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Illustrative: Israeli Jews and Palestinians talk to each other during a coexistence meeting in the West Bank, on July 22, 2015 (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
February 4, 2022, 10:32 pm
US fills board that’ll dish out $250m for Israel-Palestine peace-building projects
Partnership for Peace Fund Advisory Board will be chaired by Palestinian-American lawyer George Salem along with other prominent figures in field from both sides of the aisle
By Jacob Magid
United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, center, gestures to Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, right, and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, left, at a meeting at a hotel in Jerusalem, on February 19, 2007. (Flash90)
June 25, 2021, 5:52 am
‘Abbas never said no’ to 2008 peace deal, says former PM Olmert
Leader who offered Palestinians a state claims that behind closed doors, PA president ‘regrets that he didn’t sign’; adds that Hamas military threat doesn’t worry him
By Lazar Berman
Sarah Margon appears on a panel at the Hoover Institute in Washington DC on Oct. 18, 2018. (C-SPAN via JTA)
May 5, 2021, 4:30 am
Leading Jewish Republicans differ sharply over a Biden human rights nominee
Amid fierce conservative criticism of Sarah Margon, a former Human Rights Watch official, veteran GOP foreign policy maven Elliott Abrams comes to her defense
By Ron Kampeas
Elliot Abrams, the US special envoy for Iran and Venezuela, speaks to reporters at the US embassy in Lisbon on April 9, 2019. (AP/Armando Franca)
December 14, 2020, 9:21 pm
Trump’s Iran envoy: It’s a mistake to believe Iranian officials are replaceable
Elliott Abrams says Fakhrizadeh assassination will slow down Tehran’s nuclear program, claims Netanyahu was ahead of curve in recognizing ‘defective’ nuclear deal
By Jacob Magid
Elliott Abrams (photo credit: Courtesy/Tikvah Fund)
December 4, 2020, 9:19 am
US envoy: Iran unlikely to avenge assassination of nuclear scientist 
Elliott Abrams argues Tehran’s response is likely checked by fears of jeopardizing potential sanctions relief from the incoming Biden administration
By ToI Staff
Elliot Abrams, US special representative for Iran, talks during an interview with The Associated Press at the US Embassy in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, November 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
November 12, 2020, 7:15 pm
US envoy insists pressure on Iran will persist under Biden
Elliott Abrams says sanctions targeting Tehran for human rights violations and its ballistic missile program will go on, Israel-UAE deal creates new headaches for regime
By Jon Gambrell
(L-R, rear) US senior presidential advisor Jared Kushner, US Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin and US National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien clap for US President Donald Trump after he announced an agreement between the United Arab Emirates and Israel to normalize diplomatic ties, at the White House, August 13, 2020. (Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
November 12, 2020, 5:45 am
What Trump has in store for Israel, Middle East during final 70 days in office
Current, ex-administration officials acknowledge that additional normalization deals unlikely with White House out of leverage, but it plans to act on Iran front until final day
By Jacob Magid
US Special Representative for Iran and Venezuela Elliott Abrams speaks to Israeli reporters in Tel Aviv, November 9, 2020. (David Azagury/US Embassy Jerusalem)
November 9, 2020, 11:46 pm
Trump’s Iran envoy: Biden would have difficulties reviving 2015 nuclear pact
Visiting Israel, Elliott Abrams says he’s optimistic about new administration’s ability to negotiate a better deal, if it leverages economic hardship caused by crippling sanctions
By Raphael Ahren
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on October 18, 2019. (David Azagury/US Embassy Jerusalem)
November 9, 2020, 1:57 am
Pompeo expected in Israel amid bid to hike Iran sanctions before Biden takeover
Washington, Jerusalem and Gulf states said backing raft of new measures; Iran tells its neighbors to ignore effort: ‘Trump’s gone in 70 days. But we’ll remain here forever’
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Brian Hook, US special representative for Iran, speaks at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington, on November 29, 2018. (Carolyn Kaster/ AP)
August 6, 2020, 10:12 pm
Trump’s Iran point man Hook quits as US pushes arms embargo
Brian Hook’s departure comes as Washington fights a losing battle to get UN Security Council members behind new weapons limitations; he’ll be replaced by Elliott Abrams
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Elliott Abrams, now the US special representative for Venezuela, testifies at a hearing before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Feb. 13, 2019. The hearing featured a testy exchange between Abrams and Rep. Ilhan Omar. (Alex Wong/Getty Images via JTA)
February 15, 2019, 8:14 am
Who is Elliott Abrams and why is Ilhan Omar attacking him?
The Trump administration’s new envoy to the Venezuela crisis is a controversial former diplomat whose influence is woven throughout Republican foreign policy
By Ron Kampeas
US Special Representative for Venezuela Elliott Abrams testifies as demonstrators protest behind him during the House Foreign Affairs subcommittee hearing on Venezuela at Capitol Hill in Washington, February 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
February 14, 2019, 6:08 pm
Ilhan Omar clashes with Elliott Abrams in US Congress over rights record
Controversial freshman lawmaker criticizes veteran diplomat over his alleged 1980s contribution to rights abuses in Latin America; Abrams complains about her to committee chairman
By Ron Kampeas
Elliott Abrams (L) listens to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo talk about Venezuela at the State Department in Washington, on Jan. 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
January 26, 2019, 4:53 am
Pompeo taps hawkish GOP veteran to lead US efforts in Venezuela
Top US diplomat says Elliott Abrams, who was initially passed over by the administration due to criticism of Trump, will assist in ‘restoring democracy’ to Latin American country
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Jared Kushner at a White House meeting with US President Donald Trump, January 11, 2018. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
March 1, 2018, 7:28 pm
Kushner’s diminished security clearance hurts, but won’t destroy, his peace push
Former US negotiators say president’s son-in-law losing top-secret clearance weakens him abroad, but that won’t be the factor that makes or breaks his peace push
By Eric Cortellessa
US President Donald Trump, center, holds a Cabinet Meeting alongside Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, left and Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, DC, December 20, 2017. (AFP/ SAUL LOEB)
December 21, 2017, 3:33 am
Trump warns over UN, but he likely can’t stop feeding the hand that bites
Slashing aid would be a strategic blunder, but the threat to countries that vote against the US signals that it may take other action over a resolution seen as beyond the pale
By Eric Cortellessa
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