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US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman speaks during the annual AIPAC conference in Washington on March 26, 2019. (Jim Watson/AFP)
Friedman: US peace plan won’t call for settlement evacuations
By Raphael Ahren
Uprooting people from their homes is ‘inhumane’ and a ‘recipe for disaster,’ US ambassador tells pro-settler outlet; Erekat urges ‘immediate action’ to save prospects for peace
Judah Ari Gross
AnalysisUS Mideast pullback didn’t start with the Kurds, and it won’t end there either
By Judah Ari Gross
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on October 18, 2019 (David Azagury/US Embassy Jerusalem)
October 18, 2019, 11:59 am
Hosting Pompeo amid concerns about policy in Syria, PM hails US-Israel alliance
Arriving from talks in Turkey with Erdogan, US secretary stresses ongoing ‘efforts to counter the Iranian regime’s malign influence’; spends a few minutes in PM’s sukkah
By Agencies and TOI staff
US Senator Bernie Sanders speaking at the J Street 2017 National Conference at the Washington Convention Center, Feb. 27, 2017. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images via JTA)
October 18, 2019, 9:14 am
Numerous 2020 Democratic candidates set to attend J Street conference
Sanders, Buttigieg, Klobuchar, Castro, Bennet to speak at annual gathering of progressive Jews; frontrunners Biden and Warren will not
By Eric Cortellessa
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right, lands at Ben Gurion Airport, October 18, 2019. (Ziv Sokolov/US Embassy Jerusalem)
October 18, 2019, 1:34 am
Pompeo lands in Israel for meet with Netanyahu, talks on Syria
Shortly after negotiating truce with Erdogan, US secretary of state flies in to reassure Jerusalem on withdrawal of US forces from Syrian Kurdistan
By TOI staff
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner listens as he attends a working breakfast with US President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, Saturday, June 29, 2019. (Susan Walsh/AP)
October 17, 2019, 11:10 pm
Kushner to make Israel trip later this month, meet with Gantz for first time
White House adviser will also convene with Netanyahu, is reportedly seeking to assess prospects of government being formed as US peace plan remains on hold
By TOI staff
Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrive at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, as they depart en route to Turkey. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
October 17, 2019, 5:48 am
Pompeo to meet Netanyahu in bid to reassure Israel on Syria pullout
Secretary of state due on Friday after talks in Ankara aimed at achieving ceasefire in Turkish invasion of northern Syria; discussions to also focus on Iran
By TOI staff and AFP
US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman speaks during the annual AIPAC conference in Washington on March 26, 2019. (Jim Watson/AFP)
October 16, 2019, 11:47 pm
Friedman: US peace plan won’t call for settlement evacuations
Uprooting people from their homes is ‘inhumane’ and a ‘recipe for disaster,’ US ambassador tells pro-settler outlet; Erekat urges ‘immediate action’ to save prospects for peace
By Raphael Ahren
In this Sept. 21, 2019, photo, released by the US Army, a US soldier oversees members of the Syrian Democratic Forces as they demolish a Kurdish fighters' fortification as part of the so-called "safe zone" near the Turkish border. (U.S. Army/Staff Sgt. Andrew Goedl via AP)
October 16, 2019, 10:59 pm
US Mideast pullback didn’t start with the Kurds, and it won’t end there either
Trump’s decision to pull troops away from Syria means Israel is losing a key ally in the region, but it should not come as a surprise
By Judah Ari Gross
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo waves as he speaks at the 2019 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference, at Washington Convention Center, in Washington, Monday, March 25, 2019 (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
October 16, 2019, 9:06 pm
Pompeo to visit Israel Thursday for talks on Syria — report
Israeli TV says US secretary of state will meet with Netanyahu after Turkey trip to brief him on American withdrawal
By TOI staff
Naama Issachar, sentenced to 7.5 years in Russia over alleged drug smuggling, in an undated photo (Courtesy)
October 14, 2019, 8:58 pm
Minister said set to extradite Russian hacker to US despite jailed Israeli
Officials tell TV news they are taking ‘quiet’ action to help Naama Issachar, held by Russia; mother visits her in prison, says daughter feels ‘she’s been kidnapped’
By TOI staff
House Appropriations Committee Chairman Nita Lowey (Democrat-New York) leaves a meeting with the House Democratic caucus on September 25, 2019, at the Capitol in Washington. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images via JTA)
October 10, 2019, 11:28 pm
Pro-Israel stalwart Nita Lowey won’t seek re-election to Congress
Jewish representative touts advancement of ties between America and the Jewish state among her accomplishments during time in the House
By Ron Kampeas
US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman speaks at a rally of pro-Israel Christians in Jerusalem, October 6, 2019 (David Azagury, US Embassy Jerusalem)
October 7, 2019, 3:40 pm
US Ambassador Friedman at Evangelical rally: ‘Jerusalem literally keeps us safe’
Envoy says shared values and common history, not bombs or fighter jets, bring security; hails new controversial City of David archaeological site for proving Jewish ties to city
By Raphael Ahren
US Special Envoy Jason Greenblatt speaks at a conference in New York City, June 16, 2019. (Marc Israel Sellem/POOL)
October 6, 2019, 6:01 am
Exiting US peace envoy says he tried to change the discourse about the conflict
Jason Greenblatt tells newspaper Israeli-Palestinian strife ‘not the core conflict of the region’; defends unilateral decisions as right for US, even if not helpful to broker deal
By Eric Cortellessa
Danny Danon, Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations, addresses the UN Security Council meeting on October 18, 2017. (UN Photo/Rick Bajornas)
September 28, 2019, 6:18 pm
After 4 years at UN, Danon plans plunge back into Israeli politics, eyes top job
The one-time Netanyahu rival says it would be ‘difficult’ for PM to hang on under indictment; warns against ‘generalizing’ after Trump says Democrats hate Jews
By Eric Cortellessa
September 8, 2002 photo showing a partial view of the Dimona nuclear power plant in the southern Israeli Negev desert. (AFP/Thomas Coex)
September 22, 2019, 4:06 pm
Did the Carter administration cover up a 1979 Israeli nuclear test?
Noting Israeli accusations against Iran, Foreign Policy magazine slams ‘humiliating role’ US president allegedly played in hiding purported Israeli test from the world
By TOI staff
US President Donald Trump arrives to greet Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, June 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
September 22, 2019, 2:51 am
Trump heads to UN with long list of deals he’s yet to close
The US president has vowed progress on Israel and the Palestinians, Iran, Afghanistan, North Korea and numerous trade deals. Some efforts are inching forward. Others have stalled
By Deb Riechmann
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