R&D: Israel’s Ambassador Reflects on the Six Day War, Democrats Are Angry with Anthony Weiner, and the Economist Talks About Peru

Here is your R&D for June 7th:

Remembering Six Days in 1967 from Foreign Policy
Michael Oren, Israel’s ambassador to the United States, writes this article, which presents the case for why Israel cannot go back to pre-1967 borders.

Congressman Anthony Weiner: Why Democrats are extra mad at him from the Christian Science Monitor
Congressman Anthony Weiner admitted yesterday that he had inappropriate online relationships with several women other than his wife.  Weiner has said that he will not resign, but Democrats in the House may force him to do so.

Second time’s the charm from the Economist
This is the Economist’s insightful write-up of the Peruvian presidential election and what challenges incoming president-elect Ollanta Humala will face.

Mind the middle-class voter from the Hill
This article points out that the middle-class voter will be key to both parties in 2012 and points out why President Obama may have trouble appealing to this group.

OPEC split over increasing oil production from the Associated Press
The Oil and Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) meets this week to discuss whether or not to increase production in light of rising oil prices around the world.  Experts expect there to be an increase in production, which Saudi Arabia favors, but Iraq and Iran are not keen on doing so.

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