Barack Obama’s first visit to Israel as US President began with a lot of thanks from Israeli leaders—expressions of gratitude that underline the important values held by Israelis: self-defense and Israel’s status as the Jewish homeland. With Iran’s nuclear program…
Recently, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas offered a virtual case study on the incredibly complicated world of diplomacy: The same week he met with US Secretary of State John Kerry to discuss the peace process, he also praised dictator Hugo Chavez…
As the conflict in Syria reaches it’s two-year mark this month, a government official from one of Syria’s neighbors made his own recommendation to end the fighting on Tuesday: broader intervention by the Arab League. Israeli President Shimon Peres, speaking…
Commercial oil tanker. Illustrative. The West has imposed oil sanctions on Iran. (Photo Courtesy of U.S. Navy. Photo by Mass Communication 2nd Class Nathan Schaeffer) Roughly two weeks after Iran met with major world powers to discuss Tehran’s controversial nuclear program, the Islamic…
Former Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, known for his anti-West rhetoric and friendship with Iran, was memorialized by a leader half a world away this week: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Chavez, whose government was accused of backing terrorists in Columbia and…
New US Secretary of State John Kerry had a “chance to meet” with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Saudi Arabia on Monday to discuss the peace process, according to a release from the US State Department. Spokesperson Patrick Ventrell called…