Activity 1

1. Silvio Berlusconi President of Ministers Italia

2. Michelle Bachelet President de Chile

3. Hillary Clinton Senator Junior of the U.S

4. Hu Jintao President of the popular Republic China.

5. Álvaro Uribe President of the Republic de Colombia

6. Ehud Olmert Primer Minister de Israel

7. Gordon Brown Primer Minister of England

8. Ban Ki Moon General Secretary of the ONU Korean

9. Nicolas Sarkozy President of the French Republic

10. George Bush Ex-President of Estates Unites of America

11. Vladimir Putin Prime Minister of Russia

12. Fidel Castro Prime Secretary of Communist of Cuba

13. Mahmoud Abbas President (rais) of the National Authority of Palestine

14. Taro Asso Prime Minister of Japan

15. José Luis Zapatero President of Spain

16. Kim Jong Il President of the Commission of National Defense North Korean

17. Barack Obama President of the U.S

18. Dalai Lama maestro spiritual o guru, is el lieder spiritual of the Lamaism or Buddhism Tibetan

19. Pratibha Patil President of the India

20. Thein Sein Prime Minister of Britannia

21. Robert Mugabe President of Zimbabwe

22. Hamid Karzai President of Afghanistan

23. Raul Castro President of the State of Cuba

24. Mohamed Osni Murbarak Presidency of the Arab Republic of Egypt

25. Dmitry Medvedev President of Russia.

26. Cristina Fernández de Kirchner President of the Nation of Argentina

27. Abhisit Vejjajiva Prime Minister of Thailand

28. Ignacio Lula da Silva President of the Brazil Republic

29. Angela Merkel Canceller of Germany

30. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad President of the Islamic Republic of Iran

31. Asif Ali Zardari Co-president of Pakistan

The New Meaning of an Old Battle

a. To which "old battle" does the article's headline refer?
The headline refers to the war between Israel and the Palestine since they were created.
b. What seem to be the hopes underlying Israel's assault on Gaza?
Delimitate the Hamas leadership.
c. How would a clear Israeli victory affect the region?
In a highly optimistic scenario for Israel and the United States, a clear victory for Israel would make it easier for Egypt, Jordan and countries farther afield to declare common cause against Islamic militancy and its main sponsor in the region, Iran.
d. How would a clear Israeli victory affect the United States?
An international peaceful resolution could clear the way to the politic restoration.
e. Why does Iran have much at stake in the outcome of the current crisis?
It sponsors Hamas and Hezbollah not only to torment Israel but also to spread its influence in the Arab world.
f. How likely is it that the Israeli assault will be successful?
It probably is successful, because it has one of the greatest army of the world, but the history said the opposite.
g. What are some of the divisions in the Middle East that this conflict has highlighted?
The strikes — and the Arab anger over scenes of death and destruction — have highlighted divisions in the Middle East that can prevent Arab nations from working with Israel.
h. What happened in Lebanon in 1982? How are the Gaza attacks similar?
It invaded to eliminate the threat of Yasir Arafat’s forces, which were then encamped on its northern border.
i. In what ways might the attacks on Gaza backfire?
History refers that they would fall like in 1982, but they can backfire through Iran.
j. Why does Mr. Abbas say he will walk away from the peace talks begun by President Bush in 2007?
“What does he have to offer us a year after Annapolis?” Mustafa Barghouti, a doctor, independent Palestinian legislator and advocate of democracy, said of Mr. Abbas, in a telephone conversation from the West Bank. “They promised us an agreement by the end of the year. What do we have after this year?”
k. What lessons has Israel learned from Lebanon?
Israel learned to lower expectations and now they are more prepare.
m. In what way is the timing of this renewed battle beneficial?
It came before the inauguration of the new president of E.U.A Barack Obama.
n. How will the Obama administration be able to capitalize on the situation in Gaza?
The emotional reactions, the passionate reaction, will be directed at the present administration.

War between Israel and Gaza

1. Where is Israel? Locate it on a map.
Israel is between Egypt and Jordanian.
2. Why was Israel created?
It was created because Jewish have the right to have a state after the World War II.
3. Where are the Palestinian Territories? Locate on a map.
They are in the Gaza and in the West Bank.

1. What is happening in Israel and Gaza?
They are having a big war for the territory.
2. How many Palestinians have died and how many Israelis?
January 13, 2009 so far was 800 Palestinians and 22 Israelis.
3. What is Hamas?
Hamas is the Arabic acronym for the Islamic Resistance Movement, a Palestinian organization committed to eliminating Israel and replacing it with an Islamic state.
4. What was the U.S. response to the attacks?
In order for the violence to stop, Hamas must stop firing rockets into Israel and agree to respect a sustainable and durable cease-fire.
5. What happened when Israel was declared a state in 1948?
The next day the nervier countries declared war to Israel.
6. What did Israel agree to in the Oslo accords?
Israel committed to withdrawing from parts of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank and agreed that a Palestinian Authority would be set up.
7. How did Hamas come to power in Gaza?
In January 2006, Hamas took a majority in the Palestinian Legislative Council. After Hamas' win and its refusal to change its hard-line policies, the United States and Europe cut funding to the Palestinian Authority and Israel refused to work with a government that included Hamas.

News 1

The EU gas monitors arrive in Ukraine

Who: EU gas monitors
Where: Ukraine
When: January, 8, 2009
Why: Because of the fight between Russia and Ukraine about the gas
What: the EU monitor came to Ukraine to resolve the problem about the gas because the Russian dont want to send gas