Opportunity is knocking at Israel's door -Caroline Glick
In the wake of the Obama administration's decision to curtail the US's strategic alliance with Israel in the interest of American rapprochement with Iran and Syria, the Netanyahu government has been moving to fill the void.
[W]ith Pope Benedict XVI's arrival and with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's visit with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak at Sharm e-Sheikh, two potential strategic alliances came into view.
The strategic goal that Israel wishes to advance through an alliance with the Vatican is the strengthening of its international position as the sole sovereign in Jerusalem.
[T]he possibility of winning the support of the Catholic Church for Israel's position that Jerusalem will never again be partitioned is greater than it was under his predecessors. [T]he pope made clear that he views the preservation of Jewish holy sites in Jerusalem as essential for Christian heritage.
Unlike his predecessors, Benedict has been outspoken in his concern for the plight of Christian minorities in Islamic countries.
[Jerusalem Post]
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In the wake of the Obama administration's decision to curtail the US's strategic alliance with Israel in the interest of American rapprochement with Iran and Syria, the Netanyahu government has been moving to fill the void.
[W]ith Pope Benedict XVI's arrival and with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's visit with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak at Sharm e-Sheikh, two potential strategic alliances came into view.
The strategic goal that Israel wishes to advance through an alliance with the Vatican is the strengthening of its international position as the sole sovereign in Jerusalem.
[T]he possibility of winning the support of the Catholic Church for Israel's position that Jerusalem will never again be partitioned is greater than it was under his predecessors. [T]he pope made clear that he views the preservation of Jewish holy sites in Jerusalem as essential for Christian heritage.
Unlike his predecessors, Benedict has been outspoken in his concern for the plight of Christian minorities in Islamic countries.
[Jerusalem Post]
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