Netanyahu ‘deeply disappointed’ in Kerry’s speech, rejects UN vote
(JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a policy speech by Secretary of State John Kerry, saying the emphasis by the United Nations and…
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John Kerry rips Israel’s ‘pernicious’ settlement policy, lays out 6 principles for Mideast peace
(JTA) — Secretary of State John Kerry laid out six principles that the United States believes must govern the resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict while…
BLOG: 7 questions about the UN resolution
By Ami Eden NEW YORK (JTA) — Emotions are running high following the Obama administration’s decision to allow the U.N. Security Council to pass a…
With US abstention, Israel again forced to face reality of world’s rejection of settlements
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) – Ahead of the unknowns a Trump administration will bring to American Middle East policy, the Obama administration allowed a bracing reminder…
Trump’s Israel envoy pick shakes up American Jewish status quo
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) -– Nearly six years ago, when President Barack Obama was set to elevate one of his top emissaries to the…