Posts Tagged: Obama and Israel
Ex-State Department Negotiator: Everyone Loses From Obama Administration’s Abstention From Vote on Anti-Israeli Settlement UN Security Council Resolution
The Obama administration’s decision to abstain from Friday’s UN Security Council vote on an anti-Israeli settlement resolution was “ill-timed” and “ill-advised,” a former US State...
Netanyahu: World Leaders Who Wished Us Happy Hanukkah After Backing ‘Shameful’ UN Resolution Don’t Understand Holiday’s Meaning
World leaders who issued Hanukkah greetings after backing the "shameful" anti-settlement UN Security Council resolution last week do not understand the holiday’s meaning, Israeli Prime Minister...
Wall Street Journal: US Abstention From Vote on Anti-Israeli Settlement UN Security Council Resolution Exposed Obama’s ‘Animus’ Towards Jewish State
America’s abstention from Friday’s vote on an anti-Israeli settlement UN Security Council resolution exposed the outgoing Obama administration’s “animus” towards the Jewish state, the Wall...
‘Go Choke on a Latke’; Livid Social Media Users Respond to Kerry’s Hanukkah Greeting Issued Shortly After US Failure to Back Israel at UN
America’s top diplomat drew a flurry of ire and scorn in response to a Hanukkah greeting he tweeted on Saturday, less than 24 hours after...
With UN Security Council Vote on Anti-Settlement Resolution Looming, Israel’s UN Envoy Calls on America to ‘Stand By Us’
Israel’s UN envoy called on America to “stand by us” after it was announced on Friday morning that a vote on an Egyptian-promoted anti-settlement resolution...
Trump Draws Praise for ‘Extremely Effective, Daring’ Involvement in Delaying Vote on Egypt-Promoted Anti-Israeli Settlement UN Security Council Resolution
President-elect Donald Trump has drawn rare praise from the New York Daily News for his involvement in delaying a vote on an Egypt-promoted anti-Israeli settlement UN...
Vote on Egypt-Promoted Anti-Israeli Settlement UN Security Council Resolution Delayed, After Netanyahu Pressures Sisi
A vote on an anti-Israeli settlement UN Security Council resolution that was originally supposed to take place on Thursday has been postponed, “potentially indefinitely,” Reuters...
Wall Street Journal Backs Trump on Friedman Pick, Says Moving US Embassy to Jerusalem ‘Won’t Hurt Chances for Peace’
Moving the US Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem “won’t hurt the chances for peace,” the Wall Street Journal said in an editorial...
Trump Announces Next US Envoy to Jewish State Will Be Attorney David Friedman, Who Says He Looks Forward to Working From ‘Israel’s Eternal Capital, Jerusalem’
President-elect Donald Trump announced on Thursday evening he will nominate attorney David Friedman to serve as the next American ambassador to Israel. “The bond between Israel...
Top American Jewish Leader Calls on Incoming Trump Administration to Show Strength, Stand Up to Iran
There are numerous steps President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration could take to diminish the threats posed by the Islamic Republic, a top US Jewish leader...
Report: Netanyahu ‘Elegantly’ Declines Invitation to Meet Trump in New York Before January Inauguration
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "elegantly declined" an invitation to meet with US President-elect Donald Trump before he is sworn into office on Jan. 20,...
Wall Street Journal Urges Trump to Back Bill That Would Cut Off US Funding of Palestinian Authority Over Payments to Terrorists
President-elect Donald Trump should back legislation that would cut off US funding to the Palestinian Authority if it continues to pay monetary rewards to terrorists...
Report: Trump Aides Tell Obama to Avoid Any Lame-Duck Foreign Policy Moves, Including in Israeli-Palestinian Realm
Aides to President-elect Donald Trump are cautioning outgoing President Barack Obama to refrain from moving forward with any end-of-term initiatives -- including a potential Israeli-Palestinian...
Kissinger: To Prevent Regional Explosion, US Must Thwart Iranian Expansionism
The biggest challenge facing the Middle East is the “potential domination of the region by an Iran that is both imperial and jihadist,” former US...
