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2016 debate – Israel to Senor: ‘You got your nuts, we have our nuts’
Congressman Steve Israel on Tuesday defended the Democratic Party’s support for Israel, despite the recent controversy over some appointees to the policy platform committee, by drawing attention to Donald Trump’s unconventional comments on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Obama, Netanyahu talk by phone after election spat
President Barack Obama spoke by telephone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, and the two leaders agreed to continue discussing the \”difficult path forward\” on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the White House said.
U.S. State Department denies Israeli-Palestinian peace talks canceled
The U.S. State Department on Monday denied reports that U.S.-brokered peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians had been canceled following clashes in the West Bank.
Why the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks must work
Cynicism about new Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts comes in a variety of flavors. There is the lazy cynicism of allegedly objective pundits: “Only a fool would believe that this could work.”
How the Obama administration could really promote the two-state solution
Secretary of State John Kerry is eager to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. He asserts, as peace processors often do, that “time is running out.”
Kerry: Two-year window is maximum for two-state solution
Secretary of State John Kerry told Congress he sees a maximum two-year window to bring about a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Did Obama’s charm offensive in Israel work?
President Obama had three goals for his first presidential trip to Israel.
For new Israeli coalition, haredi army exemptions issue is front and center
Israel’s new unity government may not alter Jerusalem’s strategy for curbing Iran’s nuclear weapons program or do much to revive the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.