Posts Tagged: John Kerry
Obama Says Iran ‘Shouldn’t Draw a Lesson’ From U.S. Handling of Syria Chemical Weapons Crisis
U.S. President Barack Obama warned Sunday that his country's hesitation in carrying out a military strike against Syria has no bearing on how it will...
Netanyahu Tells Kerry Israel Supports U.S. ‘Efforts to Rid Syria of its Chemical Weapons’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced support Sunday of U.S. efforts to rid Syria of its chemical weapons stockpile. "We have been closely following - and...
Kerry to Assad: Avoid Western Strike by Turning Over Chemical Weapons
International Business Times - US secretary of state John Kerry has given an ultimatum to Syrian president Bashar al-Assad to avoid a military strike...
Obama Prepares for Week of Lobbying Congress to Back Syria Strike
WSJ - The White House is girding for more than a week of battle with Congress over President Barack Obama's plan to launch limited...
Syrian FM Says U.S. Intervention in Country Would Serve Israel
JPost - Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moualem on Tuesday "categorically denied" that the country's military used chemical weapons against its own people last...
Kerry’s Peace Talks Could Lead to New Terror Attacks
The recent effort by US Secretary of State John Kerry to restart the moribund 'peace process' between Israel and the Palestinians is best illustrated by...
Peace Talks Resume Under Veil of Secrecy
JPost - Just hours after Israel released 26 Palestinian terrorists in the middle of the night to crimp "victory" celebrations, Israeli and Palestinian...
Report: US Quietly Backed EU Settlement Sanctions
The United States quietly supported new EU sanctions against West Bank settlements, a senior European Union official told an Israeli diplomat last week, Israeli daily...
Report: Netanyahu Concerned Israel Could Face Backlash if Talks Fail
US Secretary of State John Kerry has warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Israel could face an international delegitimization campaign "on steroids" if the...
Peace Talks to Resume in Jerusalem Wednesday; 26 Palestinian Convicts to be Released
Israel Hayom - The next round of talks between the Israeli and Palestinian negotiating teams is set to take place on Wednesday, Aug. 14, in...
Peres, Netanyahu Tout Iran Sanctions, Pressure in Meetings With US Congressmen
Israeli President Shimon Peres touted the success of sanctions implemented against Iran, as a method to stunt the country's nuclear weapons program, in a meeting...
Report: Kerry Tells Congressmen That Israel Can Retain 85% of Settlement Blocs
Ynet - Secretary of State John Kerry estimated in conversations with Congressmen that Israel will retain 85% of the settlement blocs in a future peace deal, Yedioth...
Jewish Human Rights Group Knocks ‘Irony’ of Abbas’s Jew-Free Palestinian State
Officials from Jewish human rights group the Simon Wiesenthal Center hit back at comments made by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas that any future Palestinian...
Israeli Ambassador Oren on CNN: PM Netanyahu is Committed to 9-Month Negotiation Time Frame (VIDEO)
The Israeli government is committed to the nine-month time frame set out by US Secretary of State John Kerry for reaching an agreement on a...
