Tag: Russia-Ukraine War
The Trump-Zelenskyy spat isn’t a warning to Israel
It was, as President Donald Trump said, “good television.” But the dustup at the White House last week between Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was a disaster for Ukraine....
The US, Ukraine and Israel
The collective gasp that erupted on Friday across European capitals—and echoed in certain circles in Jerusalem—was warranted. Never before had a confrontation like the one between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in...
Witkoff said to postpone Israel visit amid efforts to stop Russia-Ukraine war
U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff is postponing his visit to Israel for "several days," Walla reported Tuesday, citing a source in Washington.
The decision to delay the trip, which was scheduled for Wednesday, was taken amid...
Israel should do even when Biden says ‘don’t’
After Iran attacked Israel last weekend, the White House leaked that President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to retaliate against Tehran. “You got a win. Take the win,” Biden reportedly...
Restoring deterrence
The coming of a New Year is an appropriate time for retrospection.
I’ve been thinking about December 2001. Like many Americans, I was traumatized by the horrific images of the Sept. 11 attacks.
And like many...
22,000 pilgrims arrive in Uman ahead of Rosh Hashanah
More than 20,000 Jews have arrived in the central Ukrainian city of Uman to celebrate Rosh Hashanah amid tightened security due to the war with Russia, local authorities said on Thursday.
Tens of thousands of...
State Department rejects analogy of Russian war, Israeli ‘occupation’
Matthew Miller, U.S. State Department spokesman, began Foggy Bottom's press briefing on July 10 by noting it was the 500th day of Russia's war on Ukraine.
"For 500 days, the Ukrainian people have endured the...
‘Shifting Russia-Ukraine dynamics unlikely to affect Israel’
The ostensible coup launched by Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin last month has led to debate over whether he exposed a vulnerability in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s bulwark. But despite speculation of Putin’s imminent...
Putin’s ‘To Do’ list
Western leaders have long misunderstood Vladimir Putin.
In 2001, U.S. President George W. Bush “looked the man in the eye” and “found him to be very straightforward and trustworthy.” Not exactly.
In 2015, President Barack Obama...
Ukraine’s first lady to visit Israel
Olena Zelenska will visit Israel next week at the invitation of her counterpart in Jerusalem, Michal Herzog.
The wife of President Isaac Herzog will escort the wife of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during her time...