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Eric Cortellessa
Eric Cortellessa covers American politics for The Times of Israel.
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April 23, 2018, 3:27 am
Trump reportedly asked Netanyahu if he actually cares about peace
According to Axios, the US president in phone call last year questioned Israeli PM's commitment to diplomacy over plans for further settlement construction
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Eric Cortellessa
April 21, 2018, 4:40 pm
Liberman hails US decision to drop ‘occupied’ from West Bank terminology
Defense minister says State Department telling the truth, as new document refers only to 'Israel, Golan Heights, West Bank, and Gaza,' with no comment on status of the territories
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Eric Cortellessa
April 21, 2018, 2:11 am
Trump’s State Department no longer calls West Bank ‘occupied’ in annual report
In first, document on human rights abuses refers simply to 'Israel, Golan Heights, West Bank and Gaza,' with no comment on the status of the territories
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Eric Cortellessa
April 19, 2018, 10:30 pm
At AIPAC, a Trump-Netanyahu marriage made in heaven. At J Street, in hell
The two recent conferences show more than just competing ideologies or political goals; they reflect starkly different interpretations of this moment in the US-Israel relationship
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Eric Cortellessa
April 18, 2018, 8:35 pm
On 70th anniversary, Trump says US has ‘no better friends anywhere’ than Israel
Netanyahu thanks US president for tweeting well-wishes to all Israelis, saying he's 'looking forward' to opening new embassy in Jerusalem
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Eric Cortellessa
April 17, 2018, 12:51 am
Bernie Sanders to J Street: Israel has ‘massively overreacted’ to Gaza protests
'To oppose the reactionary policies of Prime Minister Netanyahu does not make us anti-Israel,' Vermont senator declares
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Eric Cortellessa
April 16, 2018, 11:05 pm
PLO envoy: A Palestinian state would ‘celebrate Jewish connection to Jerusalem’
Husam Zomlot tells J Street conference Palestinians won't accept a 'state-minus,' or one without 'two-thirds of the Palestinian people' -- a reference to refugee demands
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Eric Cortellessa
April 15, 2018, 2:32 am
Democrats to ask Netanyahu not to raze Palestinian villages
Ahead of J Street confab, House members craft letter saying evicting communities would abandon two countries’ shared values
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Eric Cortellessa
April 12, 2018, 9:21 pm
Pompeo: Trump aims to stop Iran’s nuclear program with diplomacy
At confirmation hearing, secretary of state-designate says he's 'absolutely not' in favor of a preemptive strike on Tehran's facilities
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Eric Cortellessa
April 11, 2018, 8:22 pm
White House demands Hamas relinquish control of Gaza
Trump's Mideast envoy says rhetoric from terror group's leader 'can cause the situation to escalate and many lives could be lost'
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Eric Cortellessa
April 11, 2018, 7:35 am
Dershowitz says he gave Trump advice on Middle East policy
Harvard Law professor dines with US president amid speculation he could join legal team in Mueller probe
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Eric Cortellessa
April 10, 2018, 3:58 am
New York congresswoman to introduce Holocaust education bill
Carolyn Maloney set to propose bipartisan legislation designed to help educators promote tolerance during Holocaust memorial week
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Eric Cortellessa
April 6, 2018, 10:20 pm
Lauder gave $1.1m to group producing anti-Muslim ads in 2016
After report shows WJC president bankrolled right-wing group's effort to sow Muslim fears, rabbi who heads Interfaith Alliance calls on him to resign
By
Eric Cortellessa
April 3, 2018, 11:30 pm
Jonathan Weisman unpacks America’s brewing anti-Semitism
The New York Times editor and author of '(((Semitism)))' says an American-Jewish establishment too preoccupied with Israel ignores festering anti-Semitism at home
By
Eric Cortellessa
March 30, 2018, 7:52 am
House Democrats urge Netanyahu to release jailed asylum-seekers
Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi orchestrates missive after leading delegation to Israel and meeting with PM
By
Eric Cortellessa
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