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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 344

Ben Rhodes

Former Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes (left) to then-US president Barack Obama in the White House, on April 7, 2015; Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (right) at the Knesset, on October 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais; Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
October 30, 2021, 10:20 pm
Former Obama adviser: Straightforward Bennett a ‘healthy break’ from Netanyahu
Ben Rhodes tells podcast he appreciates that Israel’s new PM is ‘candid’ about his views, welcomes leaders who don’t seek ‘a public fight to help their politics back home’
By ToI Staff
Ben Rhodes participates in the 'Stranger than Fiction: A Conversation with Cast Members of the West Wing' panel at Politicon at the Los Angeles Convention Center on October 20, 2018, in Los Angeles. (Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)
May 5, 2020, 10:29 pm
Former US national security officials urge Dems to oppose annexation in platform
In letter to DNC, more than 30 Democratic foreign policy veterans push for 2020 document to take strong stance against Israel extending sovereignty over West Bank territories
By Eric Cortellessa
US Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on "Nuclear Policy and Posture" on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
May 8, 2019, 7:48 pm
Democrats warn Trump is leading US toward war with Iran
As White House escalates tensions, Democratic senators and groups call for legislation disallowing an attack on Iran without Congressional approval
By Eric Cortellessa
US President Barack Obama (left) walks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after their meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, on May 20, 2011. (Avi Ohayon/Government Press Office/Flash90)
June 6, 2018, 4:59 am
In new memoir, ex-Obama aide bemoans a manipulative Netanyahu ‘not on the level’
Ben Rhodes’ book ‘The World As It Is’ dishes on 8 acrimonious years of US-Israel ties, when the PM, he says, proved adept at turning Jewish leaders against the president
By Eric Cortellessa
In this Feb. 16, 2016 file photo Deputy National Security Adviser For Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes speaks in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
June 5, 2018, 1:35 pm
Netanyahu agreed with delay of US strike on Syria in 2013, ex-Obama aide says
‘Your decision was right,’ Ben Rhodes quotes PM as telling US president after he decided to seek Congressional approval
By Raphael Ahren
Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes, right, with Barack Obama in the Oval Office on September 10, 2014. (White House/Pete Souza)
May 27, 2018, 12:34 am
Israel likely knew of Black Cube’s efforts to discredit Iran deal – report
Source confirms to NBC that Mossad-linked firm was involved in a covert operation targeting Obama administration officials
By Tamar Pileggi
Ben Rhodes, former deputy national security advisor to US president Barack Obama (Magnolia Pictures)
May 26, 2018, 11:14 am
Top Democrats want to know why Israeli firm was hired to spy on Obama officials
Oversight and Foreign Affairs committee leaders demand explanation for ‘dirty-ops campaign’ conducted by Black Cube ‘at the behest of associates of President Trump’
By JTA
Then Deputy National Security Adviser For Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes speaks in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, February 16, 2016. (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
May 25, 2018, 10:33 pm
Top Democrats want to know why Israeli firm was hired to spy on Obama officials
Congressman seek info from Black Cube on alleged ‘dirty ops’ campaign; The Guardian reported that Trump administration officials were behind the move
By JTA
Ben Rhodes, former deputy national security advisor to US president Barack Obama (Magnolia Pictures)
May 7, 2018, 11:33 am
Israelis allegedly hired to probe Obama aides were also used by Harvey Weinstein
Black Cube, which dug up dirt on accusers of alleged sex abuser, also worked to discredit Iran nuclear deal, The New Yorker reports; intelligence agency denies any ties to Trump
By JTA and ToI Staff
Ben Rhodes, former deputy national security advisor to US president Barack Obama (Magnolia Pictures)
May 6, 2018, 12:42 am
Trump team hired Israeli firm to discredit Obama aides, Iran deal – UK report
Observer says agreement to ‘get dirt’ on Ben Rhodes and Colin Kahl was discussed shortly after US president’s visit to Israel last May
By ToI Staff
'The Final Year' follows the Obama administration's last attempt to shape world affairs. (Magnolia Pictures)
February 17, 2018, 12:26 pm
Documentary captures dramatic ‘tick-tock’ of Obama administration’s last days
Starring Obama, Samantha Power and Ben Rhodes, Greg Barker’s ‘The Final Year’ is ‘a campaign film in reverse’ about a presidential team haunted by Syria as it leaves office
By Tracy Frydberg
Then President Barack Obama meets with then President-elect Donald Trump to update him on transition planning in the Oval Office at the White House on November 10, 2016 in Washington, DC. (AFP/Jim Watson)
March 4, 2017, 8:18 pm
Obama spokesman denies ex-president tapped Trump’s phone
Hitting back at charge by US president, Kevin Lewis says predecessor never ‘ordered surveillance on any US citizen’
By Agencies
Ben Rhodes, Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications and Speechwriting, speaks in the South Court Auditorium of the White House Complex in Washington, Monday, Sept. 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
January 17, 2017, 8:32 pm
Obama names aide Ben Rhodes to Holocaust Memorial Council
White House messaging guru on Iran deal and abstention in UN anti-settlements resolution to help lead nation in Shoah remembrance
By Eric Cortellessa
US Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro speaking in Jerusalem on November 18, 2015. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
December 30, 2016, 5:44 am
US envoy says abstention on Security Council vote not revenge
‘Obama doesn’t deal in revenge. It’s not how he makes decisions,’ Dan Shapiro tells Israeli TV
By Joshua Davidovich
In this Feb. 16, 2016 file photo Deputy National Security Adviser For Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes speaks in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
December 29, 2016, 1:19 am
White House: Obama will veto any other UN resolution critical of Israel
Administration has made ‘clear over and over’ it will not allow further UN action, Ben Rhodes says, as Netanyahu tells administration to stop playing games
By Eric Cortellessa
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