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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu interviewed on Fox and Friends, March 4, 2021. (Screen capture: Twitter)
March 4, 2021, 7:29 pm
Netanyahu on COVID in Israel: It’s behind us
In interview with Fox, PM says ‘we’re coming out’ of crisis, Israel a ‘model for the world,’ though health officials have warned variants could upset plans for return to normalcy
By TOI staff
A demonstrator poses with a Palestinian flag outside the International Criminal Court, ICC, during a rally urging the court to prosecute Israel's army for war crimes, in The Hague, Netherlands, November 29, 2019. (AP/Peter Dejong)
March 4, 2021, 2:00 pm
Western envoys warn ICC its future is at risk over probe of Israel, Palestinians
Unnamed diplomats speak of growing concern over court’s alleged politicization; US secretary of state says investigation could undermine efforts for a two-state solution
By TOI staff and Jacob Magid
Demonstrators carry banners and Palestinian flags outside the International Criminal Court, ICC, urging the court to prosecute Israel's army for war crimes in The Hague, Netherlands, November 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
March 4, 2021, 12:41 am
US opposes ICC probe into Israel, Palestinians; weighs maintaining sanctions
State Department spokesman says Palestinians aren’t sovereign state and therefore can’t delegate jurisdiction to The Hague, says decision ‘unfairly’ targets Israel
By Jacob Magid
Israel's Ambassador to the US Gilad Erdan (center) at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama with leaders of the African American community there; February 22, 2021. (Israeli Embassy in Washington)
February 28, 2021, 11:05 pm
Looking to boost ties with Black community, Erdan tours US civil rights sites
Israeli envoy likens plantations to concentration camps, says ‘no comparison’ between Jerusalem’s policies and struggles for racial justice in US
By Jacob Magid
Two US Air Force F-22 Raptors fly over Syria, February 2, 2018, while supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. (US Air National Guard/Staff Sgt. Colton Elliott)
February 26, 2021, 4:00 pm
Israel said very pleased with US strikes in Syria: ‘Biden is not Obama’
Officials tell Walla News they see attacks on Iran-backed militia base as a positive signal about new administration’s posture toward Tehran, say US gave Israel advance notice
By TOI staff and Agencies
The Daily Briefing
February 25, 2021, 4:55 pm
PODCAST: Daily Briefing Feb. 25 — Death, archaeology and COVID in wild West Bank
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By TOI staff
Chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Fatou Bensouda at the opening of the court's judicial year with a Special Session at the seat of the court in The Hague, January 23, 2020. (courtesy ICC)
February 25, 2021, 1:05 am
Netanyahu asked Biden to maintain US sanctions on ICC — report
Israeli officials argue to US that Trump-imposed measures give leverage to contest charges in Afghanistan, Gaza and West Bank
By TOI staff
Nancy Pelosi with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in May 2009 (Moshe Milner/GPO/Flash90)
February 24, 2021, 11:23 pm
Netanyahu speaks with Pelosi about 2-state solution, pandemic
Speaker of US House says she spoke to premier to ‘reaffirm the unbreakable bond between our nations’
By Luke Tress
US President Joe Biden holds a virtual bilateral meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
February 24, 2021, 7:46 pm
Report: Israel, US to launch quiet talks on Iran in coming days
Sides plan to reconvene working group set up under Obama administration, keep discussions low profile to avoid public spat
By TOI staff
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) and Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi. (Collage/AP)
February 24, 2021, 1:32 pm
Can Biden resolve the Israeli and Palestinian conflict?
Here are 4 policy pillars that would reset US foreign policy in the Middle East and help the region retrace its steps toward a viable two-state solution
By Susie Gelman and David A. Halperin
US Vice President Joe Biden, right, offers his condolences to Prince Salman bin Abdel-Aziz upon the death of his brother Saudi Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, at Prince Sultan palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
February 24, 2021, 2:07 am
Israeli, Saudi officials discuss Biden’s planned return to Iran nuke deal — TV
Israel’s public broadcaster says recent phone calls also touched on Riyadh’s concerns over new US administration’s focus on alleged Saudi rights violations
By TOI staff
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) and Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi. (Collage/AP)
February 23, 2021, 12:28 am
Blinken speaks to Ashkenazi, touts Biden support for 2-state solution
Third conversation this month between top diplomats; US says resolution only way to ensure Israel remains both democratic and Jewish; statement makes no mention of Iran
By Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement to the press regarding the Iranian nuclear program, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem on September 9, 2019. (Sindel/Flash90)
February 22, 2021, 8:00 pm
Former defense officials back US return to Iran deal, urge new long-term pact
In letter to Netanyahu and Gantz, ex-senior military and intelligence figures call for fresh international agreement to curtail Tehran’s military activities in the region
By TOI staff
The Daily Briefing
February 21, 2021, 3:56 pm
PODCAST: Daily Briefing, Feb. 21 — Censoring the Israel-Syria prisoner exchange
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By TOI staff
The Daily Briefing
February 18, 2021, 4:34 pm
PODCAST: Daily Briefing, Feb. 18 — Fault lines of Israeli coronavirus management
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By TOI staff
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