S. law to allow such indirect funding for Hamas, even though the group is on the State Department's list of terrorist organizations.
According to a report in the Los Angeles Times, the Obama administration requested the changes this month as part of an $83-billion emergency spending bill that also includes funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Israeli officials say the Obama administration has asked Congress to change a U.S. law to allow such indirect funding for Hamas, even though the group is on the State Department's list of terrorist organizations.
According to a report in the Los Angeles Times, the Obama administration requested the changes this month as part of an $83-billion emergency spending bill that also includes funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Pope Plans Pilgrimage To Israel
This story was filed by CBS Radio News correspondent Robert Berger in Jerusalem.
Pope Benedict XVI plans to visit the Holy Land from May 8 to 15, with stops in Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian territories. It will be the first official papal trip to Israel since Pope John Paul II's historic visit in 2000, and only the third-ever visit by a pope.
The trip comes during a period of heightened tension between Israel and the Vatican. First, Cardinal Renato Martino described Gaza as a "big concentration camp." Any such reference to the Holocaust touches a raw nerve in Israel.
The German-born Pope then reinstated excommunicated British Bishop Richard Williamson, who denies the Holocaust. Benedict later reversed the move, spoke out against anti-Semitism and met with Jewish leaders for reconciliation.
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The trip comes during a period of heightened tension between Israel and the Vatican. First, Cardinal Renato Martino described Gaza as a "big concentration camp." Any such reference to the Holocaust touches a raw nerve in Israel.
The German-born Pope then reinstated excommunicated British Bishop Richard Williamson, who denies the Holocaust. Benedict later reversed the move, spoke out against anti-Semitism and met with Jewish leaders for reconciliation.
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