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Jason Greenblatt, US President Donald Trump's special representative for international negotiations (JTA/Uriel Heilman)
November 9, 2016, 11:26 pm
Trump adviser: New president won’t force Israeli-Palestinian peace
Next US administration will seek warm ties with Israelis and will only prioritize conflict if they want it, says Jason Dov Greenblatt
By Eric Cortellessa
Yuval Steinitz. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
July 26, 2015, 1:04 pm
Israeli minister rejects Kerry’s ‘intimidation’ on Iran deal
Steinitz dismisses top US diplomat’s claim that Jewish state could face ‘isolation’ if Congress fails to okay nuclear agreement
By Adiv Sterman
Kulanu party member Michael Oren attends a political debate held at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, on March 03, 2015. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
July 24, 2015, 10:22 pm
Oren: Kerry ‘threats’ won’t deter Israel from opposing nuke deal
Ex-ambassador to US hits back at secretary, says any potential congressional rejection of accord would be based on US interests
By TOI staff
Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at the Council of Foreign Relations on July 24, 2015 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP)
July 24, 2015, 7:49 pm
Israel could be blamed if Congress rejects Iran deal, warns Kerry
Secretary says Jewish state will be more isolated if US lawmakers overturn nuclear accord; ex-envoy Oren slams his ‘threat’
By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil
Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at the Council of Foreign Relations on July 24, 2015 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP)
July 24, 2015, 6:23 pm
Kerry: Bush offered Iran better terms, Iran walked away
Defending nuke deal, secretary claims 2008 proposal involved generous US concessions for Tehran to halt enrichment, reprocessing
By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil
US President Barack Obama delivers the State of The Union address on January 20, 2015, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. (Photo credit: AFP/POOL/MANDEL NGAN)
January 24, 2015, 8:00 pm
Ex-Obama aide says president not tough enough on Iran
Dennis Ross, others call on US president to avoid further concessions in nuclear talks, punish Tehran for sowing Mideast instability
By Justin Jalil
Iran's President Hasan Rouhani speaks to the UN General Assembly, September 24 (photo credit: UN screenshot)
September 27, 2013, 6:38 am
Rouhani: Palestinians shouldn’t have to pay for Nazi crimes against the Jews
Iranian leader won’t rule out supporting two-state solution, says Iran will accept whatever Palestine decides
By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil
Emergency workers aid injured people at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon following an explosion in Boston, Monday, April 15, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Charles Krupa)
April 23, 2013, 8:31 am
Boston tragedy another test for US-Russia ties
Understanding how the brothers Tsarnaev became radicalized is of paramount importance to Moscow as well as Washington
By Bradley Klapper and Desmond Butler
IAEA chief Yukiya Amano, center, meets with Iran's top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili, right, and Iran's chief delegate to the IAEA, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, in Tehran last May (photo credit: AP/IRNA/Adel Pazzyar)
From the WebDecember 7, 2012, 8:13 am
UN nuclear chief: Alleged weapons testing site was probably sanitized by Iran
Washington Post: Yukiya Amano notes ‘sense of urgency’ ahead of IAEA’s attempt to visit Parchin facility, confirms hacking attempts on agency files
Iranian nuclear head Ali Akbar Salehi speaks to the Council on Foreign Relations in New York in October 2012. (photo credit: CFR screenshot)
October 2, 2012, 7:28 pm
No ‘rational’ country would challenge the US with a nuclear program, says Iran’s foreign minister
Ali Akbar Salehi tells Council on Foreign Relations in New York that a ‘phantom third-party’ is disrupting nuclear talks
By Haviv Rettig Gur
Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman (photo credit: Kobi Gideon/Flash 90)
February 19, 2012, 8:37 pm
Lieberman to push for major electoral reform
Move would create more stable Knesset, albeit with less power and fewer parties, according to Maariv
By Michal Shmulovich
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