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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a gathering in Jerusalem of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations on February 18, 2019. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
February 19, 2019, 3:56 am
PM blasts Gantz for drawing West Bank exit plans he himself reportedly ordered
After Netanyahu issues video lambasting then-IDF chief’s actions during 2014 peace talks, Livni and Ya’alon say Israeli Resilience head was following leaders’ instructions
By TOI staff
Assistant to the President and Special Representative for International Negotiations, Jason Greenblatt (l) meets Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, March 13, 2017. (Matty Stern/US Embassy Tel Aviv)
June 2, 2017, 9:07 am
Trump team looks to Obama-era West Bank security plan – report
Greenblatt said to have met with architects of 2014 Allen Plan, opposed by Netanyahu and Ya’alon, which sought to address Israeli defense concerns over a Palestinian state
By TOI staff
US Secretary of State John Kerry arrives to the Palestinian Authority headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah for meetings with Palestinian officials on November 24, 2015. (AFP / ABBAS MOMANI)
December 4, 2016, 11:20 pm
Kerry’s parting conclusion on peace deadlock: It’s Netanyahu’s fault
Between the lines, outgoing top US diplomat suggests Israeli PM failed to deliver leadership necessary for progress
By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil
Ret. Gen. John Allen delivers remarks on the fourth day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center, July 28, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP)
July 30, 2016, 7:39 am
Six Jewish moments from the DNC’s final night
From Rev. William Barber to Gen. John Allen, a range of Jewish experience and ideologies were gathered under the Democratic umbrella
By Ron Kampeas
French Chief of the Defense Staff General Pierre de Villiers (R) and French Defense minister Jean-Yves Le Drian arrive at the Elysee Palace in Paris for a security meeting on November 14, 2015, following a series of coordinated attacks in and throughout Paris which left more than 120 people dead. (AFP PHOTO / STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN)
November 22, 2015, 4:44 am
France girds for long haul in fight against Islamic State
There will be ‘no military victory in the short term,’ chief of staff says; former US envoy to coalition advises more special forces deployment
By TOI staff and Agencies
In this June 9, 2015 file photo, Retired Gen. John Allen, special US envoy for the global coalition to counter Islamic State militants, speaks in Zagreb, Croatia. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic, File)
October 28, 2015, 11:10 pm
US official: Europe could become more involved in Syria
President Obama’s anti-IS envoy says efforts underway to persuade allies on the continent to join combat operations
By AP
US Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken. (YouTube/CBS Evening News)
June 3, 2015, 11:31 pm
US official: Strikes killed 10,000 Islamic State fighters
Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken says enormous death toll will eventually have an effect
By Bassem Mroue
General John Allen (C), special presidential envoy for the global coalition to counter the Islamic State group, in Kuwait City on October 27, 2014. (AFP/YASSER AL-ZAYYAT)
June 3, 2015, 6:03 pm
Islamic State fight may take ‘generation or more’ — US envoy
As key Iraqi province falls to Islamic State, Gen. John Allen says failure to defeat group would ‘wreak havoc’ on humanity
By AFP
Jordanians chant slogans to show their support for the government against terror as they were waiting for Jordan's King Abdullah II, returning from the US, at Queen Alia Airport in Amman, Jordan, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh)
February 9, 2015, 6:41 am
Jordan pounds Islamic State as ground offensive looms
Iraqi troops to launch major operation in ‘weeks ahead,’ US says; Hashemite Kingdom launches 56 air raids
By AFP
Turkish Kurds standing on the outskirts of Suruc, on the Turkey-Syria border, watch smoke rise following an airstrike in Kobani, Syria, where the fighting between militants of the Islamic State group and Kurdish forces intensified, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014 (photo credit: AP/Lefteris Pitarakis)
October 9, 2014, 3:49 am
US pressing Turkey to join anti-IS coalition
Despite anger, Washington knows Ankara has ‘good reason’ to stay out of campaign supporting PKK-allied Kurds, says expert
By JO BIDDLE
Illustrative: US Navy F-18E Super Hornets flying over northern Iraq as part of the US-led coalition airstrikes against the Islamic State and other targets, September 23, 2014. (AP/US Air Force, Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
October 8, 2014, 1:03 pm
Few gains testify to weak air campaign against Islamic State
Extremist fighters in Syria and Iraq still making territorial advances despite joint effort to push them back
By Vivian Salama
Retired Gen. John Allen briefs reporters at the Pentagon, May 23, 2012. (photo credit: Chad J. McNeeley/US Navy/DoD)
September 14, 2014, 5:06 am
Gen. John Allen named as US envoy to anti-IS coalition
Retired Marine was top US commander in Afghanistan from 2011-2013
By AP
US Secretary of State John Kerry (left) meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri on September 13, 2014 in Cairo. (AFP/ MOHAMED EL-SHAHED)
September 13, 2014, 5:28 pm
Kerry: Egypt on frontline in fight against terrorism
Washington seeks Cairo’s stamp of approval for coalition against Islamic State, even as Egyptian army unlikely to take part in military action
By AFP and TOI staff
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, left, and then Hamas prime minister Ismail Haniyeh, right, raise their linked arms as they move through the crowd at a special session of parliament in Gaza City, March 17, 2007. (AP/Hatem Moussa/File)
August 26, 2014, 3:26 pm
On Day 50 of war with Hamas, much diplomatic ado about nothing
The Americans are back and Abbas is promising diplomatic surprises, prompting much dramatic speculation. The reality is rather more bleak
By David Horovitz
Retired Gen. John Allen briefs reporters at the Pentagon, May 23, 2012. (photo credit: Chad J. McNeeley/US Navy/DoD)
August 26, 2014, 10:39 am
Top US general in Israel for post-ceasefire talks
John Allen previously drew up rejected Jordan Valley security plan; Hamas spokesman says organization is ready for a truce with ‘controversial issues’ to be discussed later
By TOI staff
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