Tag: Biden Administration
Palestinian succession battle heats up as Biden prepares to take office
In the run-up to the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, Mohammed Dahlan, the former leader of the PLO’s Fatah faction in Gaza, has launched a major media campaign against Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas.
On...
Biden to name Merrick Garland as nominee for US attorney general
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate U.S. Circuit Court Judge Merrick Garland as U.S. attorney general, according to media reports on Wednesday.
Garland, 68, who is Jewish, currently serves on the U.S. Court...
Biden expected to tap more Obama alumni for national security posts
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden is expected to tap more alumni from the former Obama administration for national security positions, according to media reports.
Biden is expected to nominate Wendy Sherman, who was the lead negotiator...
The swamp returns to Washington
Washington, D.C., is built on a swamp at the convergence of the Potomac and Anacostia rivers. Like all swamps, it is subject to periodic flooding.
The D.C. foreign policy swamp has well and truly returned....
The Saudi dilemma
The peace deal with Morocco is the fourth accord between Israel and an Arab state to sideline the Palestinian issue. While the leaders of Abu Dhabi, Manama and Khartoum had all pledged their continued...
Biden to nominate four-star retired Gen. Lloyd Austin as defense secretary
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that he will nominate retired four-star U.S. Army Gen. Lloyd Austin as his secretary of defense.
If confirmed, Austin, 67, would be the first African-American to lead the...
Abrams predicts Iran unlikely to retaliate for Fakhrizadeh assassination
Iran is most likely not going to retaliate in the wake of the assassination of top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, so as not to jeopardize the chance of...
Those prickly Jews …
I’ve been binging on “The West Wing,” and there was an episode where the president’s assistant gives him the gift of a Joe Biden,Biden Administration,Reema Dodin,Anti-Israel Bias. The president is enamored with the map...
Biden names top economics picks, both Jewish: Janet Yellen, Jared Bernstein
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden announced on Monday that he will nominate former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen to be secretary of the Treasury.
If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Yellen, who is Jewish, would...
Transformations in the Middle East: Challenges and opportunities
When the dust settles on the Trump presidency, historians will try to assess Donald Trump’s reshuffling of the Obama legacy toward the Middle East. Indeed, the Middle East of 2020 is far different from...