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Netanyahu lauds America’s ‘courageous decision’ to reimpose sanctions on Iran
05.11.2018
“I think this contributes to stability, security and peace,” said the Israeli prime minister of the newly launched roster of limitations on Tehran.
U.S. President Donald Trump with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at United Nations headquarters in New York on Sept. 26, 2018. Photo by Avi Ohayon/GPO.
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US, Israel express concern over whether bin Salman can deliver on Mideast peace
05.11.2018
“What happened in the Istanbul consulate was horrendous,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “Yet at the same time, it is very important for the stability of the world, of the region and of the world, that Saudi Arabia remain stable.”
U.S. President Donald Trump with Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman during their meeting on March 14, 2017, at the White House in Washington, D.C. Credit: Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead.
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Pompeo: Iranian economy will ‘crumble’ under newly imposed US sanctions
05.11.2018
The second and final round of punitive sanctions took effect on Nov. 5, targeting Iranian sectors related to energy, shipping and ship-building, in addition to those in the insurance and transactions sector, including the Central Bank of Iran and designated Iranian financial institutions.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo addresses reporters at the State Department on Sept. 14, 2018. Credit: Jackson Richman/JNS.
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Jonathan S. Tobin01.11.2018
The not-so-sweet taste of hypocrisy about anti-Semitism
Ben & Jerry’s decision to fund a group whose leaders endorse Louis Farrakhan throws zero tolerance for hate out the window.
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Israel remains cautious amid global fury at Saudi Arabia over journalist’s suspicious death
Israel Kasnett17.10.2018
With an alleged human-rights violation in the public spotlight, the kingdom’s allies may now try to distance themselves from its leadership.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with King Salman. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
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Former policy experts urge sanctions against Iran on global financial scale
16.10.2018
Some 30 former government officials and Iran experts called on the Trump administration to fully enforce U.S. sanctions on banks represented in an international financial system from which Iran benefits.
International currency. Credit: AlexSky/Pixabay.
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Europeans working hard to sabotage US sanctions on Iran
Israel Kasnett16.10.2018
France, Germany and the United Kingdom—the three European partners to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal that have stuck with the accord—have vowed to continue efforts to thwart U.S. measures and preserve working economically with Tehran.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Federica Mogherini, the European Union’s high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, at a meeting on the implementation of the Iran nuclear deal Sept. 22, 2016, in New York. Credit: U.N. Photo/Amanda Voisard.
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Robert P. Barnidge Jr14.10.2018
President Trump, tell the Palestinians: No negotiations without recognition of Israel
A plausible reading of the Arab human-rights treaty would commit the Palestinians to the destruction of Israel. This is unacceptable and irreconcilable with the idea of good-faith peacemaking.
Dr. Robert P. Barnidge, Jr. (LInkedin)
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Protesters decry the offical closing of PLO Mission, as flag comes down
10.10.2018
While the move initiated last month by U.S. President Donald Trump was celebrated by many, it was slammed by others.
The Palestinian flag just moments before being taken down from the PLO Mission in Washington on Oct. 10, 2018. The Trump administration last month ordered the office to be closed. Credit: Jackson Richman/JNS.
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Jonathan S. Tobin09.10.2018
The woman who showed how Americans can succeed at the UN
Nikki Haley’s all-too-brief tenure illustrates that standing up for America and Israel isn’t a formula for diplomatic failure.
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Pro-Israel leaders praise Nikki Haley as example of ‘shining city on a hill’ for nations to follow
Sean Savage and Jackson Richman09.10.2018
A former Republican governor of South Carolina, she has received widespread support from both Israeli officials and from the pro-Israel community for her strong support of Israel at the world body, which has been a hotbed of criticism of the Jewish state for decades.
U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley on stage at the AIPAC conference in March. Credit: AIPAC.
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Stephen M. Flatow08.10.2018
No, Mr. President, two states won’t ‘work best’
There may be no solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in our generation; not all international conflicts have one. But certainly whittling Israel down to nine miles wide is not the answer.
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Trump envoy Greenblatt consults US senators on Mideast peace plan
Israel Hayom05.10.2018
Special Envoy for Middle East Affairs Jason Greenblatt tweets thanks to Democratic and Republican senators for meeting to discuss peace plan • “Deal of the century” expected to be unveiled in four months • Administration expects that “no one will be fully pleased.”
President Trump's Special Representative for International Negotiations Jason Greenblatt. Credit: Wikipedia.
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State Department: No ‘Jerusalem, Israel’ on US passports
Jackson Richman04.10.2018
The Trump administration may be withholding recognition of Israel’s capital on passports for the time being because of its much-anticipated Mideast peace plan.
A view of Jerusalem. Credit: Berthold Werner via Wikimedia Commons.
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Bolton clarifies at briefing: Palestine ‘is not a state’
03.10.2018
“It could become a state, as the president said, but that requires diplomatic negotiations with Israel and others,” said U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton.
U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton. Credit: Michael Vadon via Flickr.
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