The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/saban-forum/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 03:10:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Saban Forum | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/saban-forum/ 32 32 Mum on peace plan, Kushner leaves everyone guessing, or scratching heads https://www.timesofisrael.com/mum-on-peace-plan-kushner-leaves-everyone-guessing-or-scratching-heads/ Tue, 05 Dec 2017 04:14:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1743276 Experts wonder if whatever the US administration is putting together will be palatable to Palestinians or Israelis, and why it decided to now toss Jerusalem's status into the mix

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]]> Kushner: Israeli-Palestinian peace needed for wider Middle East stability https://www.timesofisrael.com/kushner-israeli-palestinian-peace-needed-for-wider-middle-east-stability/ Sun, 03 Dec 2017 18:45:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1742156 President's adviser, son-in-law insists Trump hasn't made up his mind on embassy move, says he's 'optimistic' about a deal, highlights negotiator Greenblatt's real estate expertise

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]]> As deadline looms, Kushner says Trump undecided on Jerusalem and embassy moves https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-deadline-looms-kushner-says-trump-undecided-on-jerusalem-and-embassy-moves/ Sun, 03 Dec 2017 17:58:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1742220 The president's son-in-law and point man on the Middle East says Israeli-Palestinian conflict needs to be resolved to achieve stability in region

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]]> PM likens Iran to Nazi Germany in its ‘commitment to murder Jews’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/pm-likens-iran-to-nazi-germany-in-its-commitment-to-murder-jews/ Sun, 03 Dec 2017 15:16:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1742058 But, speaking to Saban Forum, Netanyahu says Israel will be 'first in line' to restore ties after Ayatollah Khamenei's regime falls

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]]> In DC, Barak says moving the embassy won’t be ‘a consequential event’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-dc-barak-says-moving-the-embassy-wont-be-a-consequential-event/ Sat, 02 Dec 2017 06:04:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1741451 'I like the idea very much,' former PM says amid reports Trump may approve relocation, recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital. 'I regret it didn't [happen] 10, 20 or 65 years ago'

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]]> In rare public remarks, Kushner to discuss peace push at DC confab https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-rare-public-remarks-kushner-to-discuss-peace-push-at-dc-confab/ Fri, 01 Dec 2017 03:41:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1740962 In conversation with Clinton supporter Haim Saban, Trump's senior adviser will speak about efforts to resume Israeli-Palestinian talks

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]]> Haim Saban ‘deeply disturbed’ by US abstention on UN resolution https://www.timesofisrael.com/haim-saban-deeply-disturbed-by-us-abstention-on-un-resolution/ Thu, 05 Jan 2017 07:53:29 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1534072 Israeli-American TV mogul, a longtime Democratic donor, calls Kerry speech 'one-sided,' implores Obama to veto new anti-Israel measures

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]]> Online petition calls on Trump to move US Embassy to Jerusalem https://www.timesofisrael.com/online-petition-calls-on-trump-to-move-us-embassy-to-jerusalem/ Wed, 07 Dec 2016 01:09:08 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1515271&preview_id=1515271 Orthodox Union urges president-elect to keep campaign promise, recognize Israel’s 'chosen capital'

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]]> Full text of John Kerry’s remarks at Saban Forum 2016 https://www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-of-john-kerrys-remarks-at-saban-forum-2016/ Tue, 06 Dec 2016 04:49:43 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1514492 Outgoing secretary of state slams the settlement enterprise as designed 'to block the peace'

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]]> Jeremiah Kerry laments an Israel that wouldn’t heed his warnings https://www.timesofisrael.com/jeremiah-kerry-laments-an-israel-that-wouldnt-heed-his-warnings/ Sun, 04 Dec 2016 21:29:55 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1513550 A better, safer future is available, the secretary argues in a bitter valedictory appearance, but the settlers and their champions are destroying it

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]]> Netanyahu: Notwithstanding Obama or Trump, Israel does ‘what it wants’ on settlements https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-notwithstanding-obama-or-trump-israel-does-what-it-wants-on-settlements/ Sun, 04 Dec 2016 19:03:53 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1513417 PM says he plans to bring up 'bad' Iran deal with president-elect, stop Tehran getting the bomb; claims Israel's press is uniquely critical of him

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]]> Liberman plays down centrality of Trump’s pledge to move US embassy to Jerusalem https://www.timesofisrael.com/liberman-plays-down-centrality-of-trumps-pledge-to-move-us-embassy-to-jerusalem/ Sat, 03 Dec 2016 04:51:41 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1512538 'We’ve seen this promise in every election,' defense minister says. 'It's very important, but we have other issues'

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]]> Haim Saban: Keith Ellison ‘an anti-Semite and anti-Israel individual’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/haim-saban-dnc-chair-hopeful-ellison-an-anti-semitic-and-anti-israel-person/ Sat, 03 Dec 2016 00:55:11 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1512524 DNC chair hopeful would be 'a disaster for relations with the Jewish community and the Democratic Party,' says Jewish billionaire

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]]> What John Kerry should have told the Saban Forum https://www.timesofisrael.com/what-john-kerry-should-have-told-the-saban-forum/ Mon, 07 Dec 2015 14:42:58 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1298062 Op-ed: We were short-sighted, hesitant, weak. We failed to create the climate in which you in Israel could take the steps you need to take to separate from the Palestinians. I hope my successors will do better

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]]> What threats may come https://www.timesofisrael.com/what-threats-may-come/ Mon, 07 Dec 2015 11:24:03 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1298054 IS in Israel, IS in Ramallah, IS in your menorah -- the qualms come hot and heavy as Washington holds on to a 'lie' of a hope that a two-state solution is possible

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