Tag: Barack Obama

US-Israel ties see fresh turmoil as Obama scoots out the door

Gabby Morrongiello · December 29, 2016 4:36 pm

Obama, Trump clash over who is calling the shots

Sarah Bedford · December 29, 2016 5:43 am

The intense sniping between the outgoing and incoming administrations over the stalled Middle East peace process is the latest sign of a growing partisan divide over Israel. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

National Security

UN resolution finally makes Israel a partisan fight

W. James Antle III · December 29, 2016 5:23 am

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, joined the bipartisan congressional pile-on against Secretary of State John Kerry's speech on the peace process in Israel and the Palestinian territories earlier in the day Wednesday. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Cruz calls Obama, Kerry ‘bitter clingers’ and ‘relentless enemies of Israel’

Jeremy Lott · December 29, 2016 4:54 am

"Subsequent reports, however, suggest that President Trump may still be using his personal smartphone." (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Trump talks by phone to Obama after blasting him on Twitter

Alex Pappas · December 28, 2016 11:21 pm

The note was a direct response to President-elect Trump's tweet about the U.S.-Israel relationship. (Dan Balilty/Pool photo via AP)

National Security

Israeli official: After staying strong 3,000 years, another 30 days won’t kill us

Daniel Chaitin · December 28, 2016 10:49 pm

The new monuments will rankle Republican lawmakers in western states. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Energy and Environment

Obama administration announces controversial Utah and Nevada national monuments

Kyle Feldscher · December 28, 2016 10:00 pm

Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., condemned the decision to let the United Nations resolution condemning Israeli settlements in the West Bank. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

Tomorrow’s Democratic leaders are a dead end for Obama’s last-minute Israel gambit

David Freddoso · December 28, 2016 9:03 pm

Obama had told reporters at a press conference earlier this month that some of the actions taken against Russia would be "explicit and publicized," while some would remain covert. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

National Security

Obama expected to reveal new sanctions against Russia

Gabby Morrongiello · December 28, 2016 8:09 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took a jab at President Obama on Facebook. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty,Pool)

Netanyahu jabs Obama on Facebook for Western Wall flip-flop: ‘Seriously?’

Washington Examiner Staff · December 28, 2016 7:31 pm

President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry are creating greater distance between themselves and Israel in the waning days of the administration. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Pro-Israel concerns about Trump fade thanks to Obama, Kerry, UN

W. James Antle III · December 28, 2016 7:01 pm

Japan’s Abe Offers ‘Sincere and Everlasting Condolences’ for Pearl Harbor Dead

Tws Staff · December 28, 2016 6:50 pm