Israeli Foreign Policy
“Much has been accomplished, yet more remains to be done,” he stated in a farewell post. “The polarized political climate in the United States, both in the wider body politic and inside the Jewish community, is making it increasingly difficult for nonpartisan organizations.”
The visit came as the IAEA announced that Iran has exceeded the uranium enrichment limit under the 2015 nuclear deal.
The letter, signed by more than 140 academics, warned that the museum could lose its credibility by releasing the statement it did.
“The people on the border aren’t forced to be there; they go there on their own will. If someone doesn’t know the difference, either they’re playing stupid or they just don’t care,” said 93-year-old Holocaust survivor Edward Mosberg.
“Betrayal is the PA arresting its own people for having the courage to discuss new ideas for a better life,” U.S. Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt wrote on Twitter.
“Bahrain was just simply a terrible exercise,” said Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh. “I think it’s an economic workshop that has been fully and totally divorced from reality.”
Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa also affirmed that Israel is “part of the heritage of the Middle East.”
“What we heard from the investors is ‘we can make this happen. This is an investable type of project if the political solution is there,’ ” said U.S. special envoy to the Middle East Jason Greenblatt.
The Bahrain economic conference, which seeks to be the first step in the Trump administration’s efforts to bring peace between the Israelis and Palestinians, has been vilified by the Palestinians, who called the Trump plan “dead on arrival” and have boycotted the summit.
While there, Chilean President Sebastian Piñera said its embassy “will remain in Tel Aviv. Chile defends and is in favor of a two-state solution: an Israeli state and a Palestinian state.”
Ahead of the workshop, the Trump administration released a 40-page document detailing a $50 billion, 10-year investment plan for the Palestinian Authority, Jordan, Egypt and Lebanon.
According to a 40-page document, the plan would drastically reduce unemployment in the Palestinian Authority and create a high-speed train from Gaza to Judea and Samaria.
