Tag: Israel

Violence in Israel a story of Israeli retaliation for the press

Violence in Israel a story of Israeli retaliation for the press

Becket Adams · October 14, 2015 1:00 pm

Israel announces new security measures

National Security

Israel announces new security measures

Kelly Cohen · October 14, 2015 12:59 pm

"Over the weekend, I was in touch with Prime Minister [Benjamin] Netanyahu and [Palestinian] President [Mahmoud] Abbas, and we're working on trying to calm things down," saidÂ Secretary of State John KerryÂ in remarks at Harvard University. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Kerry plans Israel trip to help ‘calm things down’

Pete Kasperowicz · October 14, 2015 12:02 am

AP reporter Matt Lee asked Mark Toner if the U.S. believes Israel is inciting violence or failing to condemn it, but Toner dodged the question. (AP Photo)

National Security

State Dept. refuses to assign blame for rising violence in Israel

Pete Kasperowicz · October 13, 2015 8:49 pm

President Obama shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Tuesday, April 28, 2015, in the Oval Office of the White House. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

‘Americans can do anything’: Foreign leaders praise the U.S.

Pete Kasperowicz · October 12, 2015 4:01 am

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men stand in front of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem's Old City. The site, known as the Temple Mount, was the subject of a New York Times article thatÂ questioned whether two ancient Jewish temples ever actually stood there.Â (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, File)

‘Disgrace’: NY Times story on Jewish temples irks press

Becket Adams · October 10, 2015 4:01 am

What Next?

Michael Makovsky · October 5, 2015 4:00 am

Syrian Deputy Prime Minister Walid Muallem addressed the U.N. General Assembly Friday, and used the occasion to jab the United States and its allies for aiding terrorism andÂ the Islamic State. (AP Photo)Â

National Security

At U.N., Syrian deputy PM blasts U.S.

Curt Mills · October 2, 2015 5:37 pm

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Thursday. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

National Security

Netanyahu warns: Iran preparing to ‘go on the prowl’

Curt Mills · October 1, 2015 6:07 pm

Netanyahu’s 45-second silent glare at U.N. for support of Iran

Netanyahu’s 45-second silent glare at U.N. for support of Iran

Kelly Cohen · October 1, 2015 5:05 pm

While Hillary Clinton has always described herself as a staunch supporter of Israel, there have been tensions between the Obama administration in which she served and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (AP Photo)Â

Clinton: Israelis ‘always sound cocky’

Ariel Cohen · September 30, 2015 10:49 pm

Abbas’s ‘Bombshell’

Elliott Abrams · September 30, 2015 7:55 pm