Tag: Foreign Policy
Kosovo’s envoy to Israel looks back on ‘important and exciting historical step’
After more than 10 years of covert relations, the State of Israel and the Republic of Kosovo agreed to establish formal diplomatic relations on Sept. 4, 2020. In September and early October of last...
If current Mideast violence a test, some experts say Biden is failing
The Biden administration has come under withering criticism in the United States and Israel for its poor handling of the current situation in the Middle East. On Tuesday, U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price failed...
Biden’s bad foreign-policy deals
Because Barack Obama struck me as a clever fellow, I never understood why, when negotiating with despots, he failed to utilize the leverage available to him.
For instance, he might have said to Russian President Vladimir...
Biden officials ‘recalibrating’ ties with Saudis, opening ‘path to diplomacy’ for Iran
Officials in the Biden administration announced a shift in U.S. Middle East foreign policy on Tuesday towards a more critical stance on Saudi Arabia while opening the door for direct diplomacy with Iran.
In a...
Report: Sanders adviser with anti-Israel history expected to join State Department
Matt Duss, a former foreign-policy adviser for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), is reportedly expected to join the U.S. State Department.
According to Politico, the move “will be viewed by many on the left as a victory for progressives.”
It...
Jewish and pro-Israel groups, policy experts react to Biden national security picks
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden announced a number of cabinet and national security picks on Monday that offers a view into the direction his administration will pursue regarding foreign policy. For the Jewish and pro-Israel...
Trump illustrates the right kind of American intervention
President Donald Trump’s approach to foreign policy has been subjected to harsh criticism since before he took office. Trump’s emphasis on criticizing past American interventions in foreign conflicts and his decision to employ the...
US Senate votes to continue security aid to Israel
The U.S. Senate passed a $740.5 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2021 on Thursday that includes the continuation of American assistance to Israel for missile-defense programs and other initiatives.
The vote tally was...
Biden’s revival means a return to Obama’s Middle East policies
As far as many Democrats are concerned, the possibility of one nightmare has been averted. Now they think it’s time to make the other bad dream in the form of President Donald Trump go...
In fifth Democratic debate, Sanders says Palestinians should be treated with ‘respect, dignity’
In the fifth Democratic presidential primary debate on Wednesday night in Atlanta, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) remarked that Palestinians should be treated with “respect and dignity.”
“It is no longer good enough for us simply to be...