Bulgaria has presented new evidence to the E.U. implicating Hezbollah in the July 2012 Burgas, Bulgaria bus bombing that killed five Israelis and a Bulgarian. The disclosure comes during a meeting convened at the request of the U.K. to decide whether the E.U. will blacklist the Iran-backed group: A Bulgarian...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has been under pressure to return to negotiations with Israel, after Israeli leaders again reiterated their willingness to return to peace talks without preconditions. Yesterday Abbas told EU foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton that he too is committed to the peace process: During a meeting with...

Last year, in response to accusations that it was allowing Iran to evade international sanctions, Georgia issued a flat denial. This morning, the Wall Street Journal evaluated that denial and came away… unimpressed: In recent months, Iranian nationals have taken the reins of a private Georgian airline, a major trade...

Members of Congress from both parties are calling on the European Union to designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization. Technically the statement is a formal congratulations regarding the formal process initiated by the United Kingdom to blacklist the Iran-backed group. More pointedly, it’s a call to go through with the designation: “It...

Washington Institute fellow David Makovsky has taken to the New York Times to argue that Europe has to follow the example set two years ago by President Obama and, bluntly, make Palestinian leaders and citizens face some difficult truths: The only way to achieve Palestinian statehood is through direct, unconditional talks with Israel....

Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation Gunilla Carlsson announced today that Stockholm plans to cut assistance that it provides to the Palestinian Authority (PA), after Swedish officials became dissatisfied with the pace of Palestinian negotiations with Israel. Sweden currently provides $107 million annually to the Gaza Strip and the West Bank....