The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/aaron-david-miller/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:11:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Aaron David Miller | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/aaron-david-miller/ 32 32 Room where it didn’t happen: US mediators reveal failed Israel-PLO peace talks https://www.timesofisrael.com/room-where-it-didnt-happen-us-mediators-reveal-failed-israel-plo-peace-talks/ Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:50:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2470860 In 'The Human Factor,' key American negotiators answer Israeli director Dror Moreh's pointed questions about how a peace plan spanning two administrations crashed and burned

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]]> As annexation looms, most leading Republican lawmakers remain silent https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-annexation-looms-several-leading-republican-lawmakers-remain-silent/ Mon, 29 Jun 2020 23:32:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2311569 While 116 Republican House members, including Minority Leader McCarthy, support move, top senators like McConnell, Graham and Romney have kept quiet

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]]> Pompeo’s settlements speech: Empty rhetoric or prelude to annexation? https://www.timesofisrael.com/pompeos-settlements-speech-empty-rhetoric-or-prelude-to-annexation/ Tue, 19 Nov 2019 13:23:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2186555 Experts say new US policy less dramatic than it sounds as it simply reinstates Reagan-era ambiguity on settlements' legal status. Others warn it prejudges final status of West Bank

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]]> Trouble in paradise? Trump conspicuously absent from Netanyahu’s reelection bid https://www.timesofisrael.com/trouble-in-paradise-trump-conspicuously-absent-from-netanyahus-re-election-bid/ Sun, 08 Sep 2019 23:53:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2144457 US president has yet to announce dramatic steps to help the prime minister, in contrast to the weeks before April's vote. Worse, he's not just MIA, he's flirting with Iran

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]]> With new elections in Israel, Trump’s Mideast plan hits another hitch https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-new-elections-in-israel-trumps-peace-plan-hits-another-hitch/ Sat, 01 Jun 2019 04:46:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2086348 Former US diplomats and experts say that time is working against the proposal as the US election campaign will be in full swing by the time Israel has a government

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]]> By recognizing Golan, Trump seen ‘solving’ a problem that doesn’t exist https://www.timesofisrael.com/by-recognizing-golan-us-seen-solving-a-problem-that-doesnt-exist/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 01:41:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2041707 The status quo on the plateau, in which Israel's control was neither recognized nor challenged, will likely be upended by president's move, and not in Israel's favor, experts warn

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]]> Israel’s DC envoy refuses to meet J Street, snubs other left-wing Jewish groups https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-dc-envoy-refuses-to-meet-j-street-snubs-other-left-wing-jewish-groups/ Thu, 11 Oct 2018 13:41:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1914088 Unlike his predecessor, Ron Dermer steadfastly refuses to sit down with liberal advocacy organization, which accuses him of acting more like a GOP operative than a diplomat

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]]> Just how groundbreaking was the Saudi crown prince’s comment on Israel? https://www.timesofisrael.com/just-how-groundbreaking-was-the-saudi-crown-princes-comment-on-israel/ Wed, 04 Apr 2018 10:30:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1823539 While some fete MBS's affirmation of Israelis' 'right to have their own land' as unprecedented, experts note that normalization is still far off

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]]> Kushner’s diminished security clearance hurts, but won’t destroy, his peace push https://www.timesofisrael.com/kushners-diminished-security-clearance-hurts-but-wont-destroy-his-peace-push/ Thu, 01 Mar 2018 17:28:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1801017 Former US negotiators say president's son-in-law losing top-secret clearance weakens him abroad, but that won't be the factor that makes or breaks his peace push

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]]> Trump strategy paper has good and less good news for Israel, but may not matter https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-strategy-saying-israel-not-source-of-regions-woes-is-no-game-changer/ Tue, 19 Dec 2017 17:01:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1753771 Administration's new document says Israel 'is not the cause' of Mideast turmoil, but it lacks the Obama-era pledge to maintain Israel's military edge

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]]> Omitting Mideast peace from speech, Trump opts again for the unorthodox https://www.timesofisrael.com/omitting-mideast-peace-from-speech-trump-opts-again-for-the-unorthodox/ Wed, 20 Sep 2017 04:01:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1696952 US leaders usually mention the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; this year, the president was mum on what is one of his self-declared major foreign policy objectives

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]]> Trump determination to dent Iran nuke deal leaves experts scratching heads https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-determination-to-dent-iran-nuke-deal-leaves-experts-scratching-heads/ Thu, 31 Aug 2017 11:21:39 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1684489 US president has signaled he will declare Tehran in violation of the pact despite intel saying otherwise, which some say could lead to the entire deal unraveling

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]]> Netanyahu’s legal woes hardly affect Trump’s peace push, say ex-Mideast negotiators https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahus-legal-woes-hardly-affect-trumps-peace-push-say-ex-mideast-negotiators/ Fri, 11 Aug 2017 03:28:23 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1673935 Two veteran US diplomats say PM's possible indictment won't undercut US attempts because no process is yet in place, though Bibi may be a bit more distracted

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]]> The Temple Mount crisis ended Trump’s Palestinian honeymoon. The Kushner tape made things worse https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-temple-mount-crisis-ended-trumps-palestinian-honeymoon-kushner-made-things-worse/ Thu, 03 Aug 2017 06:06:42 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1669660 Early flattery from Ramallah, as the president held back on moving the embassy and criticized settlements, has given way to increasingly public accusations that the White House is siding with Israel

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]]> Some Jewish groups welcome the scandals slowing the Trump agenda https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-groups-welcome-the-scandals-slowing-the-trump-agenda/ Tue, 23 May 2017 23:52:59 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1625681 Reflecting on the troubles plaguing the White House, liberal groups see 'positive' ramifications

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