Henry Kissinger

President Richard M. Nixon, right, and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev drink a toast at the White House in Washington, DC, June 21, 1973. The toast comes after the two leaders signed a pact to limit offensive nuclear arsenals. (AP Photo)

October 14, 2018, 9:36 pm

How Leonid Brezhnev almost escalated the Yom Kippur War into a nuclear nightmare

With Nixon in a drunken stupor on the verge of impeachment, and Israel locked in deadly war, an unstable Soviet leader was moving nuclear cargo into an Egyptian port

By Eric Cortellessa

A military honor guard team carries the casket of Sen. John McCain from the US Capitol, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018 in Washington. (Win McNamee/Pool photo via AP)

September 1, 2018, 6:22 pm

At funeral, McCain’s daughter mourns passing of ‘real’ American greatness

Meghan McCain lambastes ‘cheap rhetoric from men who will never come near his sacrifice’; three presidents, but not Trump, pay tribute at Washington service

By Laurie Kellman

Members of the public walk past the flag-draped casket bearing the remains of John McCain of Arizona, who lived and worked in Congress over four decades, in the US Capitol rotunda in Washington, Friday, Aug. 31, 2018. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

August 31, 2018, 11:34 pm

Thousands line up to say goodbye to John McCain at US Capitol

President Donald Trump, who mocked the longtime senator for being captured during Vietnam War, was asked to stay away from the service

By LAURIE KELLMA and Matthew Daly

This file photo taken on January 31, 2017 shows then national security adviser General Mike Flynn (L), Senior Advisor Jared Kushner (2L) and US President Donald Trump (R) at the beginning of a meeting on cyber security at the White House. (AFP Photo/Brendan Smialowski)

December 3, 2017, 5:39 pm

What Flynn’s plea could mean for Kushner and Israel

If the former national security adviser offered a quid-pro-quo to Russia with Trump’s son-in-law’s blessing, it could be seen as an active effort to undermine Obama policy

By Ron Kampeas

The three children of former president Shimon Peres at a memorial service for marking a year since his death, September 14, 2017. (Josef Avi Yair Engel)

September 14, 2017, 5:37 pm

One year after death, Peres remembered as pioneer and incessant dreamer

At series of memorial events, world dignitaries salute the former president’s dreams for peace and 65-year contribution to Israel

By Raoul Wootliff

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a moment of silence for Shimon Peres during a special cabinet session in Jerusalem, on September 28, 2016 (Marc Israel Sellem/POOL)

September 7, 2017, 1:09 pm

Netanyahu to be abroad during memorial events for Shimon Peres

With PM away, Rivlin, Henry Kissinger and Tony Blair set to keynote commemorations on first anniversary of elder statesman’s death

By Raphael Ahren

Members of Fairfax County Police stand guard at the entrance of Westfield Marriott Hotel where the Bilderberg Meeting takes place June 1, 2017 in Chantilly, Virginia. (Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP)

June 2, 2017, 3:24 am

Secretive global group gathers in US to mull Trump era

131 members discuss future of EU, transatlantic relations at covert Bilderberg summit

By AFP

Clockwise, from top left: Abe Fortas, Monica Lewinsky, Elliott Abrams and Henry Kissinger with President Richard Nixon. (Getty Images/Wikimedia Commons)

May 31, 2017, 3:22 am

5 presidential scandals with Jews in the hot seat

Jared Kushner joins other members of the tribe, including Monica Lewinsky and Henry Kissinger, to be embroiled in controversy surrounding commander-in-chief

By Ron Kampeas

April 20, 2017, 6:24 pm

All the Jews on Time’s who’s who

Kissinger writes up Jared Kushner, who joins the annual Time Magazine 100 along with wife Ivanka and her dad, the Donald

By Yaakov Schwartz

Sivan Kaynar Kissinger sings a number from 'Shimmer' (Channel 2 news)

April 15, 2017, 11:31 am

Kissinger’s niece portrays Jewish refugee in China

Sivan Kaynar Kissinger stars in Chinese musical about real-life Jewish family who fled Nazi Germany to Shanghai

By TOI staff

Former US national security adviser and secretary of state Henry Kissinger in Jerusalem, May 2008 (photo credit: Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

November 17, 2016, 10:39 pm

Trump picks Kissinger’s brain as team takes shape

Taking break from cabinet vetting, president-elect meets with former US secretary to talk about China, Russian, Iran, and Europe

By Agencies

In this February 26, 2012 file photo, Michael Douglas, left, and Kirk Douglas arrive at the Vanity Fair Oscar party in West Hollywood, California. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)

November 11, 2016, 8:31 am

Kirk Douglas gets early 100th birthday gift from Jewish group

Award from World Jewish Congress marks iconic actor’s Jewish roots, ties to Israel

By Edith M. Lederer

Hillary Clinton addressing the annual policy conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee in Washington, DC, March 21, 2016. (Alex Wong/Getty Images via JTA)

November 3, 2016, 9:01 pm

Using clips of Peres and Netanyahu, Jewish Dems launch ad campaign targeting Jewish voters

Clinton backers look to capitalize on disquiet among Jewish Republicans over Donald Trump, especially in battleground states

By Eric Cortellessa

Larry King (CC BY Wikipedia/US Defense Department/File)

October 2, 2016, 9:34 pm

Larry King to be honored by American Jewish Historical Society

TV personality along with Hollywood filmmaker Brett Ratner to be presented award for achievements in entertainment industry

By JTA

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger at the Department of State in Washington, DC, on April 20, 2011 (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images via JTA)

August 10, 2016, 3:46 am

In courting Kissinger, does Clinton risk losing the left?

As Democratic nominee seeks endorsements from Republican elders, she may further alienate supporters of Bernie Sanders

By Ron Kampeas