Tag: diplomacy

There can be “no preconditions” with Iran because Trump has already created the conditions under which American diplomacy is more likely to succeed.

The non-existent geo-political construct known as the ‘State of Palestine’ will next year preside over the largest bloc of developing nations at the United Nations.

In 2007, shortly after becoming Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi traveled to Syria to meet with dictator Bashar al-Assad, to show that the U.S. was capable of using diplomacy and not merely war as a tool of foreign policy in the Middle East.

Trump made significant gains for peace in Syria and denuclearization in North Korea, and may have nudged Russia away from China and Iran.

President Donald Trump has been roundly criticized for holding a diplomatic summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin after Russia’s ostensibly unforgivable “attack on democracy” by “hacking” the 2016 election. Leaving aside that Russia’s influence on the election is hysterically overestimated by the critics and very little actual “hacking” was involved, the simple fact is that American presidents of both parties have conducted diplomacy with Russia after far worse and more obvious provocations.

Pelosi and Schumer said Trump was “more loyal to President Putin than to our NATO allies” because he criticized Germany for being … more loyal to President Putin than to its NATO allies.

President Donald Trump offered stark contrast on Thursday between his eight months of no North Korea missile launches under his administration with near war under President Barack Obama.

On the heels of President Donald Trump’s diplomatic breakthrough with North Korea, Vladimir Putin has decided to test the U.S. leader.

WASHINGTON — Visiting the US capital on Monday, Yesh Atid party chairman Yair Lapid met with high-level American lawmakers, urging the United States to recognize Israeli sovereignty over in Golan Heights.

TEL AVIV- Palestinian officials on Sunday slammed President Donald Trump’s envoy and senior White House adviser Jared Kushner, accusing him of “incitement” against Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and saying the U.S. administration’s upcoming peace proposal is bound to fail. 

Former President Barack Obama privately expresses concerns about the future of the international order under his successor President Donald Trump.

AMMAN, Jordan — Jordan’s King Abdullah II set off for the United States on Thursday for talks with US President Donald Trump on Middle East issues including the stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace process, the palace said.

Whereas Netanyahu presented Trump with clearly articulated plans for achieving Trump’s own goals, Trudeau chose to ignore trade, hoping Trump would just go away.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) trashed President Donald Trump’s diplomatic efforts Tuesday at a summit with North Korea’s Kimg Jong-un in Singapore, claiming he had conceded too much to the regime.

Democrats proposed a new bill Monday — on the eve of talks between President Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un — that would prevent the president from launching a pre-emptive strike on North Korea.

While President Donald Trump is preparing diplomatic talks with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un in Singapore, Republicans at home are risking the president’s agenda with diplomatic discussions on immigration.

On this weekend’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday,” White House National Trade Council Director Peter Navarro unleashed a scathing attack on Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for what he called engaging in “bad-faith diplomacy” with President Donald Trump during the

The White House suggested on Thursday that Dennis Rodman should not be part of the upcoming President Donald Trump summit with North Korea in Singapore.

TEL AVIV – In an unprecedented move, the Russian embassy in Israel will host its annual National Day reception in Jerusalem next month following Moscow’s recognition of west Jerusalem as the Israeli capital last year. 

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s speech Monday at the Heritage Foundation marked a pivotal moment in U.S. foreign policy.

Despite confirmation from an Israeli embassy spokesman that all members of Congress were invited to the Israeli embassy’s annual party in D.C. on Monday — which coincided with the grand opening of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem — no Democrats were present at the event in America’s capital.

U.S. Ambassador to Israel David M. Friedman told Breitbart News on Tuesday in an exclusive interview that American policymakers needed to reflect on current policies toward Judea and Samaria.

The Central American nation of Guatemala became the first country after the United States to move its embassy to Jerusalem on Wednesday, just two days after the new U.S. embassy was opened.

The government of Pakistan has announced that it will impose “reciprocal” restrictions on the travel of U.S. diplomats after the Trump administration implemented similar measures.

Paraguay is set to become the third country, after the US and Guatemala, to transfer its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, Israel said Monday.

Guatemala on Wednesday started to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, transferring furniture and other equipment into a yet-unfinished office in the capital’s Malha Technology Park. Earlier this week, the Guatemalan flag was raised outside the building.

“I want the State Department to get its swagger back,” Pompeo said in remarks after the swearing-in ceremony, promising to make American interests a priority.

TEL AVIV — Longtime Brooklyn Assemblyman Dov Hikind, a Democrat, rated President Trump “A-triple-plus” for his administration’s policies toward Israel and relationship with the Jewish state.

Crikey! Australian eyebrows shot skywards after French President Emmanuel Macron called Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s wife “delicious” in Sydney on Wednesday.

President Reuven Rivlin on Tuesday began the first visit of an Israeli head of state to Ethiopia, telling a welcoming party at the airport that he was “returning the visit of the Queen Sheba, and coming on behalf of King Solomon.”

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Tuesday morning that President Donald Trump should not engage directly in the details of negotiation with North Korea.

President Donald Trump indicated he believed North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un was sincere about pushing for peace and announcing his interest in denuclearizing the Korean peninsula.

Newly sworn in US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will head from this week’s NATO meeting in Brussels directly on to high-level talks in Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan, his spokeswoman said Thursday.

National pro-life groups and religious freedom advocates are celebrating the Senate’s confirmation of Mike Pompeo as secretary of state.

President Donald Trump revealed he was pleased with negotiations with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un ahead of their planned summit.