Posts Tagged: Obama administration
Report: Obama Whitewashed Terror, Nuclear Proliferation Ties of Iranian ‘Businessmen’ He Freed
When President Barack Obama announced the “one-time gesture” of releasing Iranian-born prisoners who “were not charged with terrorism or any violent offenses” last year, his...
Obama’s Israel Envoy: Trump’s Approach on Israeli-Palestinian Issue ‘Responsible’
JNS.org - The Trump administration’s Israel policy earned unexpected praise from a former Obama administration official. Dan Shapiro, the US ambassador to Israel from August 2011 to...
Trump Says He’s Already ‘Repaired’ US-Israel Relations
Relations between Washington and Tel Aviv may have been cooling for years, though President Trump says he was able to completely right the US relationship...
Obama Quietly Releases $221 Million to Palestinians During Final Hours in Office, Officials Confirm
JNS.org - In its waning hours, the Obama administration reportedly transferred $221 million to the Palestinian Authority (PA) that had been blocked by Republican members...
Report: Draft Paris Agreement Calls Two-State Solution ‘Only Way’ to Ensure Israeli-Palestinian Peace
In a strong message to Israel and the incoming Trump administration, dozens of countries are expected this weekend to reiterate their opposition to Israeli settlements...
Poll: Majority of Israeli Jews Favor Settlement Construction, Consider Obama ‘Unfriendly’ to Israel
JNS.org - A new survey published in the aftermath of the United Nations Security Council resolution against Israeli settlements, which passed after the Obama administration refused...
This Is the Moment for an Israeli Victory
The US-sponsored Israeli-Palestinian "peace process" began in December 1988, when Palestinian Liberation Organization leader Yasser Arafat met American conditions and "accepted United Nations Security Council resolutions 242...
Secretary Kerry’s Suspension of Disbelief
The term “suspension of disbelief” refers to the intentional subordination of critical thinking, documented fact and common sense to one’s zeal and wishful-thinking; one sacrifices realism at the...
UN and Obama — The ‘Blame’ Bibi That Bears (Revisited)
“If the aim of the Israeli government is to prevent a peace deal with the Palestinians, now or in the future, it’s close to realizing...
Obama Expels 35 Russian Diplomats From US, Imposes Sanctions in Response to Alleged Election Hacking
President Obama struck back at Russia on Thursday for its efforts to influence the 2016 election, ejecting 35 suspected Russian intelligence operatives from the United...
John Kerry’s Harsh Rebuke of Israeli Government Criticized by Lawmakers From Both Parties
US Secretary of State John Kerry’s rebuke of the Israeli government on Wednesday set off a wave of criticism from lawmakers in both parties. Republicans...
Obama Administration Says It Would Veto UN Resolution Recognizing Palestinian State
The Obama administration would veto any UN resolution that dictated a peace solution or recognized a Palestinian state, Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes said...
Report: Obama Administration, Palestinian Authority Collaborated on Anti-Israel UN Resolution
The Israeli TV news show "Mabat" broadcast a report that said Egyptian media Tuesday evening published evidence that the U.N. Security Council resolution against Israel was...
Vote on Construction of East Jerusalem Apartments Canceled Ahead of Kerry’s Policy Speech
A vote on approving permits for the construction of hundreds of homes for Israelis in east Jerusalem was canceled Wednesday, ahead of a speech by...
