“Delaware is the only state east of the Rockies that is allowed under federal law to offer sports betting.” StatesLawSportsOffersEastBettingSports BettingDelaware Author:Jack Markell
“Oil policy, policy toward the United States, policy toward Iran, Bahrain, Yemen, very unlikely, I think, to see significant change. These policies were the policies that had a wide family consensus. The question I think would be if the king becomes sick, whether you have weak Saudi leadership in the Arab world and the Middle East rather than strong Saudi leadership, but I think the fundamental policies will continue, the ones we’re familiar with under King Abdullah.” IfsThinkingWorldStatesWould BeStrongUnitedUnited StatesMiddlePolicyKingsWeakSickFundamentalsWideOilEastSignificantFamiliarIranMiddle EastUnlikelyConsensusSaudisArab WorldYemenSignificant ChangeBahrainKing Abdullah Author:Elliott Abrams
“I am an opponent of Saddam Hussein, but an opponent also, of the sanctions that have killed a million Iraqi children and an opponent of the United States' apparent desire to plunge the Middle East into a new and devastating war.” ChildrenWarStatesDesireUnitedMillionsUnited StatesMiddleEastOpponentsMiddle EastSaddamHusseinSanctionsPlunge Author:George Galloway
“The United States ... has been proud of its association with the State of Israel. We shall continue to stand with Israel. We are committed to Israel's survival and security. The United States for a quarter of a century has had an excellent relationship with the State of Israel. We have cooperated in many, many fields - in your security, in the well-being of the Middle East, and in leading what we all hope is a lasting peace throughout the world.” WorldWellsHas BeensStatesUnitedUnited StatesMiddleCenturySecurityFieldsProudSurvivalCommittedIsraelEastWell BeingExcellentPresidentialLastingQuartersAssociationMiddle EastQuarter Of A Century Book:Gerald R. Ford: containing the public messages, speeches, and statements of the President Source: Gerald R. Ford: containing the public messages, speeches, and statements of the President
“If one is enlightened, one does not perceive life with North, South, East and West. There is no California, there is no New York. In a higher bonding state of attention, everything is fluid light.” IfsDoeStatesLightAttentionNew YorkHigherEnlightenmentWestSouthEastPerceiveCaliforniaEnlightenedFluidBondingEast And West Author:Frederick Lenz
“Jordan recognizes that east Jerusalem is the capital of the Palestinian state and Jordan rejects foreign sovereignty -- Israeli sovereignty -- over the holy sites” StatesHolyEastRejectionRejectsPalestinianSiteSovereigntyIsraeliJordanJerusalem Author:Yasser Arafat
“Unless the Arab states give Israel formal recognition, within secure, recognised and mutually agreed boundaries, as a permanent feature of the geography and politics of the Middle East. But if Israel is to obtain this recognition, she must, in a settlement, put an end to the territorial occupation which she has maintained since the war of 1967; the nine members of the European Community have declared that this is an essential element in a settlement. On behalf of the British Government I underline that need today.” IfsNeedsGivingWarEndsStatesGovernmentTodayCommunityMiddleMembersEssentialsElementsIsraelBritishEastBoundariesNineSecureRecognitionPermanentFeaturesOccupationMiddle EastFormalBehalfGeographySettlementTerritorialBritish Government Author:Anthony Crosland
“[There is only one possible solution to unrest in the Middle East], namely the annihilation and destruction of the Zionist state.” StatesMiddleSolutionsDestructionEastMiddle EastAnnihilationZionistUnrest Author:Ali Khamenei