The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/foreign-policy-magazine/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:48:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Foreign Policy Magazine | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/foreign-policy-magazine/ 32 32 How a Brooklyn dentist almost formed a Jewish homeland in pre-WW II China https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-a-brooklyn-dentist-almost-formed-a-jewish-homeland-in-pre-ww-ii-china/ Sat, 29 Jun 2024 04:12:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3320244 Seeing a land free of antisemitism, Albert Einstein and Chinese leaders pushed plans to settle 100,000 Jews fleeing Nazis in Yunnan, the Himalayan foothills of China’s hinterland

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]]> The devastation of Gaza was inevitable: A comparison to US operations in Iraq and Syria https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-devastation-of-gaza-was-inevitable-a-comparison-to-us-operations-in-iraq-and-syria/ Sat, 02 Mar 2024 13:50:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3233439 Urban warfare has always been brutal for civilians — and the war against Hamas was designed by the terror group to be an extreme case

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]]> IDF chief finally acknowledges that Israel supplied weapons to Syrian rebels https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-chief-acknowledges-long-claimed-weapons-supply-to-syrian-rebels/ Mon, 14 Jan 2019 21:06:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1998280&preview=true&preview_id=1998280 In interview with UK's Sunday Times, outgoing army commander Gadi Eisenkot says Israel gave opposition groups light arms 'for self-defense'

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]]> Report: Israel armed rebels in south Syria for years, in effort to block Iran https://www.timesofisrael.com/report-israel-armed-rebels-in-south-syria-for-years-in-effort-to-block-iran/ Thu, 06 Sep 2018 17:58:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1921975 Fighters tell Foreign Policy the Jewish state provided them with funding and weapons from 2013, but pulled support as Assad's troops regained control of border area

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]]> Abbas, Jordan king agree on need to support Palestinian refugee agency https://www.timesofisrael.com/abbas-jordan-king-discuss-support-for-palestinian-refugee-agency/ Wed, 08 Aug 2018 19:22:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1904614 Two leaders meet in Amman following reports that the US, looking to close UNRWA, wants Hashemite Kingdom to revoke refugee status of 2 million Palestinians

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]]> Joint List chief one of magazine’s top 100 ‘global thinkers’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/joint-list-chief-one-of-magazines-top-100-global-thinkers/ Tue, 01 Dec 2015 14:46:59 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1294591&preview_id=1294591 Arab-Israeli lawmaker Ayman Odeh praised for 'uniting Israel's Arabs,' keeping alive dream of 'resolving the world's most intractable conflict'

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]]> In about-face, US okays paying ransom to jihadists https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-about-face-us-okays-paying-ransom-to-jihadists/ Tue, 23 Jun 2015 19:46:27 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1203437 Obama administration changes a longstanding policy in wake of Islamic State executions of US citizens

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]]> US reportedly accusing Iran of violating nuclear sanctions https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-reportedly-accused-iran-of-violating-nuclear-sanctions/ Mon, 08 Dec 2014 21:25:07 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1103559 Tehran has secretly sought to obtain parts for Arak heavy-water facility, in contravention of restrictions, according to Foreign Policy

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]]> ‘100 global thinkers who changed the world in 2013’ http://www.foreignpolicy.com/2013_global_thinkers/public/ Fri, 20 Dec 2013 05:52:57 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=794348 Finance Minister Yair Lapid listed in FP Magazine's 5th annual round-up of exceptional leaders

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]]> Abbas’s son appeals lawsuit rejection https://www.timesofisrael.com/abbass-son-appeals-lawsuit-rejection/ Fri, 25 Oct 2013 23:41:01 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=725644 Yasser Abbas had sued Foreign Policy for article which claimed he got rich off his father's political appointment

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]]> This time, for Assad, something went terribly wrong https://www.timesofisrael.com/this-time-for-assad-something-went-terribly-wrong/ Fri, 30 Aug 2013 16:21:30 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=655544 For a year, the Syrian president's forces have used small chemical warheads to clear strategic areas of civilian inhabitants; last week, someone slipped up

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]]> Ambassador to US backs Power as ‘caring deeply’ about Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/ambassador-to-us-backs-power-as-caring-deeply-about-israel/ Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:57:35 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=545890 Michael Oren joins growing list of Jewish leaders who've come out in favor of Obama's nominee for UN envoy

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]]> Samantha Power gets early boost from pro-Israel voices https://www.timesofisrael.com/samantha-power-gets-early-boost-from-pro-israel-voices/ Fri, 07 Jun 2013 14:10:50 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=541442 Facing Senate confirmation with a trail of controversial quotes, Power’s pro-Israel bona fides win endorsement from ADL, Alan Dershowitz, Joe Lieberman

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]]> Who says Israel’s chief rabbis are so powerful? https://www.timesofisrael.com/who-says-israels-chief-rabbis-are-so-powerful/ Wed, 01 May 2013 03:40:20 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=484314 Foreign Policy for one, but few Israelis would agree on the inclusion of Shlomo Amar and Yona Metzger among the magazine's 500 most powerful people

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]]> Morsi: Jewish-controlled media distorted my ‘apes and pigs’ remark https://www.timesofisrael.com/morsi-jewish-controlled-media-distorted-apes-and-pigs-remark/ Thu, 24 Jan 2013 10:55:18 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=353152 US senators 'physically recoiled' during tense recent Cairo meeting, which almost fell apart after they challenged Egyptian president

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