The Royal Tour with Netanyahu

A historic television event is coming to public television next month with the release of “The Royal Tour.” The one-hour special gives unprecedented access around the country, an up-close-and-personal journey with a very special guide: the PM of Israel.

U.S. Believes PA Doesn’t Need to Recognize Israel as Jewish State

In a surprising turn of events, the United States is shifting its policy when it comes to the Palestinian Authority recognizing Israel as a Jewish state. In an interview with PA Al-Quds newspaper, State Department Spokeswoman Jen Psaki insinuated that the United States does not think there is a need for the PA to recognize […]

Netanyahu at AIPAC: Rebutting Obama, Affirming Israel

P. David_Hornik

On Sunday, even before Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu had arrived in America for his current visit, President Obama was portraying him in an interview to Bloomberg’s Jeffrey Goldberg as the obstacle to Israeli-Palestinian peace. At the same time, Obama lavished praised on Netanyahu’s opposite number on the Palestinian side, Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas, […]

Netanyahu Stands Up to Obama

Netanyahu Stands Up to Obama's Pressure

After private talks at the White House that lasted nearly three hours between U.S. President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, one of…

Abbas: Release Prisoners, Halt Settlement Construction or No Peace

In a meeting yesterday in Ramallah between Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Meretz party leader MK Zahava Gal-on, Abbas said that the Palestinians would agree to prolong peace negotiations if Israel officially froze all construction and released additional Palestinian prisoners. “The only way we will agree to extend talks is if Netanyahu declares a […]

Reading the Obama Interview

Alexander Joffe

Bloomberg columnist Jeffrey Goldberg’s interview with President Obama on the eve of his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is highly significant, verging on a turning point in US-Israeli relations. Several points emerge from the interview. First is the implied threat that if current peace negotiations with the Palestinians fail, the US will be unable […]