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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 533

David Schenker

Lebanese President Michel Aoun, right, meets with David Schenker, US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, September 10, 2019. (Dalati Nohra via AP)
October 4, 2022, 2:30 pm
Former US envoy who worked on maritime deal claims Lebanon got 100% of its demands
Trump-era official David Schenker suggests agreement lacks mechanism to ensure funds Beirut acquires from subsequent gas exploration won’t reach Hezbollah
By Jacob Magid
David Schenker, US assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs, in Beirut, Lebanon, on September 9, 2019. (Hussein Malla/AP)
January 9, 2021, 10:11 pm
US envoy visits Western Sahara after Israel-Morocco normalization deal
US Embassy in Rabat call trip by David Schenker to contested region ‘a historic visit’
By AFP
David Schenker, US assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs, in Beirut, Lebanon, on September 9, 2019. (Hussein Malla/AP)
December 22, 2020, 4:45 pm
US warns Chinese investments in Israeli tech could pose a security threat
Assistant Secretary of State for Near East Affairs David Schenker urges greater oversight to monitor trade, especially in technology that could be put to military use
By ToI Staff
In this photo released by Lebanon's official government photographer Dalati Nohra, Lebanese President Michel Aoun, right, meets with US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Schenker at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Oct. 16, 2020. (Dalati Nohra/Lebanese Government via AP)
October 16, 2020, 4:01 pm
Lebanon says ‘heavily’ relying on US to help solve Israel maritime border talks
American diplomat David Schenker tells Lebanese president he hopes talks are wrapped up quickly with a positive outcome
By AP
Illustrative: The Tel Aviv city hall is lit up in the colors of the Lebanese flag in solidarity with the victims of the Beirut port explosion, August 5, 2020. (Jack Guez/AFP)
October 15, 2020, 9:59 pm
PM: Successful Lebanon maritime talks could be first step to ‘true peace’
Netanyahu calls on Beirut to complete negotiations to mark sea border; Lebanon’s parliament meets with visiting US official, day after 1st round of talks
By ToI Staff
A convoy of the Lebanese delegation arrives to the headquarters of the UN peacekeeping force in the southern Lebanese border town of Naqoura, Lebanon, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. Lebanon and Israel are to begin indirect talks Wednesday over their disputed maritime border, with American officials mediating the talks that both sides insist are purely technical and not a sign of any normalization of ties. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
October 14, 2020, 6:08 am
Israeli and Lebanese officials hold first border negotiations in 30 years
In meeting hosted by UN and mediated by US, delegates from two sides were said to sit in the same tent but not talk directly to each other; both say no normalization in sight
By Raphael Ahren
Vehicles belonging to UN peacekeepers drive along a road along the Israel-Lebanon border near the southern Lebanese town of Kfar Kila on September 1, 2019. (Ali Dia/AFP)
October 13, 2020, 4:16 pm
Israel lowers expectations ahead of ‘historic’ maritime talks with Lebanon
Wednesday’s negotiations aimed only at solving minor border dispute to allow offshore drilling in disputed areas, Jerusalem stresses; senior official expects results within months
By Raphael Ahren
David Schenker, US assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs, in Beirut, Lebanon, on September 9, 2019. (Hussein Malla/AP)
October 1, 2020, 8:50 pm
US says ‘can’t tolerate’ attacks by Iranian-backed militias in Iraq
Assistant secretary of state does not confirm or deny reported threat by Washington to withdraw its troops and close embassy in Baghdad if violence doesn’t end
By AFP
Lebanese President Michel Aoun, right, meets with David Schenker, US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, September 10, 2019. (Dalati Nohra via AP)
September 9, 2020, 8:57 pm
US envoy: Israel-Lebanon maritime talks held up by ‘absurd’ sticking point
Day after reporting ‘incremental progress,’ David Schenker says Beirut passing up ‘free money’ from gas exploration amid crippling economic crisis
By ToI Staff and AFP
David Schenker, US assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs, in Beirut, Lebanon, on September 9, 2019. (Hussein Malla/AP)
July 16, 2020, 9:37 pm
US official urges Netanyahu to keep alive chance of Palestinian state
Amid annexation talk, top Middle East diplomat says Jerusalem should not take steps that would negate parts of the Trump administration’s peace plan
By AFP
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (right) with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, September 19, 2019. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP)
June 22, 2020, 12:19 pm
Pompeo adviser ‘confident’ Israel will weigh risk to UAE ties before annexation
As White House officials reportedly try to decide whether to support Netanyahu’s West Bank plan, David Schenker seems to urge Jerusalem not to undermine peace plan
By Michael Bachner
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) speaks with Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked at the Knesset on February 10, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 8, 2019, 4:46 pm
Shaked urges Netanyahu: Annex Jordan Valley now
Railing at judiciary for placing limits on transitional governments, New Right MK, an ex-justice minister, says annexation of parts of West Bank can, should take place immediately
By Raoul Wootliff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the conference of the Israeli newspaper Makor Rishon at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem, December 8, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 8, 2019, 12:26 pm
Netanyahu rebuffs US State Department denial he discussed annexation with Pompeo
Insisting he did raise annexing Jordan Valley with secretary, PM says it’s time to ‘regularize all communities in Judea and Samaria, those in the blocs and those outside them’
By Raoul Wootliff
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet in Lisbon, Portugal, December 4, 2019. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
December 7, 2019, 7:49 pm
US State Department denies Netanyahu talked Jordan Valley annexation with Pompeo
PM had explicitly said he and US secretary of state discussed the possible move in a meeting last week; senior US official says no such plan was presented
By ToI Staff and Raphael Ahren
Hezbollah supporters take part in a rally to mark the anti-Israel al-Quds day in Beirut, Lebanon, May 31, 2019. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
November 13, 2019, 10:00 pm
US rejects Israeli request to condition Lebanon aid on disarming Hezbollah
In Jerusalem, senior official says supporting Lebanese army to the tune of $105 million is ‘good investment;’ doubts Trump’s ‘strategic patience’ with Iran’s aggression is infinite
By Raphael Ahren
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