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Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Rasmussen Poll:
62% Say Obama Should Not Meet With Iran Until It Stops Nuclear Weapons Program
Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters June 5-6, 2009

Before a meeting is allowed between the President of Iran and the President of the United States, should Iran be required to stop developing nuclear weapons capabilities?

Yes 62%

No 23%

Not sure 15%
U.S. envoy assures Israel policy rift won't break alliance
By Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondent

U.S. special Mideast envoy George Mitchell assured Israel on Tuesday that Washington would remain its close ally despite differences over West Bank settlements and peacemaking with the Palestinians.

Mitchell told President Shimon Peres his goal was to create conditions for "prompt resumption and early conclusion" of talks leading to the establishment of a Palestinian state "side by side in peace and security with the Jewish state of Israel".