Helping teens face cancer

Published on May 15, 2013

When Tammy Kaitz’s son, Dylan Crane, was diagnosed with cancer eight years ago, the two started going to meetings of the support group Teen Impact at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.

Path to peace: J Street

Published on March 28, 2013

Opponents of J Street consistently argue that our positions are somehow radical, strange and way out of the Israeli or American-Jewish mainstream.

Oren says ‘Gatekeepers’ makes his job harder

Published on March 18, 2013

Israel's U.S. ambassador, Michael Oren, said the Oscar-nominated documentary "The Gatekeepers" complicates his mission.

Michael Oren visits Stephen Colbert to discuss Obama’s Israel visit [VIDEO]

By Andrew Dugan
Published on March 6, 2013

Oren opens AIPAC with appeal for pro-Israel outreach

Published on March 3, 2013

Michael Oren, Israel's ambassador to Washington, opened the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's annual policy conference with an appeal for pro-Israel outreach to African Americans, Latinos and Muslims, and others.

Cheerful and diplomatic, Ambassador Oren addresses L.A.

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on January 17, 2013

In a speech about the relationship between Israel and the United States delivered in Los Angeles on Tuesday evening, Jan. 15, Michael Oren, Israel’s Ambassador to the U.S., drew on his expertise as a historian of the Middle East to illustrate the strength of the alliance between the two countries.

Michael Oren is staying put — which is a good thing

By Rob Eshman
Published on January 17, 2013

Michael Oren is Israel’s ambassador to the United States. And he has no plans to stop being Israel’s ambassador to the United States.

Jewish groups stake out opposing positions on penalizing Palestinians

Published on December 31, 2012

Two major Jewish groups are at odds over the prospect of penalties for the Palestinians in the wake of their enhanced U.N. status.

Report: Ron Dermer to become Israel’s ambassador in U.S.

Published on December 28, 2012

Ron Dermer, an adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Bejamin Netanyahu, is set to replace Michael Oren as Israel's ambassador to the United States, an Israeli newspaper reported.

Oren: Netanyahu’s Iran anxieties misread as election interference

Published on December 12, 2012

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's pleadings regarding the Iranian nuclear threat were misinterpreted as interfering in the U.S. election, Israel's ambassador to Washington said.

December 10, 2012

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on December 10, 2012

Oren—first item on U.S.-Israel agenda is Palestinian statehood bid

Published on November 9, 2012

The Palestinians' bid for an upgrade in U.N. status is of immediate concern in the U.S.-Israel relationship, Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren said in a post-U.S. election interview.

As Clinton rejects Iran ‘deadlines,’ Lieberman says attack on Iran would get bipartisan support

Published on September 11, 2012

U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman said an American-led coalition to attack at least some of Iran’s nuclear facilities would get bipartisan support.

Oren ‘categorically denies’ he singled out GOP as taking partisan Israel shots

Published on September 4, 2012

Israel's ambassador to Washington, Michael Oren, "categorically denied" that he specified the Republican Party when he described as harmful making Israel a partisan issue.

Michael Oren: Iran targeted Israeli Embassy

Published on August 16, 2012

Israel's ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren, said Iran targeted his embassy.

July 29, 2012

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on July 29, 2012

July 22, 2012

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on July 22, 2012

May 16, 2012

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on May 16, 2012

Students stage walkout protest of Oren’s GW speech

Published on May 1, 2012

A group of protesting students silently walked out of a speech by Israel's U.S. ambassador, Michael Oren, at George Washington University.

Opinion: Suppression: The Israeli government & 60 Minutes

Published on April 26, 2012

As one who has been harping for years on the Israel lobby’s unique ability to silence critics of Israeli policies whether they work in politics, the media, academia or anywhere else, I can’t say that I am surprised by the brouhaha surrounding Sunday’s 60 Minutes broadcast of a Bob Simon report on the treatment of Palestinian Christians.

Agreements with Israeli schools a turning point for UC Irvine

Published on April 25, 2012

Few universities have garnered as much international attention and Jewish communal concern over student-led, anti-Israel and sometimes anti-Semitic activities on campus than the University of California, Irvine (UCI).

‘60 Minutes’ slammed on segment on Christians in Israel

Published on April 24, 2012

Thousands of Christian and Jewish supporters of Israel have bombarded CBS executives with complaints about a "60 Minutes" segment that blamed Israel for the exodus of Christians from the West Bank and Jerusalem.

Berman’s Israeli investor visa bill: a small (and problematic) fix

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on February 15, 2012

Oren holds Hispanic outreach event

Published on December 15, 2011

Michael Oren, the Israeli ambassador to Washington, hosted Hispanic leadership for a cultural evening, the latest in a series of engagements with U.S. minorities.

N.J. Gov. Christie says he’s headed to Israel in ‘12

Published on October 25, 2011

Chris Christie said he will travel to Israel as part of his first official overseas trip as New Jersey governor.

‘Irvine 11’ attorneys appeal conviction

Published on October 20, 2011

Attorneys for 10 Muslim students convicted of disrupting a speech given by Israeli ambassador at UC Irvine last year, filed a notice of appeal Wednesday, arguing that the law used to convict the students was “vague and unconstitutional.”

Opinion: Avoid zero-sum thinking

Published on September 27, 2011

The journalist Robert Wright argues in his book “Nonzero” that communication, cooperation and trust increase the likelihood that humans can avoid that favored term of game theorists: the zero-sum game. Whereas greater complexity and nuance allow us to avoid the zero-sum trap, the more simplistic and insular we are, the more likely we are to fall into it.

‘Irvine 11’ verdict keeps debate going

Published on September 27, 2011

When all is said and done, there has been no final resolution in the “Irvine 11” case, which for more than a year has divided Jews and Muslims as well as the Jewish community itself.

‘Irvine 11’ students found guilty [UPDATE: SENTENCING]

Published on September 23, 2011

After two days of deliberation, the jury in the “Irvine 11” case returned a verdict. An Orange County jury on Friday found 10 Muslim students guilty of two misdemeanors, conspiring to and then disrupting a speech given on Feb. 8, 2010 by Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren at the University of California, Irvine.

Verdict reached in 'Irvine 11' case [UPDATE]

Published on September 23, 2011

After two days of closing arguments, the fate of 10 Muslim students has been handed over to an Orange County Superior Court jury, who began deliberations today.

‘All hands’ needed in September, Oren tells Jewish Dems

Published on August 11, 2011

Israeli ambassador Michael Oren told Jewish Democrats that Israel needs “all hands on deck” ahead of a Palestinian push for statehood.

West losing its focus on Iran, Oren says

Published on July 6, 2011

Iran is "stealing bases" while the world is preoccupied with other matters, said Israel's U.S. ambassador, Michael Oren.

Oren presents Israel’s priorities for talks

Published on June 30, 2011

Israel's U.S. ambassador, Michael Oren, outlined for Jewish leaders his country's list of priorities in framing peace talks with the Palestinians.

'Irvine 11' plead not guilty in Oren incident

Published on April 18, 2011

Eleven Muslim students arrested for disrupting a speech by Israeli U.S. Ambassador Michael Oren at the University of California, Irvine pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges.

'Irvine 11' wants D.A. removed from case

Published on March 11, 2011

UPDATED: 100 UC Irvine faculty protest criminal charges against Muslim Students

Published on February 11, 2011

One hundred faculty members at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) have called on Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas to drop criminal charges against 11 current and former students arrested in February 2010 for disrupting a public speech by Michael Oren, Israel’s Ambassador to the U.S. on the UCI campus.

Oren hecklers face conspiracy charges

Published on February 8, 2011

The Orange County district attorney’s office announced on Feb. 4 that it was filing misdemeanor charges against the 11 students arrested in February 2010 for disrupting a speech by Michael Oren, Israel’s ambassador to the United States, at the University of California, Irvine (UCI). The defendants — students at UCI and the University of California, Riverside when the incident took place — have been charged with one count each of conspiracy to disturb a meeting and disturbance of a meeting. Arraignment is scheduled for March 11.

Jewish group blasts charges against Irvine 11

Published on February 8, 2011

The Jewish Voice for Peace is protesting criminal charges brought against 11 Muslim students from two California universities who disrupted a speech by Israel's ambassador to the United States.

Protesters who distrupted Israeli ambassador at UC Irvine charged by prosecutors

Published on February 5, 2011

The Orange County district attorney’s office on Friday charged 11 defendants with conspiring to disrupt a meeting and a speech by the Israeli ambassador to the United States at UC Irvine last year.

Michael Oren, making the case for Obama

Published on September 7, 2010

Michael Oren outlines what may be his toughest assignment: Making the case to a skeptical public for a leader who's hard to pin down.

UCI upholds sanction on Muslim Student Union

Published on September 7, 2010

The University of California, Irvine (UCI) has upheld its decision to sanction its Muslim Student Union (MSU), though it cut short the group’s yearlong suspension to four months. The group may not officially use university facilities during the fall 2010 quarter, recruit new members or raise funds, all part of the fallout for what school officials deemed the MSU’s violation of university codes of conduct related to the repeated disruption of a speech on campus in February by Michael Oren, Israel’s ambassador to the United States.

Free Debate vs. Political Sport on Campus

Published on March 11, 2010

NEW YORK – For many students, political passion is an essential part of the college experience. But, when such passion makes one feel that possessing “truth” justifies silencing others, we are no longer talking about education, but perverted political sport.

When Michael Oren, Israel’s ambassador to the U.S., attempted to deliver a speech last month at the University of California in Irvine, he was disrupted by anti-Israel hecklers. Eleven students were removed from the hall, arrested and told that they might be disciplined.

Oren tapped as envoy

Published on May 4, 2009

Israel’s new government has selected Michael Oren as its ambassador to Washington.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Oren Sunday night to inform him that he had been selected, according to a statement released Monday from the Prime Minister's Office.

Michael Oren Picked to Be Israel’s Next US Ambassador

By Rob Eshman
Published on May 4, 2009