Tag: Trump Administration
How old politics in Ramallah, Gaza, Jerusalem and Washington have set Israel ablaze
After one of the calmest extended periods in decades in the Middle East—and in Israel, in particular—the tide has suddenly turned, reverting to classic political mistakes that have all but erased the positive gains.
The...
Kushner launches ‘Abraham Accords Institute for Peace’ to deepen Arab-Jewish ties
Jared Kushner is forming an organization to help strengthen ties between the countries that signed the Abraham Accords normalization agreement in the fall of 2020, the group announced on Wednesday.
Kushner, the son-in-law of former U.S. President...
Former Middle East envoy Greenblatt: Saudi Arabia on ‘path to peace’ with Israel
Saudi Arabia is on a path to peace with Israel, but it needs to be given space to move at its own pace, former White House Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt told JNS in...
Former Ambassador Friedman sifts through ‘transformative’ accords and their future success
U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman came to his position as an attorney without a background in politics or diplomacy. Not being allegiant to a particular point of view, he said, “gave us an...
Left-wing Jewish groups urge Biden not to enforce Trump’s ‘Made in Israel’ label policy
Six left-wing Jewish organizations asked the Biden administration on Tuesday to revoke a policy by the former Trump administration to label goods from Judea and Samaria, more commonly known as the West Bank, as...
Ambassador David Friedman: ‘We left the Middle East in good shape’
One winter morning in 2017, a young man arrived at the Kesher Israel synagogue in the heart of Washington. He prayed fervently, as if his heart was filled with a special request. His tallit...
Publishers beware: Banning books isn’t good for freedom (or business)
In an open letter posted last week to his website, young-adult novelist Barry Lyga called for like-minded colleagues in the industry to join him in blocking the publication of bodies of work written by anyone associated...
Trump administration plans to release list of BDS groups
The Trump administration plans to release a list of organizations that support the anti-Israel BDS movement, a senior Trump administration official told JNS.
The groups are still in the works and being decided this month,...
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...
Netanyahu lauds Pompeo, Trump administration for ‘unprecedented heights’ of US-Israel alliance
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday thanked U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for his “personal friendship and everything that went along with it.”
Emerging from what he called a “very intimate and productive...