Tag: Trump Administration
UAE, Israeli defense ministers discuss increasing security cooperation
UAE Minister of State for Defense Affairs Mohammed al-Bawardi and Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz spoke by phone on Tuesday, according to UAE media.
The two discussed “strengthening communication channels and establishing solid bilateral relations...
Trump administration slams Erdoğan for meeting with Hamas leadership
The Trump administration slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday for meeting with Hamas leadership on Saturday.
“The United States strongly objects to Turkish President Erdoğan hosting two Hamas leaders in Istanbul on Aug....
Netanyahu: ‘My efforts to counter Iran brought us closer to Arab countries’
I don’t recall the last time I saw Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as relaxed and content as he was on Sunday—apparently the afterglow of the peace treaty with the United Arab Emirates and a...
Jewish and pro-Israel groups from both left and right laud Israel-UAE announcement
Jewish and pro-Israel groups instantly applauded Israel and the United Arab Emirates for a peace deal on Thursday to normalize relations between the two countries—the first of its kind between Israel and a Middle Eastern...
Israel and UAE reach US-brokered deal to normalize relations between nations
Israel and the United Arab Emirates reached a peace agreement on Thursday to begin the process of normalizing relations between the two Middle Eastern countries, in part brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump and...
Mike Evans: Trump will lose election if he ‘pulls support’ for Israel
The pro-Israel evangelical Christian community in the United States has been voicing criticism of the delay to Israel’s plan to announce sovereignty in the Jordan Valley, and parts of Judea and Samaria. Evangelical leader...
White House fails to reach decision on annexation, more talks planned
After days of meetings, the Trump administration reportedly did not come to a conclusion on whether or not to support Israel’s plans to annex parts of Judea and Samaria, also known as the West...
What’s more important in a president? Policy or character?
For Republicans and many supporters of Israel, former National Security Advisor John Bolton went from hero to zero in the last year. For opponents of President Donald Trump, it’s different. They always intensely disliked...
White House to hold meeting to decide whether to support Israeli annexation
The White House is expected to hold a meeting presided by U.S. President Donald Trump with U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman and other high-level officials to discuss support over Israel’s plan to annex...
Bolton’s temper tantrum
Former U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton’s critics routinely refer to him as a neoconservative. But they are wrong. Bolton was never part of the neoconservative clique of Bush administration officials.
Neoconservatives are messianists and...