2012-09-27 14:46:21
CRIENGLISH.com Web Editor: Wu You
It is no secrete that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu doesn't enjoy good relationship with US President Barack Obama. But recently, Netanyahu is taking an offensive to push Washington to get tougher on Iran during a sensitive time of upcoming US presidential election in early November.Israel is urging the US to establish a red line for Iranian nuclear research, which Western countries believe aims at a nuclear bomb. And Netanyahu appears to venture into US domestic politics by criticizing Obama administration and seemingly siding with Obama's rival Romney, who advocates a tough policy toward Iran. -Lenore Martin, The Louise Doherty Wyant Professor At Emmanuel College and Associate with the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University. -Dan Avnon, Professor in the Department of Political Science and former head of the Federmann School of Public Policy and Government at Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Panel Discussion:
Global Talk: Today's events include violent protests in Athens and Madrid as Greece and Spain unveil new austerity measures, Egypt cancelling a regional meeting on Syria, Iran's President defiant at the United Nations, Latin American Leaders calling for a rethink of the war on drugs, and Yemen calling for talks with Al Qaeda and much more.
Kunqu Opera Experience the charm of Kunqu Opera, one of the oldest forms of Chinese opera.
Melody over the Pacific A concert marking the 40th Anniversary of Richard Nixon's visit to China.
Traditional Guqin The guqin, a seven-stringed plucked zither, is China's oldest stringed instrument.
CRIENGLISH.com claims the copyright of all material and information produced
originally by our staff. All rights reserved. Reproduction of text for non-commercial
purposes only is permitted provided that both the source and author are
acknowledged and a notifying email
is sent to us.
CRIENGLISH.com holds neither liability nor responsibility for materials
attributed to any other source. Such information is provided as reportage
and dissemination of information but does not necessarily reflect the opinion
of or endorsement by CRI.