‘Deep state’ fought Israel and lost Nikki Haley’s memoir, which reveals how State Department veterans and White House “adults” sought to thwart the recognition of Jerusalem, puts the impeachment debate in context. Jonathan S. Tobin Nov. 14, 2019
Former Secretary of State Tillerson says Trump was ‘played’ by Netanyahu “In dealing with Bibi, it’s always useful to carry a healthy amount of skepticism in your discussions with him,” said former U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Sept. 19, 2019
Jewish groups weigh in on Pompeo for secretary of state Contrasting Mike Pompeo with Rex Tillerson, who reportedly opposed U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Rafael Medoff March 15, 2018
How to separate chaos from policy The Trump circus has become the media narrative, but like a lot of what this administration has done, replacing Tillerson with Pompeo makes sense. Jonathan S. Tobin March 14, 2018
Trump cites Iran-deal wrangles in Tillerson firing, Iran hawk Pompeo in at State In a not-so-surprising move, Trump ousts U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, citing disagreements on the Iran nuclear deal as a contributing factor. Sean Savage March 13, 2018
Report: U.S. plans to open Jerusalem embassy in May for Israel’s 70th anniversary According to the preliminary plans, U.S. ambassador to Israel David Friedman will move his office, along with a small staff of around four to five people, to a building in Jerusalem known as the Diplomat Hotel, which the State Department acquired in 2014. Feb. 23, 2018
The reasons why America needs to stop supporting UNRWA Given the deeply entrenched institutional biases of the United Nations against Israel, we can expect that UNRWA will soon find other donors. But that doesn’t mean that the United States, which had by far been the largest donor nation, has to continuously foot the bill. Sarah N. Stern Feb. 9, 2018
