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President Obama Commemorates the Memory of Itzhak Rabin November 07, 2009
President Barak Obama addresses the Israeli people on the occasion of the 14th anniversary of Prime Minister Itzhak Rabins assassination. The video was aired for the first time at a peace rally, in honor of the late PM, in Tel Avivs Rabin Square, on the evening of Saturday, November 7, 2009. The video highlights the close relationship between the U.S. and Israel and encourages all parties to work together to achieve strong and lasting peace in the Middle East, in part to honor the courage and strength of statesmen like the slain Prime Minister..Full Text

Date: 11/02/2009 Description: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, is greeted by her Moroccan counterpart Taieb Fassi Fihri prior to their working lunch at the Mamounia Hotel in Marrakech, Monday, Nov. 2, 2009 © AP Image

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, is greeted by her Moroccan counterpart Taieb Fassi Fihri prior to their working lunch at the Mamounia Hotel in Marrakech, Monday, Nov. 2, 2009 © AP Image

Moving Forward in the Middle East
Secretary Clinton (Nov. 2): "[T]he Obama Administration’s position on settlements is clear, unequivocal. It has not changed. And as the President has said on many occasions, the United States does not accept the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlements. Now, the Israelis have responded to the call from the United States, the Palestinians and the Arab world to stop settlement activity by expressing a willingness to restrain settlement activity. They will build no new settlements, expropriate no land, allow no new construction or approvals." -Full Text

Photos of Secretary of State H. Clinton with PM Binyamin Netanyahu. Jerusalem Oct. 31, 2009 Photo Credit: Matty Stern U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv

Remarks Secretary of State Hillary Clinton With Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu October 31, 2009
"Thank you so much, Prime Minister. It is a great personal pleasure for me to be back in Jerusalem and a great honor to be here as Secretary of State once again. ... I appreciate the very positive words about the need to get back into a negotiation that would be in the best interests of Israel and Israel’s security, as well as create a state for the Palestinian people. Both President Obama and I are committed to a comprehensive peace agreement because we do believe that it holds out the best promise for the security and future of Israel, and for the aspirations of the Palestinians. ...I’m very much eager to begin those discussions. Full Text - Video

Date: 10/26/2009 Description: Cover of the 2009 Annual Report of International Religious Freedom © State Dept Image from Report 2009 Report on International Religious Freedom
The International Religious Freedom report is submitted to Congress annually by the Department of State in compliance with Section 102(b) of the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA) of 1998. This report supplements the most recent Human Rights Reports by providing additional detailed information with respect to matters involving international religious freedom. It includes individual country chapters on the status of religious freedom worldwide.
-10/26/09 Israel and the occupied territories
- Secretary Clinton briefs on the release of the 2009 Report on International Religious Freedom.

Statement by the President on the Anniversary of the Peace Treaty between Jordan and Israel
Today marks the anniversary of the peace treaty between Jordan and Israel, signed fifteen years ago near the Israeli-Jordanian border. As we honor this historic event, we remember that peace is always possible despite seemingly insurmountable obstacles..More

Ambassador James B. Cunningham addressed a conference on “15 Years Since the Peace Treaty Between Israel and Jordan”

U.S. Ambassador James B. Cunningham
“15 Years Since the Treaty Between Israel and Jordan”
Ambassador James B. Cunningham addressed a conference on “15 Years Since the Peace Treaty Between Israel and Jordan” at Hebrew University on Monday, October 26. The Truman Institute for the Advancement of Peace and the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs jointly organized the conference. Ambassador Cunningham spoke and chaired a session entitled “The Israeli-Jordanian Peace: From Theory to Practice,” with the Jordanian Ambassador to Israel Ali Al-Ayed and Israeli Ambassador to Jordan Jacob Rosen. In his remarks, Ambassador Cunningham praised the vision and courage of the late King Hussein and the late Prime Minister Rabin. He noted the U.S. role in the agreement and related the process to current efforts to reach a two-state solution between Israelis and Palestinians. (Photo Credit:U.S. embassy Tel Aviv) Full Text - Video

President Obama on "Facing Tomorrow"
President Barack Obama delivered pre-recorded remarks at the start of the second Israeli Presidential Conference in Jerusalem, titled "Facing Tomorrow." In his remarks, President Obama highlighted the tremendous work and energy of Israeli President Shimon Peresthroughout his life. The President also addressed the forward-leaning promise of Israeli society and the need for the international community to work together to extend a positive expression of the future to all people of the world. Full Text - Video

Ambassador Susan E. Rice - (Photo Credit: Matty Stern/U.S. embassy Tel Aviv)

Remarks by Ambassador Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, At the Israeli Presidential Conference 2009, Facing Tomorrow, Jerusalem
U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Susan E. Rice, U.S. Mission to the United Nations

The Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program for the seventh year in Israel, is seeking 22 Israeli Arab secondary school students to participate in a Study-in-the-USA initiative for high school students during the 2010-2011 school year, (August 2010 –June 2011) More -- Application