Posts Tagged: Jason Greenblatt
As US Opens Embassy in Jerusalem, Palestinians Riot on Gaza Border
At least 52 Palestinian rioters were killed on the Israel-Gaza Strip border on Monday, local Hamas-affiliated health officials claimed, as the US prepared to open...
White House: Trump Will Not Attend US Embassy Opening in Jerusalem
President Donald Trump will not travel to Israel for the opening of the US Embassy in Jerusalem, the White House said on Monday. Instead, the American delegation at...
Trump Middle East Envoy: We Remain ‘Deeply Committed’ to Achieving Israeli-Palestinian Peace Deal
The US remains “deeply committed to achieving an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement,” a top Trump administration official reiterated on Monday. “Past failures do not absolve us of...
US Ambassador to Israel Calls Out Palestinian Authority for Silence Following Deadly Terror Attacks
US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman called out the Palestinian Authority (PA) on Monday for its silence following two terrorist attacks in recent days in...
Trump Administration Official: We Must Improve Humanitarian Situation in Gaza, Without Empowering Hamas
At a White House meeting on the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, all participants “left politics at the door” and “focused on...
Ex-State Department Official Skeptical of Trump’s Pending Israeli-Palestinian Peace Plan
A former US State Department Middle East negotiator expressed heavy skepticism on Monday that President Donald Trump's reportedly soon-to-be unveiled Israeli-Palestinian peace plan will accomplish...
Playing Charades? Or Dealing a Bad Hand in the Form of So-Called Peace
JNS.org – On a day when many of those interested in the Middle East were mulling over new corruption charges leveled at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
US Envoy Blasts Hamas for Building Terror Tunnels, Undermining ‘Gaza’s Chance for Success’
JNS.org - US Special Representative for International Negotiations Jason Greenblatt released a statement and wrote a series of tweets blaming Hamas for “wasting resources” on terrorist...
Israel Slams Abbas’ Fatah Faction for Praise of Deadly West Bank Shooting
A spokesman for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah faction on Wednesday for its praise of the deadly West...
Family of Israeli Held Captive by Hamas in Gaza Meets With Trump Administration Official
JNS.org – Family members of Ethiopian Israeli Avera Mengistu, who has been held captive by the Gaza-ruling Palestinian terror group Hamas since 2014, met with the...
Islamic Jihad Raises Combat Preparedness to Highest Level, Monitors Israelis
JNS.org – Amid rising tensions between the Gaza-based terror group Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) and Israel, PIJ has reportedly raised its level of readiness for conflict...
‘We’re Working Very Hard’ on Mideast Peace Plan, US Ambassador to Israel Says at ZOA Annual Dinner
JNS.org – Speaking exclusively with JNS.org, US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman on Sunday night confirmed a report that a team from the Trump administration is drafting an...
American Jewish Groups Criticize Interpol for Admission of PA, Israeli PM Netanyahu Vows Response to ‘Palestinian Diplomatic Warfare’
A number of US Jewish organizations expressed criticism on Wednesday of Interpol’s granting of full membership to the Palestinian Authority. “We are disappointed by the Interpol...
Top American Jewish Leader: Iran Violating ‘Deeply Flawed’ Nuclear Deal, Stricter Sanctions Are Needed
The future of the Iran nuclear deal will be uppermost in the mind of one of the American Jewish community’s top leaders this week as...
