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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 565

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State Department deputy spokesman Mark Toner answers reporters' questions during the department's first on-camera briefing since President Donald Trump was inaugurated March 7, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP)
April 27, 2017, 12:17 pm
US defends Breaking the Silence as ‘important’ for Israeli discourse
After Netanyahu snubs German FM over meeting controversial NGO, State Department says such groups are ‘vital part of any functioning democracy’
By Raphael Ahren
Rep. Eliot Engel of New York speaking at a news conference held by Democrats on the House Foreign Affairs Committee criticizing the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to foreign spending, March 16, 2017. Engel is joined by Reps. Albio Sires, left, of New Jersey, and William Keating of Massachusetts. (HFAC-Democrats)
March 18, 2017, 4:52 am
Jewish groups say Trump budget is bad for Israel
Democratic lawmakers express alarm at proposed cut to foreign spending, saying it would undercut US influence abroad
By Ron Kampeas
Secretary of State-designate Rex Tillerson testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
March 16, 2017, 4:18 am
US will leave UN Human Rights Council if it doesn’t reform
State Department says it wants ‘greater accountability and transparency’ in body long seen by US as a haven for rights abusers and obsessed with Israel
By Edith M. Lederer
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) meets with Jason Greenblatt, US President Donald Trump's special representative for international negotiations, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, March 13, 2017. (Matty Stern/US Embassy Tel Aviv)
March 14, 2017, 2:39 pm
Report: Israel seeks okay for unfettered building at settlements, but US opposed
Israel wants blessing for construction within settlement ‘city limits’ — potentially tripling enterprise, Army Radio reports, but DC only on board with East Jerusalem building; PMO denies report
By ToI Staff
Assistant to the President and Special Representative for International Negotiations Jason Greenblatt meets Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, Monday, March 13, 2017. (Matty Stern/US Embassy Tel Aviv)
March 14, 2017, 1:43 am
PM to Trump envoy: Peace progress with all neighbors possible under new president
In five hours of talks, Netanyahu and Jason Greenblatt try to ‘work out approach’ on settlements; envoy to meet Abbas in Ramallah on Tuesday
By Raphael Ahren and ToI Staff
Assistant to the President and Special Representative for International Negotiations, Jason Greenblatt, left, meets Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, March 13, 2017. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
March 13, 2017, 7:37 pm
Meeting Trump’s envoy, Netanyahu hopes ‘we can do some good things together’
‘I hope we’re going to do great things together,’ responds Jason Greenblatt, who is also to see Abbas in bid to revive peace talks
By Raphael Ahren and ToI Staff
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Zeid al-Hussein, gives a speech at the opening of a meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Council on February 27, 2017, in Geneva, Switzerland. (AFP Photo/Fabrice Coffrini)
March 8, 2017, 2:22 pm
UN rights chief says US not doing enough against anti-Semitism
Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein says ‘greater and more consistent leadership’ necessary to combat ‘surge’ in Jew hatred
By Alexander Fulbright
State Department acting spokesperson Mark Toner speaks during a briefing in the State Department on March 7, 2017 in Washington, DC. (AFP PHOTO / Mandel Ngan)
March 7, 2017, 11:30 pm
US, Israel discussing settlement restrictions — State Department
White House continues to discourage unilateral steps in West Bank, Trump urging ‘reasonableness’ on both sides
By Raphael Ahren
Medics carry a wounded person at the scene of a shooting attack at a popular nightclub in Istanbul, early Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017. (IHA via AP)
January 1, 2017, 5:17 am
White House decries ‘atrocity’ of Istanbul shooting rampage
Attack on upscale night club filled with New Year’s revelers kills 35, wounds 40; US vows to assist in investigation
By AP and AFP
File: Minister of Public Security Gilad Erdan arrives at the weekly government meeting in Jerusalem, January 3, 2016. (Alex Kolomoisky/Pool)
December 28, 2016, 12:59 am
Senior Likud minister calls Kerry’s planned peace speech ‘pathetic’
Gilad Erdan slams upcoming address, claims it will drive peace further away and will ensure the Palestinians’ refusal to negotiate
By Eric Cortellessa and ToI Staff
US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks to the press at the US Department of State on January 21, 2015 in Washington, DC. (photo credit: AFP PHOTO/BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI)
December 27, 2016, 11:23 pm
Kerry to set out vision on Israeli-Palestinian peace in Wednesday speech
As Jerusalem fumes over UN resolution and US role in it, secretary to deliver highly anticipated address; Washington expresses concerns Israel isolating itself
By Eric Cortellessa
US President-elect Donald Trump walks onto a balcony at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on November 10, 2016. (AFP/Nicholas Kamm)
November 11, 2016, 1:22 am
Trump can dismantle Iran deal if he wants, US official says
State Department disputes Iranian contention that pact can’t be nixed, warns Tehran will start building bomb if new president scraps agreement as promised
By AFP
US President Barack Obama, right, shakes hands with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a bilateral meeting in New York, September 21, 2016. (AFP/Jim Watson)
October 19, 2016, 8:30 pm
PM denies he called Obama ‘existential danger’ to settlements, but confirms concerns
TV report claims Netanyahu told Amona residents he fears actions US president may take in span between election and leaving office
By ToI Staff
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks during a fundraiser at the Paramount Theater October 14, 2016 in Seattle, Washington. (AFP/Brendan Smialowski)
October 18, 2016, 12:45 am
Trump campaign slams Clinton over email ‘collusion’
State Department denies FBI documents show wrongdoing after official reportedly offers Bureau foreign postings for email reclassification
By AFP
Israeli security at a scene of a terror attack in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah on October 9, 2016. (Shlomi Cohen/Flash90)
October 10, 2016, 8:39 am
Trump, Clinton condemn Jerusalem terror attack
GOP nominee calls shooting in which 2 killed ‘a reminder of the grievous perils facing Israel,’ Democratic rival says terrorists ‘must be brought to justice’
By ToI Staff
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