The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/robert-ford/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:09:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Robert Ford | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/robert-ford/ 32 32 Jewish Arabist is DC’s new envoy to Syria https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-arabist-is-dcs-new-envoy-to-syria/ Tue, 18 Mar 2014 06:54:04 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=917024 Daniel Rubenstein, a former consul general in Jerusalem, will succeed ambassador Robert Ford in war-torn country

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]]> Threat of Syrian chemical attack on Israel all but over https://www.timesofisrael.com/threat-of-syrian-chemical-attack-on-israel-all-but-over/ Fri, 15 Nov 2013 19:39:05 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=750616 Jerusalem has had to admit that the agreement dismantling Assad's stockpiles is serving the interests of Israel as well as those of the citizens of Syria

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]]> Obama administration defends efforts on Syria https://www.timesofisrael.com/obama-administration-defends-efforts-on-syria/ Thu, 31 Oct 2013 20:16:20 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=732690 John McCain says the fight to topple Damascus regime is no longer a civil war but a regional conflict

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]]> US names temporary envoy to Egypt https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-names-temporary-envoy-to-egypt/ Fri, 30 Aug 2013 18:43:03 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=656010 David Satterfield replacing Ambassador Anne Patterson; he previously served as ambassador to Lebanon

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]]> US-Russia meeting on Syria postponed https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-russia-meeting-on-syria-postponed/ Tue, 27 Aug 2013 02:37:28 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=650870 Meeting was meant to set up an international conference for finding a political solution to Syrian crisis

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]]> Egyptian law professor: US causing our civil war https://www.timesofisrael.com/egyptian-law-professor-us-causing-our-civil-war/ Thu, 15 Aug 2013 19:34:23 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=637436 Nabil Ahmed Helmy says Washington trying 'to bring chaos' to his country, Egypt 'capable of toppling the US administration'

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]]> Syrian rebels, Assad forces fight over key roads https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrian-rebels-assad-forces-fight-over-key-roads/ Sat, 11 May 2013 15:40:47 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=501460 Insurgents and government troops struggle in turn to secure major highways linking Damascus to other cities

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]]> Syria asks UN to investigate chemical weapons use https://www.timesofisrael.com/syria-asks-un-to-investigate-chemical-weapons-use/ Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:22:39 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=424312 Washington says it has no evidence to back allegation that rebels deployed weapons of mass destruction

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]]> US in mad dash to save Syria opposition conference https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-making-mad-dash-to-save-syria-opposition-confab/ Sun, 24 Feb 2013 21:39:00 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=387916 Facing boycott threats, John Kerry dispatches envoy to try to salvage meeting of rebel groups scheduled for Rome this week

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]]> Assad’s mother fled Syria, US ambassador confirms https://www.timesofisrael.com/assads-mother-fled-syria-us-ambassador-confirms/ Fri, 25 Jan 2013 04:05:43 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=354246 Anisa Makhlouf reportedly reunites with her daughter, Bushra Assad, in the United Arab Emirates

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]]> Main Syrian opposition bloc leaves women off leadership rolls https://www.timesofisrael.com/main-syrian-opposition-bloc-leaves-women-off-leadership-rolls/ Thu, 08 Nov 2012 01:08:39 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=274504 Muslim Brotherhood-linked SNC seen as out of touch with anti-Assad movement in Syria

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]]> US ambassador pens letter to the Syrian people http://blogs.state.gov/index.php/site/entry/syria_ford_2012_0726 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 18:46:52 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=176000 'We continue to believe that a political transition in Syria, led by the Syrian people and supported by the international community, is the best chance for Syria's future and for a stable and democratic transition," writes Robert Ford

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]]> US holds high-level talks with Syrian rebels seeking weapons http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/9334707/US-holds-high-level-talks-with-Syrian-rebels-seeking-weapons-in-Washington.html Sat, 16 Jun 2012 09:08:45 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=132530 Pressure mounts on Washington to authorize shipment of arms to be used against Assad regime, reports The Telegraph

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]]> Satellite images offer evidence of mass graves in Houla https://www.timesofisrael.com/satellite-images-provide-evidence-of-mass-graves-in-houla/ Sat, 02 Jun 2012 02:05:03 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=118528 Photos published by US ambassador to Syria also reveal artillery impact craters near civilian areas

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]]> US to Syria: ‘We are watching’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-to-syria-we-are-watching/ Sat, 07 Apr 2012 19:56:44 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=62188 As supposed ceasefire nears, Assad regime pounds opposition strongholds

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