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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 587

Eytan Gilboa

Then-US president Donald Trump, right, looks over to then-prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, during an event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, January 28, 2020, at which Trump unveiled his 'Peace to Prosperity' vision for an Israeli-Palestinian accord. (AP/Susan Walsh)
November 9, 2020, 11:46 am
Annexation, Iran sanctions, weapons? What Israel may ask of Trump as he leaves
Obama allowed a UN Security Council resolution slamming settlements to pass when he was a lame duck; by contrast, Jerusalem is hoping for farewell gifts from the outgoing president
By Raphael Ahren
US Secretary of the Treasury Steven Munchin, left, and daughter of US President Donald Trump, Senior Adviser Ivanka Trump, unveil a dedication plaque during the official opening ceremony of the US embassy in Jerusalem on May 14, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 27, 2020, 5:13 pm
Moving the US Embassy back to Tel Aviv? Technically possible, but very unlikely
Democratic front-runner Bernie Sanders would consider shutting the Jerusalem mission, but experts say there are many political — and legal — obstacles he’d have to clear first
By Raphael Ahren
US President Donald Trump during a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on January 25, 2018 (AFP/Nicholas Kamm)
February 2, 2018, 11:05 am
America’s good cop/bad cop strategy to get the Palestinians to negotiate
While Trump brandishes the stick, threatening to cut foreign aid to Ramallah, his envoy Greenblatt believes best way to promote peace is promising them lots of carrots
By Raphael Ahren
Palestinian protesters shout slogans during a demonstration in front of the Dome of the Rock in the Al-Aqsa compound in the old city of Jerusalem, on August 14, 2015. (AFP PHOTO/AHMAD GHARABLI)
December 5, 2017, 2:01 pm
The president’s guide to recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
Changing the status of the entire city could derail Trump’s peace plan, while naming ‘West Jerusalem’ will disappoint Israelis; hence, he’ll likely remain ambiguous
By Raphael Ahren
Husam Zomlot, the PLO envoy to Washington, speaks to reporters in Washington, DC, Aug. 17, 2017. (Ron Kampeas/JTA)
September 28, 2017, 6:34 pm
Israel wants US to shut Palestinians’ DC office — report
Reported move seen as retaliation for Ramallah’s Interpol membership and ongoing efforts to prosecute Israelis at the ICC
By Raphael Ahren
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara touring Israel's North, August 15, 2017 (Koby Gideon/PMO)
August 15, 2017, 5:59 pm
After 3 days, PM condemns Charlottesville in vague statement
Netanyahu tweets his outrage over ‘expressions of anti-Semitism, neo-Nazism and racism,’ but does not specify where
By Raphael Ahren
A white nationalist demonstrator with a helmet and shield walks into Lee Park in Charlottesville, Virginia. Hundreds of people chanted, threw punches, hurled water bottles and unleashed chemical sprays on each other, after violence erupted at a white nationalist rally in Virginia, on August 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
August 15, 2017, 4:15 pm
3 days later, Israeli leaders still conspicuously silent on Charlottesville
Critics charge that Jerusalem prioritizes ties with America’s right wing over its responsibility to the Jewish people
By Raphael Ahren
The US Capitol building is seen ahead of the upcoming inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump January 16, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images/AFP)
January 17, 2017, 2:25 pm
Birds of a feather, right-wing politicians flock to Trump inauguration
In apparently unprecedented move, Likud MKs Glick and Haskel to join settler leaders representing Israel at presidential transition
By Raphael Ahren
US President Barack Obama listens to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during their visit to the Children's Memorial at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem, Israel, March 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
March 8, 2016, 3:30 pm
Netanyahu’s unprecedented snub of Obama meeting defies explanation
The PM’s reasons for not going to DC don’t add up, experts say. And the way the saga played out has again injected unnecessary friction into the perennially fraught relationship with a key ally
By Raphael Ahren
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini (L) in Jerusalem on November 7, 2014 (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
March 18, 2015, 10:46 pm
International pressure to grow after election, but sky won’t fall
A hawkish new Netanyahu government will face an angry White House and frustrated EU, yet things might not be as bad as they seem
By Raphael Ahren
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the US Congress in Washington, May 24, 2011. (photo credit: Avi Ohayon/GPO/Flash90)
March 1, 2015, 2:27 pm
With dozens bailing, will PM address empty seats at Congress?
In 2011, Netanyahu received 29 standing ovations. This time, applause will be less overwhelming, underlining rift in bilateral ties, expert says
By Raphael Ahren
In this May 24, 2011, photo, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walks with House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio on Capitol Hill in Washington. (photo credit: AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
February 5, 2015, 10:30 pm
Should Netanyahu cancel his speech to Congress?
PM’s options amid crisis with the White House include calling his visit off, postponing it, remaking it, or taking a friend. For now, he’s set to proceed as planned
By Raphael Ahren
August 15, 2014, 1:46 am
The new US-Israeli quarrel. How bad is it, really?
The withholding of a missile shipment is nothing to worry about, an ex-defense minister says. Others call it a ‘very serious rupture’
By Raphael Ahren
Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon in Jerusalem on December 29, 2013. (photo credit: Ohad Zweigenberg/Flash90)
March 19, 2014, 5:13 pm
Is Ya’alon single-handedly destroying US-Israel relations?
After several attacks against Washington, senior US official wonders why defense minister ‘seems intent on undermining the relationship’
By Raphael Ahren
Isaac Herzog at a news conference in Tel Aviv, November 22, 2013, after winning the Labor Party leadership (photo credit: Gideon Markowicz/FLASH90)
December 17, 2013, 12:32 pm
A political prince sets his sights on the crown, politely
Are Israelis looking for a leader who doesn’t ‘scream and yell and scare and turn things upside down’? Isaac Herzog hopes so
By David Horovitz
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