The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/patrick-ventrell/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 19:04:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Patrick Ventrell | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/patrick-ventrell/ 32 32 US condemns heavy Syrian attack on Homs https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-condemns-heavy-syrian-attack-on-homs/ Mon, 01 Jul 2013 03:18:18 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=576280 State Department takes Assad to task for 'continued attacks' against civilians, calls on Hezbollah to leave Syria

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]]> US tones down demands that Russia expel NSA leaker https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-tones-down-demands-that-russia-expel-nsa-leaker/ Wed, 26 Jun 2013 00:50:59 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=569230 'We're not looking for a confrontation,' says Kerry; Moscow's refusal to hand over Snowden seen as a wake-up call for Washington

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]]> Family of Marine jailed in Iran seeks Kerry’s help https://www.timesofisrael.com/family-of-marine-jailed-in-iran-seeks-kerrys-help/ Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:17:56 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=478328 US citizen Amir Hekmati is suspected by Tehran authorities of being a CIA spy; has spent over 600 days in prison

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]]> Obama’s Syria caution reflects US division over resort to force https://www.timesofisrael.com/obamas-syria-caution-reflects-us-division-over-issue/ Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:07:51 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=478242 Response to likely use of chemical weapons shows lack of agreement in Washington over aggressive military intervention

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]]> Erdogan’s planned Gaza visit concerns US https://www.timesofisrael.com/erdogans-planned-gaza-visit-concerns-state-dept/ Wed, 27 Mar 2013 23:52:31 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=435006 Aid to Palestinians must 'go through established channels' and 'meet Israel's legitimate security concerns,' spokesman says

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]]> US urges restraint in wake of Palestinian prisoner’s death https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-urges-sides-to-show-restraint-in-wake-of-prisoners-death/ Mon, 25 Feb 2013 23:48:05 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=389542 'We expect all parties to consider the results of the autopsy calmly and without inflammatory rhetoric,' says State Department official

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]]> Syrian FM: Damascus prepared to talk with rebels https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrian-fm-damascus-prepared-to-talk-with-rebels/ Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:21:43 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=389494 In Moscow, Walid al-Moallem extends olive branch to insurgents in first sign of regime's willingness to negotiate end to conflict

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]]> Why trust the Democrats on Jerusalem? https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-democrats-were-for-jerusalem-before-they-were-aganst-it-before-they-were-for-it-before-they-were-against-it/ Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:20:27 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=222570 The outrageousness of the stories surrounding the party's now-you see-them, now-you-don’t sections relating to Israel grows daily

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]]> Despite amended party platform, Obama administration refuses to name Israel’s capital https://www.timesofisrael.com/despite-amended-party-platform-obama-administration-refuses-to-name-israels-capital/ Fri, 07 Sep 2012 08:37:42 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=217338 At State Department briefing, official says only that Jerusalem is an issue for final status negotiations

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]]> Turkey flexes military might as Washington urges restraint https://www.timesofisrael.com/turkey-flexes-military-might-as-washington-urges-restraint/ Thu, 02 Aug 2012 15:19:56 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=182274 State Department says it does not want further militarization of situation in Syria; Ankara drills its tanks on the border

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]]> US State Department comes out against settlement report https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-state-department-we-do-not-accept-the-legitimacy-of-continued-israeli-settlement-activity/ Tue, 10 Jul 2012 05:12:13 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=156218 'We oppose any effort to legalize settlement outposts,' spokesman says about panel's findings that Israel is not an occupying force in the West Bank

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