Hillary Clinton Israel

Obama Flinches On Israel After Starting Out Tough

The Washington Post | Glenn Kessler | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics


President Obama came into office insisting that his administration would press hard and fast to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But after ni...

U.S. Admits Israeli-Palestinian Talks Over 2-State Solution Not Happening Soon

washingtonpost.com | Karen DeYoung and Howard Schneider | Posted 11.04.2009 | World


CAIRO -- The Obama administration has concluded that an early resumption of high-level negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians over a Palesti...

A Strategic Necessity

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 08.31.2009 | World


Alon Ben-Meir

If Israel has full American backing in security and defense, it will have more flexibility to concede the occupied territories because ultimately ensuring Israel's security takes away its main rational for keeping Palestinian and Syrian territories.

Iran Looms Over Clinton's Mideast Trip

Nytimes.com | MARK LANDLER | Posted 04.05.2009 | World


RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Iran is not on Hillary Rodham Clinton's itinerary in her first swing through the Middle East and Europe as secretary of state. ...

Hillary Clinton In West Bank: Calls Israeli Home Demolitions 'Unhelpful'

AP | MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH | Posted 04.04.2009 | World


RAMALLAH, West Bank — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton promised personal involvement in stalled Mideast peace efforts Wednesday an...

Secretary Clinton And Me

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 04.02.2009 | World


Daoud Kuttab

Sharm el Sheikh --The Gaza Reconstruction conference was a busy affair. Speakers gave talks, governments and foundations made pledges, and politicians...

In Egypt, International Community Pledges To Reconstruct Gaza

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 04.02.2009 | World


Daoud Kuttab

Sharm el Sheikh, EGYPT -- A resounding and unanimous international message of support was sounded in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el Sheikh March 2 wit...

Clinton In Middle East: Pushes For Two-State Solution, Vows Gaza Aid Won't Reach Militants

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 04.02.2009 | World


SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that Israel cannot "just sit and take rockets" from Gaza terr...

Clinton To Visit Israel, West Bank Next Week

AP | MATTI FRIEDMAN | Posted 03.26.2009 | World


JERUSALEM — The United States will likely donate more than $900 million for the reconstruction of Gaza, a U.S. official said Monday, as U.S. Sec...

Ryan Grim

Clinton Sympathizes With Palestinians In Confirmation Hearing

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics


Hillary Clinton sent a message to Israel Tuesday during her Secretary of State confirmation hearing testimony, telling the Foreign Relations Committee...