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April 21, 2013
3:11 pm

US Secretary of State John Kerry, right, meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday, April 21, 2013, in Istanbul, Turkey. (photo credit: AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)

Kerry pushes Turkey-Israel rapprochement

US secretary of state meets with PA President Abbas and Turkish FM during Istanbul conference on the Syrian crisis

By Matthew Lee

April 21, 2013
1:34 am

US Secretary of State John Kerry, center, and members of the Friends of Syria group are seen during a meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, April 20, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Hakan Goktepe)

US upping aid to Syrian rebels by $123 million

Kerry says the additional money will double the nonlethal assistance to the opposition forces battling the Assad regime

By Matthew Lee

April 3, 2013
2:36 am

US Secretary of State John Kerry (photo credit: Uri Lenz/Flash90)

Kerry warns Pyongyang about ‘reckless’ threats

US ‘will not accept North Korea as a nuclear state,’ secretary of state says

March 27, 2013
2:59 pm

US Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in Paris ahead of his return to the United States, on Tuesday, March 26, 2013. (photo credit: AP Photo/Jason Reed, Pool)

Kerry returns to US after Middle East tour

Secretary of state made surprise visits to Iraq and Afghanistan in addition to official stops in Israel and Jordan

By Matthew Lee

March 25, 2013
2:43 pm

US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at a news conference at Ankara Palace in Ankara, Turkey, March 1, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Jacquelyn Martin)

Kerry arrives in Afghanistan on unannounced visit

US secretary of state follows up his Israel tour by meeting Afghan president to discuss recent anti-American rhetoric

By Matthew Lee

March 24, 2013
1:13 pm

Kerry makes surprise visit to Iraq

US secretary of state to press Baghdad authorities about Iranian arms supply, flights to Syria, and local sectarian violence

By Matthew Lee

March 22, 2013
9:13 pm

Obama predicts Assad’s downfall

In Jordan, US president says he worries about Syria becoming a haven for extremists, calls for international cohesion to face threat

By Matthew Lee

March 22, 2013
6:52 pm

US President Barack Obama walks with Jordan's King Abdullah II to participate in an official arrival ceremony at the Al-Hummar Palace on Friday, March 22, 2013, in Amman, Jordan. (photo credit: AP/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama rounds up Mideast trip with two-day visit to Jordan

Syrian refugees, government reform to dominate meeting with King Abdullah II; sightseeing on the agenda for Saturday

By Matthew Lee

March 20, 2013
5:14 pm

US President Barack Obama is greeted by President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu upon his arrival ceremony at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, March 20, 2013, (Photo credit: Pablo Martinez Monsivais/ AP)

Obama affirms commitment to Israel, warns of regional changes

Netanyahu welcomes US president, who launches his first visit to the Jewish state as American commander-in-chief

By Julie Pace and Matthew Lee

March 19, 2013
10:55 am

Students of Estella's school for bakery and pastry making, work on an image depicting US President Barack Obama made out of chocolate in Givat Shmuel, central Israel, on Monday, March 18, 2013. (photo credit: AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Remade Mideast poses new perils for Obama on trip

US officials have set low expectations for commander in chief’s second sojourn in the region

By Matthew Lee

March 6, 2013
11:38 pm

US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at a news conference at Ankara Palace in Ankara, Turkey, March 1, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

A diplomatic natural, Kerry hits ground running

New secretary of state faces daunting challenge in the aftermath of the Arab Spring

By Matthew Lee

March 4, 2013
9:19 am

Kerry: Window on Iran not open ‘indefinitely’

Secretary of state in Saudi Arabia, where he is slated to meet PA President Abbas before continuing to UAE and Qatar

By Matthew Lee

March 1, 2013
6:35 pm

US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at a news conference in Ankara, Turkey, on Friday (photo credit: Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

Kerry upbraids Turks over Erdogan’s Zionism slur

In Ankara, US secretary slams Turkish PM’s branding of Zionism as ‘crime against humanity’; ‘Israel needs to change its attitude,’ Davutoglu retorts

By Matthew Lee and Suzan Fraser

February 27, 2013
6:38 am

Syrian rebels attend a training session in Maaret Ikhwan, near Idlib, Syria, in December 2012. (photo credit: AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

US weighs direct aid to Assad’s foes

Officials say decision on non-lethal assistance to fighters is expected ahead of John Kerry’s Thursday meeting with Syrian opposition leader

By Bradley Klapper and Matthew Lee

February 26, 2013
1:18 am

US Vice President Joe Biden, right, and Sheikh Moaz al-Khatib, Syria's top opposition leader, shake hands at the Security Conference in Munich, southern Germany, on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Matthias Schrader)

Skeptical Syrian opposition to attend Rome talks

Western diplomats said to have promised Khatib ‘real commitments’; Kerry: We must significantly increase support for the rebels

By Matthew Lee

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The Times of Israel

The one-stop news site
covering Israel, the region and
the Jewish people worldwide

Founding editor:
David Horovitz

Fair, fresh and fast

The Jewish world's
fastest-growing
news site

Writer: Matthew Lee

Kerry pushes Turkey-Israel rapprochement

US secretary of state meets with PA President Abbas and Turkish FM during Istanbul conference on the Syrian crisis

US upping aid to Syrian rebels by $123 million

Kerry says the additional money will double the nonlethal assistance to the opposition forces battling the Assad regime

Kerry warns Pyongyang about ‘reckless’ threats

US ‘will not accept North Korea as a nuclear state,’ secretary of state says

Kerry returns to US after Middle East tour

Secretary of state made surprise visits to Iraq and Afghanistan in addition to official stops in Israel and Jordan

Kerry arrives in Afghanistan on unannounced visit

US secretary of state follows up his Israel tour by meeting Afghan president to discuss recent anti-American rhetoric

Kerry makes surprise visit to Iraq

US secretary of state to press Baghdad authorities about Iranian arms supply, flights to Syria, and local sectarian violence

Obama predicts Assad’s downfall

In Jordan, US president says he worries about Syria becoming a haven for extremists, calls for international cohesion to face threat

Obama rounds up Mideast trip with two-day visit to Jordan

Syrian refugees, government reform to dominate meeting with King Abdullah II; sightseeing on the agenda for Saturday

Obama affirms commitment to Israel, warns of regional changes

Netanyahu welcomes US president, who launches his first visit to the Jewish state as American commander-in-chief

Remade Mideast poses new perils for Obama on trip

US officials have set low expectations for commander in chief’s second sojourn in the region

A diplomatic natural, Kerry hits ground running

New secretary of state faces daunting challenge in the aftermath of the Arab Spring

Kerry: Window on Iran not open ‘indefinitely’

Secretary of state in Saudi Arabia, where he is slated to meet PA President Abbas before continuing to UAE and Qatar

Kerry upbraids Turks over Erdogan’s Zionism slur

In Ankara, US secretary slams Turkish PM’s branding of Zionism as ‘crime against humanity’; ‘Israel needs to change its attitude,’ Davutoglu retorts

US weighs direct aid to Assad’s foes

Officials say decision on non-lethal assistance to fighters is expected ahead of John Kerry’s Thursday meeting with Syrian opposition leader

Skeptical Syrian opposition to attend Rome talks

Western diplomats said to have promised Khatib ‘real commitments’; Kerry: We must significantly increase support for the rebels

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