ISRAEL/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The new Palestinian prime minister on Tuesday [4-16-19] accused the United States of declaring ‘financial war’ on his people and said an American peace plan purported to be in the works will be ‘born dead.’ In his first interview with the international media since taking office over the weekend, Mohammad Shtayyeh laid […]
Category: Israel
4/10/2019
ELECTION/ISRAEL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is celebrating Benjamin Netanyahu’s Israeli election victory like it’s his own — and in many ways, it is. Trump and his foreign policy team orchestrated one of the most undisguised US interventions in an election abroad of recent times, helping to win the Israeli Prime Minister a fifth term. […]
4/10/2019
ELECTION/ISRAEL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump phoned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday [4-10-19] to congratulate him on his re-election, and Netanyahu said he thanked his ally for ‘tremendous support for Israel.’ Netanyahu tweeted that Trump had called him from Air Force One. The president was on a flight to Texas. Netanyahu secured […]
4/10/2019
ELECTION/ISRAEL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Spoke to Bibi @Netanyahu to congratulate him on a great and hard-fought win. The United States is with him and the People of Israel all the way! https://t.co/OfFI6aKSOb” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 10, 2019 2:17 pm […]
4/10/2019
ELECTION/ISRAEL/MIDDLE EAST/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday [4-10-19] predicted that his administration’s goal of bringing peace to the Middle East has a better shot at success now that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is likely going to be reelected. Speaking to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House, Trump congratulated one […]
4/10/2019
ELECTION/ISRAEL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trump flags being waived at the Bibi @Netanyahu VICTORY celebration last night! https://t.co/SX8RVAALYW” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 10, 2019 9:48 am […]
4/8/2019
ISRAEL/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s vow for Israel to annex parts of the West Bank would flout four decades of American policy, under both Republican and Democratic presidents. But nothing emboldened Mr. Netanyahu to take such a risk more than the support of his ally President Trump. From recognizing Israel’s sovereignty over […]
3/26/2019
ISRAEL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘Proclamation on Recognizing the Golan Heights as Part of the State of Israel’ https://t.co/yAAyR2Hxe4 https://t.co/VccUpjMJqZ” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 26, 2019 6:15 pm […]
3/25/2019
ISRAEL: “I’ve met many friends of Israel in this [Oval] Office. But as I said in the other room, just now, in a day of history, we have never had a greater friend than President Trump. And I think there is a unique bond between our countries, between our administrations, between the two of us. […]
3/25/2019
FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/ISRAEL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today, it was my great honor to welcome Prime Minister @Netanyahu of Israel back to the @WhiteHouse where I signed a Presidential Proclamation recognizing Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights. Read more: https://t.co/yAAyR2Hxe4 https://t.co/gWp6nwRwsY” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 25, 2019 1:10 pm […]
3/25/2019
ISRAEL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu compared President Trump to Cyrus the Great, Lord Balfour and Harry S. Truman — historic giants who helped secure the future of the Israeli people. Mr. Trump called Mr. Netanyahu a ‘very special man.’ If the expressions of praise seemed unequal, they accurately conveyed the political dynamic […]
3/22/2019
DEMS/ISRAEL: “The Democrats have very much proven to be anti-Israel. There’s no question about that. And it’s a disgrace. I mean, I don’t know what’s happened to them. But they are totally anti-Israel. Frankly, I think they’re anti-Jewish.” -Donald Trump, “Remarks by President Trump Before Marine One Departure,” whitehouse.gov, Mar. 22, 2019 […]
3/21/2019
ISREAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After 52 years it is time for the United States to fully recognize Israel’s Sovereignty over the Golan Heights, which is of critical strategic and security importance to the State of Israel and Regional Stability!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 21, 2019 11:50 am […]
3/20/2019
FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/ISRAEL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (neh-ten-YAH’-hoo) at the White House next week. The president will welcome Netanyahu for his third White House visit since Trump took office, the White house said Wednesday. They will discuss Middle East issues in a meeting March 25 and Trump will […]
3/4/2019
ANTI SEMITISM/DEMS/ISRAEL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Representative Ilhan Omar is again under fire for her terrible comments concerning Israel. Jewish groups have just sent a petition to Speaker Pelosi asking her to remove Omar from Foreign Relations Committee. A dark day for Israel!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 4, 2019 11:33 pm […]
3/1/2019
ELECTION/ISRAEL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Asked recently by CNN’s Jake Tapper whether the Trump administration had any reaction to Benjamin Netanyahu’s effort to court the racist party Jewish Power amid his reelection bid—a divisive move that has earned the Israeli prime minister widespread condemnation in the United States—Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said: ‘We’re not about to […]
2/28/2019
ISRAEL/PALESTINE: “And, you know, it’s interesting — all of my life, I’ve heard that the toughest of all deals — when they talk about tough deals; we all like deals — but the toughest of all deals would be peace between Israel and Palestinians. They say it’s like the impossible deal. I’d love to be […]
12/21/2018
BORDER/DEMS/ISRAEL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “…..on a Border is only effective in conjunction with a Wall. Properly designed and built Walls work, and the Democrats are lying when they say they don’t. In Israel the Wall is 99.9% successful. Will not be any different on our Southern Border! Hundreds of $Billions saved!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 21, […]
10/8/2018
CAMPAIGN/INTELLIGENCE/ISRAEL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A top Trump campaign official requested online manipulation proposals by an Israeli intelligence firm in 2016 to help defeat Hillary Clinton and Republican primary opponents, The New York Times reports. There is no evidence Trump’s campaign acted on any of the proposals by Psy-Group, a company staffed by former Israeli intelligence […]
10/8/2018
INTELLIGENCE/ISRAEL/RUSSIA/SOCIAL MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A top Trump campaign official requested proposals in 2016 from an Israeli company to create fake online identities, to use social media manipulation and to gather intelligence to help defeat Republican primary race opponents and Hillary Clinton, according to interviews and copies of the proposals. The Trump campaign’s interest in the […]
9/26/2018
ISRAEL/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday [9-26-18] he would be open to a one-state solution to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict if that was the preference of the parties themselves. ‘If the Israelis and the Palestinians want one state, that’s OK with me. If they want two states, that’s OK with me,’ […]
9/26/2018
ISRAEL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: Earlier today, President Trump participated in a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister @netanyahu of Israel. ???? https://t…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 26, 2018 2:23 pm […]
9/10/2018
ISRAEL/MIDDLE EAST/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is closing the Palestine Liberation Organization’s mission in Washington, the latest U.S. blow against the Palestinians and an international court during the stalled Mideast peace process. Some things to know: THE GIST The administration’s move to close the PLO office in Washington is not directly connected to the […]
9/10/2018
ISRAEL/MIDDLE EAST/PALESTINE/SANCTIONS/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration ordered the closure of the Palestinian diplomatic mission in Washington on Monday [9-10-18] and threatened sanctions against the International Criminal Court if it pursues investigations against the U.S., Israel, or other allies. The moves are likely to harden Palestinian resistance to the U.S. role as a peace broker. […]
9/10/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/NATIONAL SECURITY/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump’s national security adviser, John R. Bolton, fleshed out his boss’s ‘America First’ foreign policy on Monday [9-10-18], disparaging an international organization vilified by conservatives and reaffirming a pro-Israel tilt by announcing the closing of the Palestine Liberation Organization’s office in Washington. But on one of Mr. Trump’s signature […]
7/27/2018
ISRAEL/NATO/RELIGION/TURKEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “US President Donald Trump asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to assist in the release of an American pastor detained in Turkey, Israeli and US officials told CNN on Friday [7-27-2018]. The Israeli official would not divulge details of their conversation, or when the request took place, but the two leaders spoke […]
5/17/2018
ISRAEL/MIDDLE EAST/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration’s still-secret Middle East peace proposal is running into headwinds after deadly clashes at Israel’s border fence with the Gaza Strip and the move of the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem rattled Arab governments who could help bring the Palestinians to the negotiating table. The document—months in the works and […]
5/15/2018
ISRAEL/PALESTINE/RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “While the opening of the American Embassy in Jerusalem has triggered violence and political debate this week, it also stands as a sharp reminder of the close ties between the Trump administration and evangelical Christians — and of the victories that Mr. Trump has delivered for his evangelical base. Against a backdrop […]
5/15/2018
AMBASSADOR/ISRAEL/PALESTINE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said [5-15-18] Tuesday that the relocation of the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem was not to blame for deadly violence that erupted along the Gaza border, casting blame instead on Hamas and its backers in the Iranian government. Addressing the U.N. […]
5/15/2018
ISRAEL/JARED KUSHNER/PALESTINE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Jared Kushner, the conspicuously quiet-in-public son-in-law and senior adviser to President Donald Trump, stepped up on Monday [5-14-18] to become the face of the administration’s decision to move the US Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to the country’s contested capital, Jerusalem…In his remarks, Kushner blamed the deadly violence on demonstrators the […]
5/14/2018
ISRAEL/MIKE POMPEO/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump and his top aides on Monday [5-14-18] hailed the opening of the new U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem as a ‘great day,’ a position that roiled the Arab world and fueled deadly protests along the Israel-Palestinian border. The move ends — at least for now — America’s chances of […]
5/14/2018
EU/ISRAEL/MIDDLE EAST/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Washington’s allies in Europe and the Middle East criticized the U.S. for opening a new embassy in Jerusalem on Monday [5-14-18] and called on Israel to restrain its forces after dozens of Palestinian protesters were killed in clashes. The episode marked the latest point of discord to emerge between the U.S. […]
5/14/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/MIDDLE EAST/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump and senior members of his administration exulted on Monday [5-14-18] over the opening of the United States’ new embassy in Jerusalem, dismissing the violence raging along the border with Gaza as the ceremony unfolded as ‘unfortunate propaganda.’ For Mr. Trump, the opening of the embassy was an opportunity […]
5/14/2018
ISRAEL/MILITARY/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. opened a new embassy in Jerusalem as clashes between Palestinian protestors and Israel’s military left dozens dead, overshadowing a historic moment for Israeli-American relations and adding to the Trump administration’s challenges in Middle East. The ceremony, held in a large tent beside the new embassy site, was attended by top […]
5/14/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/JARED KUSHNER/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As the deadliest day of clashes between Israelis and Palestinians since the 2014 Gaza War unfolded on Monday [5-14-18], White House senior adviser Jared Kushner addressed a crowd at the opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem and said he believes ‘peace is within reach…’Kushner’s remarks at the embassy opening […]
5/14/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/MIDDLE EAST/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and promised last December to move the U.S. Embassy there, the predictions of violence came fast and furious…Despite visible anger and some localized violence after Trump unveiled his decision, the region did not go up in flames. No embassies were stormed. […]
5/14/2018
ISRAEL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “#USEmbassyJerusalem https://t.co/f1SFvrkcAH“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 14, 2018 10:16 am […]
5/14/2018
ISRAEL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Big day for Israel. Congratulations!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 14, 2018 8:36 am […]
5/14/2018
ISRAEL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. Embassy opening in Jerusalem will be covered live on @FoxNews & @FoxBusiness. Lead up to 9:00 A.M. (eastern) event has already begun. A great day for Israel!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 14, 2018 5:54 am […]
5/12/2018
ISRAEL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump spent roughly 10 minutes of an hourlong speech Thursday [5-10-18] night in Indiana telling the story of how he saved nearly $999,800,000 on controversial plans to move the US Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem — a claim he has made before in the months leading up […]
5/11/2018
AMBASSADOR/ISRAEL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States Embassy in Jerusalem is set to open with great fanfare on Monday [5-14-18], but the American ambassador to Israel will not yet work permanently out of his new office there, administration officials said Friday [5-11-18], and instead will split his time between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. That solution might […]
5/8/2018
IRAN/ISRAEL/NUCLEAR/SANCTIONS/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For President Trump and two of the allies he values most — Israel and Saudi Arabia — the problem of the Iranian nuclear accord was not, primarily, about nuclear weapons. It was that the deal legitimized and normalized the clerical Iranian government, reopening it to the world economy with oil revenue […]
5/8/2018
IRAN/ISRAEL/NUCLEAR/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For President Trump and two of the allies he values most — Israel and Saudi Arabia — the problem of the Iranian nuclear accord was not, primarily, about nuclear weapons. It was that the deal legitimized and normalized Iran’s clerical government, reopening it to the world economy with oil revenue that […]
5/8/2018
IRAN/ISRAEL/MILITARY/SYRIA: “There are increasing concerns Iran is on the cusp of an attack against Israel, several US military officials told CNN. Intelligence is not clear on when an attack could come and what form it would take, they said, with one official noting that ‘if there is an attack it might not be immediately clear […]
5/3/2018
IRAN/ISRAEL/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Iran’s foreign minister took to YouTube on Thursday [5-3-18] to criticize President Donald Trump’s threat to withdraw from the nuclear deal, saying Iran will not ‘renegotiate or add onto’ the atomic accord. Mohammad Javad Zarif’s video, which was also posted to Trump’s favorite social media platform, Twitter, appeared to be taking his […]
5/1/2018
EU/IRAN/ISRAEL/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration on Tuesday [5-1-18] embraced Israel’s claims that Iran entered a nuclear deal with the world’s major powers under false pretenses, a stark divergence from its European allies, who said the disclosures broke little new ground and reinforced, rather than weakened, the case for the 2015 deal. The administration echoed […]
4/30/2018
ISRAEL/MIKE POMPEO/PALESTINE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Monday [4-30-18] said Israel has the right to defend itself after a month of deadly clashes at the fence dividing the country and the Gaza Strip, calling on both sides to resume political engagement. President Donald Trump’s chief diplomat was concluding his first-ever international trip after […]
4/25/2018
ISRAEL/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When the Stars and Stripes is hoisted over the new U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem next month it will be a physical milestone in a broader, striking shift by the Trump administration away from a half-century of traditional U.S. policy toward Israel and the Palestinians. For decades, even amid close U.S.-Israeli ties, Washington […]
4/18/2018
ISRAEL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Best wishes to Prime Minister @Netanyahu and all of the people of Israel on the 70th Anniversary of your Great Independence. We have no better friends anywhere. Looking forward to moving our Embassy to Jerusalem next month!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 18, 2018 11:30 AM […]
3/11/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is putting the finishing touches on its long-awaited Middle East peace plan, three senior officials said on Sunday [3-11-18], and President Trump is likely to present it soon, despite risking swift rejection by the Palestinians and having already taken on another of the world’s thorniest disputes, with North […]
3/7/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/PALESTINE/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In two months, the United States plans to open a new embassy to fulfill President Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. There’s just one problem: The embassy may be in Jerusalem, but it may not be fully in Israel. The diplomatic compound that will serve as the American Embassy until […]
3/5/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In the midst of his campaign, President Trump vowed to bring peace to the Middle East by playing it down the middle between Israel and the Palestinians. ‘Let me be sort of a neutral guy,’ he said. Two years later, any hopes of being the neutral guy are long gone. In […]
3/5/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said on Monday [3-5-18] that he might visit Israel in May to preside over the opening of a new American embassy in Jerusalem in what would be a potent act of symbolism, even as he expressed optimism that Palestinians angered by the move would nonetheless return to the peacemaking […]
3/5/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at the White House on Monday [3-5-18], it will be under clouds of controversy — both his own and those of his hosts. Netanyahu and his inner circle are entangled in a series of corruption scandals back home that has put his political future […]
2/23/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/PALESTINE/STATE: “The Trump administration is expected to move its US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem sometime in May, according to a senior State Department official. While symbolically important, the move is likely a preliminary step in a broader relocation effort initiated by the administration in December, which Secretary of State Rex […]
2/23/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/PALESTINE/STATE: “The State Department is set to begin operating its embassy in Jerusalem in May and is entertaining an unusual offer from Sheldon Adelson, Republican Party donor and casino magnate, to help pay for a new facility after an initial move from Tel Aviv, U.S. officials said. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson late Thursday […]
1/31/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “US President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union touched on a number of international issues, including North Korea and the battle to defeat ISIS, but he didn’t offer any specifics and barely mentioned Russia or China… Here’s what he did include: Israel One of the Trump administration’s staunchest international allies, […]
1/25/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Very productive bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin @Netanyahu of Israel – in Davos, Switzerland! #WEF18 https://t.co/2sZM9YI7tJ” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 25, 2018 01:03pm […]
1/25/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP POSITION CHANGES: “U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Thursday [1-25-18] to withhold aid to the Palestinians if they did not pursue peace with Israel, saying they had snubbed the United States by not meeting Vice President Mike Pence during a recent visit. Trump, speaking after a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister […]
1/23/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/MIKE PENCE/PALESTINE: “Vice President Mike Pence visited the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City on Tuesday [1-23-18], marking his last major official engagement in the city on his trip to the Middle East. Pence slipped a personal note into the wall, and then placed his right hand on it to pray for a few […]
1/22/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/MIKE PENCE/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Vice President Mike Pence on Monday [1-22-18] said the U.S. will open its embassy in Jerusalem next year, a move that Arab leaders warn undercuts efforts to reach a peace deal between Israelis and Palestinians. In the final leg of a three-nation visit to the Middle East, Mr. Pence told […]
1/18/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/PALESTINE/REX TILLERSON/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is accelerating efforts to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and has decided to modify an existing property to accommodate the new mission that will open next year, U.S. officials said. The U.S. won’t be building a new structure, in a shift […]
1/14/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority said on Sunday [1-14-18] that Israel had killed the Oslo Accords and angrily assailed the Trump administration over its handling of the conflict. He vowed to reject American leadership of any peace talks and urged Palestinians to reconsider their signed agreements with Israel… Mr. […]
1/7/2018
CONFLICT OF INTERESTS/ETHICS/ISRAEL/TRUMP FAMILY/JARED KUSHNER: “Last May, Jared Kushner accompanied President Trump, his father-in-law, on the pair’s first diplomatic trip to Israel, part of Mr. Kushner’s White House assignment to achieve peace in the Middle East. Shortly before, his family real estate company received a roughly $30 million investment from Menora Mivtachim, an insurer that […]
1/5/2018
ISRAEL/LEGAL/LOBBYING/MICHAEL FLYNN/NIKKI HALEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “In the days before a late-2016 vote on a United Nations resolution that criticized Israel, then-President-elect Donald Trump and top aides made a last-ditch push to target a majority of the U.N. Security Council to scuttle the text, people familiar with the situation said. The lobbying effort, which ultimately failed, […]
1/4/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/ISRAEL/PALESTINE/PROTESTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Israel and the U.S. are amplifying criticism of Iran’s role in Middle East conflicts, part of a coordinated effort to curb Tehran’s influence in the region as antigovernment protests put pressure on the country’s leaders. Since protests began last week in Iran, Israel has accused Tehran of setting up a terrorist […]
1/2/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/PAKISTAN: “It’s not only Pakistan that we pay billions of dollars to for nothing, but also many other countries, and others. As an example, we pay the Palestinians HUNDRED OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS a year and get no appreciation or respect. They don’t even want to negotiate a long overdue… peace treaty with Israel. […]
1/1/2018
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “An emboldened Israeli right wing is moving quickly in the new year to make it far more difficult to create a Palestinian state, signaling its intention to doom hopes for a two-state solution to the conflict. The actions have come on multiple fronts, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s party for the […]
12/21/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “The United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Thursday for a resolution effectively rebuking U.S. President Donald Trump for recognizing the disputed city of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and pledging to move the U.S. embassy there. The vote came despite threats by Mr. Trump and U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley that the U.S. […]
12/20/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/MIKE PENCE/PALESTINE: “Vice President Mike Pence’s planned visit to the Middle East, the cradle of Christianity, ought to have had a particular poignancy in the days before Christmas… But then on Dec. 6, President Trump recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, smashing seven decades of American policy and provoking violent protests. One by […]
12/20/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday [12-20-17] threatened to cut American aid to countries that back a United Nations resolution faulting the recent U.S. decision to declare Jerusalem Israel’s capital… The U.N. General Assembly will meet Thursday in an emergency session to vote on a measure the U.S. blocked earlier this week […]
12/20/2017
ISRAEL/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday [12-20-17] threatened to cut off financial aid to countries that vote in favor of a draft United Nations resolution calling for the United States to withdraw its decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital… The 193-member U.N. General Assembly will hold a rare emergency special session […]
12/19/2017
ISRAEL/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “The 193-member United Nations General Assembly will hold a rare emergency special session on Thursday [12-21-17] at the request of Arab and Muslim states on U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Palestinian U.N. envoy Riyad Mansour said the General Assembly would vote on a draft resolution calling […]
12/14/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/MIKE PENCE/TAXES: “US Vice President Mike Pence has delayed his upcoming visit to Israel for several days, spokespeople for the Speaker of the Israeli Parliament and Foreign Ministry and Pence’s office told CNN on Thursday [12-14-17]. The delay comes as Congress prepares to vote on a sweeping tax reform bill, and amid an ongoing […]
12/14/2017
HOLIDAY/ISRAEL/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Israeli town of Nazareth has canceled Christmas celebrations, with the mayor saying the end of festivities is due to President Trump. Mayor Ali Salam, who presides over the town in northern Israel of mostly Muslims and Christians, announced Thursday that planned events such as a Christmas market and festival were called […]
12/11/2017
ISRAEL/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP FAMILY/TRUMP PEOPLE/JARED KUSHNER: “European Union officials warned the Trump administration not to go it alone in its Middle East peace efforts as the bloc’s foreign ministers said they wouldn’t follow the U.S. decision to recognize Jerusalem as the Israeli capital. EU foreign ministers on Monday [12-10-17] morning met with Israeli Prime Minister […]
12/10/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Pockets of anger surfaced Sunday [12-10-17] in the Middle East and Asia over the Trump administration’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, but predictions of widespread upheaval failed to materialize as riots petered out in the Palestinian territories. In a sign of festering regional dissent, protesters gathered outside the U.S. […]
12/10/2017
ISRAEL/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Lebanese security forces on Sunday [12-10-17] fired tear gas and water cannons into crowds that had gathered near the United States Embassy, in a sign that protests against President Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel may be escalating. Thousands of protesters chanted slogans against Mr. Trump’s orders, which […]
12/10/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/NIKKI HALEY/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Sunday defended President Donald Trump’s decision to declare Jerusalem the capital of Israel and begin to move the U.S. embassy, calling it a courageous move that would further the Mideast peace process despite scattered protests world-wide and widespread condemnation. ‘No President, […]
12/9/2017
FRANCE/ISRAEL/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A year ago, no one would have envisioned President Emmanuel Macron of France as the public face of Western diplomacy in the Middle East. But that is not the case anymore. President Trump’s decision this past week to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, his anti-Muslim tweets and his State Department […]
12/8/2017
ISRAEL/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “Fourteen of the 15 members of United Nations Security Council on Friday condemned President Donald Trump’s decision this week to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, saying it was in violation of U.N. resolutions and international law. The Council held an emergency meeting on Friday [12-8-17] to discuss Jerusalem at the […]
12/8/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thousands of Palestinians demonstrated, scores were hurt and at least one killed in clashes with Israeli troops on a ‘day of rage’ on Friday [12-8-17] against U.S. President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Across the Arab and Muslim worlds, thousands more demonstrators took to the streets on Friday, […]
12/8/2017
CAMPAIGN/ISRAEL/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I fulfilled my campaign promise – others didn’t! https://t.co/bYdaOHmPVJ” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 8, 2017 12:41am […]
12/7/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/PALESTINE/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The first signs of strain with President Donald Trump’s administration among his closest Arab allies have surfaced over the policy shift on Jerusalem, an indication that the U.S. is at risk of alienating potential partners in the pursuit of Mideast peace and the building of a coalition to counter Iran. […]
12/7/2017
ISRAEL/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s decision Wednesday [12-13-17] to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital could temporarily derail the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, two senior White House officials acknowledged after Trump’s speech… That ‘derailment’ was a cost the White House was prepared to accept to fulfill Trump’s campaign promise. And two senior White House officials said […]
12/6/2017
ISRAEL/PALESTINE/TRUMP MEMORANDA: “Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of State SUBJECT: Suspension of Limitations under the Jerusalem Embassy Act By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including section 7(a) of the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-45) (the “Act”), I hereby determine that […]
12/6/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Ten days before Donald J. Trump took office, Sheldon G. Adelson went to Trump Tower for a private meeting. Afterward, Mr. Adelson, the casino billionaire and Republican donor, called an old friend, Morton A. Klein, to report that Mr. Trump told him that moving the American Embassy from Tel Aviv to […]
12/6/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “There was no dancing in the rain-soaked streets, no jubilant horn-honking or waving of the blue-and-white flag. But there were blustery statements from Israeli politicians… News that President Trump would formally recognize Jerusalem as the Israeli capital and take steps to move the United States Embassy to the city seemed to […]
12/6/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/PALESTINE/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump granted U.S. recognition to Jerusalem as the capital of Israel on Wednesday, veering from decades of U.S. policy and launching an uncertain chapter in Washington’s decadeslong quest for peace between the Israelis and Palestinians. Mr. Trump also ordered the State Department to begin moving the U.S. Embassy to […]
12/6/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s official capital and begin the process of moving the U.S. embassy here from Tel Aviv sent ripples across the local political scene on Wednesday [12-6-17], with many legislators voicing strong support for Trump’s decision and others warning that any hopes for a […]
12/6/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I have determined that it is time to officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. I am also directing the State Department to begin preparation to move the American Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem… https://t.co/YwgWmT0O8m” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 6, 2017 04:14pm […]
12/6/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/PALESTINE/POPE FRANCIS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Pope Francis called Wednesday [12-6-17] for the preservation of Jerusalem’s ‘identity’ in the wake of President Donald Trump’s expected move to declare the city the capital of Israel… Also on Wednesday, the leaders of Christian communities in Jerusalem told Trump in an open letter that recognizing the city as Israel’s […]
12/5/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Despite appeals and warnings from world leaders, President Donald Trump is poised to reverse decades of U.S. policy on Wednesday [12-6-17] by declaring Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and beginning the process of moving the U.S. Embassy to the holy city, a step that threatens to spark unrest across the Middle East […]
12/5/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump outlined his intentions to move the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem in a call with President Mahmoud Abbas Tuesday according to Palestinian Authority spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh. The Palestinians said that Abbas warned Trump in the call against the dangers of such a step and added that […]
12/5/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration’s expected announcement on the future status of Jerusalem has the potential to derail tenuous U.S. attempts to revive moribund Middle East peace talks, reaction from capitals in the region suggests. Arab leaders across the Middle East are making last-ditch appeals to the U.S. not to declare Jerusalem the […]
12/2/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/STATE: “The State Department’s security arm has been told to plan for potentially violent protests at US embassies and consulates once the Trump administration announces it is moving the embassy in Israel to Jerusalem… President Donald Trump could announce as early as Tuesday that the US recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, US officials with […]
11/30/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is seriously considering recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel in early December, even as President Donald Trump signs a waiver to keep the embassy in Tel Aviv for another six months, sources tell CNN. Two senior administration officials and allies close to the US tell CNN that […]
9/24/2017
ISRAEL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace negotiator, Jason Greenblatt, is returning to Israel to ‘continue the peace track’ after the president met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas last week in New York, a White House official said on Sunday [9-24-17]. ‘While President Trump had productive meetings […]
9/18/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Such an honor to have my good friend, Israel PM @Netanyahu, join us w/ his delegation in NYC this afternoon. #UNGA https://t.co/YEHWjdtQx8 https://t.co/jwU4e8Yk8A” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 18, 2017 06:31pm […]
7/23/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/JASON GREENBLATT/PALESTINE: “Jason Greenblatt, the U.S. envoy leading efforts to reopen peace talks between Israel and Palestine, is headed to the Middle East as a crisis surrounding a holy site escalates, according to a White House official. Mr. Greenblatt left for Israel on Sunday [7-23-17] night ‘to support efforts to reduce tensions in the […]