Tag: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
How the PA weaponizes Palestinian children
Just over a week ago, 17-year-old Atallah Muhammad Rayyan approached a female Israeli soldier, not much older than he, at the Ariel junction in Samaria. He was armed with a knife, and his aim...
Senate votes 97-3 to keep US embassy in Jerusalem
The U.S. Senate voted late Thursday night in favor of an amendment to the COVID-19 budget resolution to keep the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem.
The final tally was 97-3. The three opposing votes were Sens....
State Department: Abraham Accords not ‘substitute’ for Israeli-Palestinian peace
The Biden administration said that while it hopes other countries will normalize relations with Israel, it doesn’t believe that such deals are a substitute for peace between Israelis and Palestinians.
“The United States will continue...
German foreign minister blasts ‘Tehran’s reckless behavior’
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said, “Tehran’s reckless behavior in the past weeks served as a reminder why we must stop the country from ever acquiring a nuclear weapon. The best tool for doing...
A 1993 meeting with Moroccan King Hassan II worth remembering
From 1992 to 1994, I served as political adviser to the late Israeli Prime Minister and Defense Minister Yitzhak Rabin. In that capacity, I was sent to brief the King of Morocco, Hassan II,...
Right livid after Gantz says Jerusalem has ‘room’ for Palestinian capital
Prominent figures on Israel’s right are furious with Defense Minister Benny Gantz for telling London-based Saudi news outlet Asharq Al-Awsat in a recent interview that he does not envision full regional peace without the Palestinians, and...
Naftali Bennett: Approving a Palestinian state would be Israel’s ‘biggest mistake’
Israeli Knesset Member Naftali Bennett has warned that approving a Palestinian state would be the “biggest mistake in Israel’s history.”
Bennett, a member of the New Right Party, made the remark during a Zionist Organization of...
Biden Could End the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Recently I had an opportunity to brief a group of European diplomats and journalists on a variety of conflicts, with a focus on the Middle East. During the Q&A I was asked which of...
Pompeo to JNS: ‘Trump administration will continue to be a force for good’
Under the stewardship of U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the administration in Washington has taken new approaches to American foreign policy, particularly in the Middle East.
The results have been profound, culminating in three...
German minister warns Israel against unilateral actions affecting Palestinians
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas alluded indirectly to Israel on Tuesday against taking unilateral steps that could hurt peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.
“Creating facts unilaterally won’t help us in this already difficult...