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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 533

Brookings Institution

In this photo from February 25, 2015, retired General John Allen testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to examine the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
June 13, 2022, 5:49 am
Retired US general resigns as head of prominent think tank amid Qatar lobbying probe
John Allen says he’s leaving Brookings Institution with a ‘heavy heart’ as FBI investigates whether he illegally lobbied for the Gulf state
By Alan Suderman and Jim Mustian
Janet Yellen, Chair of the Federal Reserve, in a panel to discuss central bank communication, in Frankfurt, Germany, November 14, 2017. (Hannelore Foerster/Getty Images via JTA)
February 6, 2018, 8:46 am
Janet Yellen: I would have liked to serve another term as head of Fed
US central bank chief, who will take up a position at fiscal think tank, says she was disappointed to have not been reappointed by Trump
By JTA
Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked speaks during a ceremony in Jerusalem, November 6, 2017. (Flash90)
December 3, 2017, 1:34 pm
Justice minister derides police recommendation bill as ‘waste of energy’
Speaking in Washington, Ayelet Shaked asserts the public sought more ideological reforms when it voted in a right-wing government
By Stuart Winer
Jared Kushner speaks t a White House meeting in Washington, June 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
December 1, 2017, 5:41 am
In rare public remarks, Kushner to discuss peace push at DC confab
In conversation with Clinton supporter Haim Saban, Trump’s senior adviser will speak about efforts to resume Israeli-Palestinian talks
By Eric Cortellessa
Stosh Cotler, CEO of Bend The Arc speaks on TJC's 'The Salon' in 2014. (Screen capture: YouTube)
September 15, 2017, 8:48 am
US Muslim group honors Jews for empowering Muslims
Muslim Public Affairs Council recognizes Stosh Cotler of Bend the Arc and Benjamin Wittes of Lawfare blog
By JTA
Former US Rep. Heather Wilson in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on November 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Jake Schoellkopf, File)
April 25, 2017, 6:15 am
Controversial scholar tapped to head US air force
Heather Wilson has argued national liberation movements can use force; a noted anti-Israel academic cited her book to defend Hamas
By ToI Staff
Former president Bill Clinton speaks at the Brookings Institution on March 9, 2017. (Screenshot)
March 10, 2017, 6:35 pm
Bill Clinton: If Rabin had lived, the world would be a different place
Ex-president says resurgent nationalism preceding 1995 assassination was a ‘microcosm’ of what is now happening ‘full bloom’ globally
By ToI Staff
US President Barack Obama speaks during the Brookings Institution's Saban Forum in Washington, December 7, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Jacquelyn Martin)
December 3, 2016, 12:37 am
Most Democrats consider Israel ‘a burden’ on US with too much influence on policy, poll claims
Brookings Institution survey also asserts growing American support for punitive measures against Israel over settlements, and a plurality backing pressure by Obama on Israel at UN
By ToI Staff
General view of the settlement of Ariel, January 17, 2014. (Flash 90)
December 2, 2016, 10:00 pm
Poll shows growing support among Americans for sanctions against Israel
Brookings Institution survey shows 46% back punitive measures, up 9% from last year, while plurality of those surveyed say Obama should pressure Israel at UN
By ToI Staff
Israel's Ambassador to the US Ron Dermer, July 29, 2014 (Ron Sachs)
October 17, 2016, 8:18 pm
Israeli envoy told Clinton camp: Obama ‘tone deaf’ to threat from Iran
In leaked 2015 email, Ron Dermer is said to have given campaign advice on how candidate should express herself on Iran deal, support for Israel
By Eric Cortellessa
Shadi Hamid is a senior fellow in the Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. and the author of books and scholarly works dealing with the Middle East. (Screenshot: YouTube)
July 6, 2016, 5:00 am
The West fundamentally misunderstands the ethos of the ‘caliphate,’ writes Muslim author
In a region rocked by residual effects of imperialism, ‘Israel-Palestine has almost become an afterthought,’ says Brookings Institution’s Shadi Hamid
By JP O’ Malley
Portion of a full page ad in the New York Times, created and paid for by left-wing Jewish-American lobby group, J Street on Thursday July 23, 2015. (capture)
May 23, 2016, 5:15 am
J Street ‘proud’ of efforts to push Iran nuclear deal
Amid claim it received over $500,000 to advocate for accord, Jewish group says pact ‘of utmost importance’ to Israel’s security
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Portion of a full page ad in the New York Times, created and paid for by left-wing Jewish-American lobby group, J Street on Thursday July 23, 2015. (capture)
May 22, 2016, 9:55 am
J Street received over $500,000 to push Iran deal
Anti-nuclear Ploughshares Fund annual report reveals it also paid $100,000 to National Public Radio to report on agreement
By Agencies and ToI Staff
People cheer as Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during the inauguration of the Diyanet Islamic Cultural Center in Lanham, Maryland on April 2, 2016. (Olivier Douliery/AFP)
April 3, 2016, 6:23 pm
Erdogan blames ‘militant groups’ for DC protests
Turkish president, facing protesters during US visit, says he saw ‘representatives’ of Kurdish armed groups
By AFP
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC, on March 31, 2016. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP)
April 1, 2016, 7:57 am
Erdogan in US: Istanbul attack not solely aimed at Israelis
Turkish president says in DC speech that Gaza blockade must be lifted; discusses IS with Obama on sidelines of nuclear meet
By ToI Staff and AFP
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