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Graham criticizes Kerry’s speech on Middle East Peace
As mixed reaction pours in to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's speech on a path to peace in the Middle East, South Carolina's senior senator is adding criticism. In a farewell speech Wednesday, Kerry defended the Obama Administration's decision to allow the U.N. Security Council to declare Israeli settlements illegal and warned that Israel's very future as a democracy is at stake.
Israel Prime Minister Criticizes Obama, UN
On Saturday, Israel's prime minister lashed out at U.S. President Barack Obama, accusing him of a "ambush" at the U.N. over West Bank settlements. Benjamin Netanyahu added in a statement that he is now looking forward to working with President-elect Donald Trump.
Israel: humbled Netanyahu places hopes in Trump
In this Dec. 11, 2016, file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem. Netanyahu lashed out at President Barack Obama on Saturday, Dec. 24, accusing him of a "shameful ambush" at the United Nations over West Bank settlements and saying he is looking forward to working with his "friend" President-elect Donald Trump.
Israel summons US ambassador as Netanyahu hits out at Obama
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched a scathing attack Sunday on the Obama administration and summoned the US ambassador after its refusal to veto a UN Security Council resolution condemning Israel's settlements in the West Bank. The United States abstained on the resolution, allowing it to pass, rather than vetoing it - as it usually does with resolutions it sees as overly critical of Israel, leading to US ambassador Daniel Shapiro being summoned, an Israeli official told CNN Sunday.
Netanyahu Lashes Out at Obama Over Un Vote Acusses Onama of Ambush
AP reports Israel's prime minister lashed out at President Barack Obama on Saturday, accusing him of a "shameful ambush" at the United Nations over West Bank settlements and saying he is looking forward to working with his "friend" President-elect Donald Trump. Benjamin Netanyahu's comments came a day after the United States broke with past practice and allowed the U.N. Security Council to condemn Israeli settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem as a "flagrant violation" of international law.
PM calls in US envoy for ‘clarifications’ after US failed to veto anti-settlement UN vote
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday summoned US Ambassador Dan Shapiro for "clarifications," after the US abstained in Friday's United Nations Security Council vote demanding a halt to all Israeli settlement activity, enabling the resolution to pass. Netanyahu, who has publicly accused US President Barack Obama of "ambushing" Israel at the UN with the "shameful" resolution, reportedly told colleagues earlier Sunday that the diplomatic tussle was not yet over.
Netanyahu: Since Carter, Obama worst for Israelis
In a speech Saturday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attacked President Barack Obama and the United Nations for the passage a day before of a resolution that criticized Israel's settlement activity in the West Bank and east Jerusalem. Netanyahu said the resolution was part of the "swan song of old world bias against Israel," and he compared Obama to former President Jimmy Carter, whom the prime minister called the worst president for Israel and the last to break with a traditional U.S. commitment to support Israel.
Israel pulls back from approving new East Jerusalem homes ahead of Kerry speech
Jerusalem's city hall canceled a vote on Wednesday on applications to build nearly 500 new homes for Israelis in East Jerusalem, a municipal official said, plans that had drawn U.S. criticism in a raging dispute over settlements. The proposed settlement is part of building activity that the U.N. Security Council demanded an end to on Friday, a resolution that a U.S. abstention made possible.
Analysis: Obama’s chosen legacy is settlement obsession
This is the legacy he wanted to leave - that he changed the more than 35-year-old US policy of protecting Israel at the UN. When US President Barack Obama took over the White House in 2009, one of the first actions he took was to ambush Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and call for a complete and total settlement freeze everywhere, including in east Jerusalem.
In US heartland, a house is made a home for Syrian refugees at Christmas
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Obama and Kerry’s Hypocrisy Burns Brightly
Yesterday, US President Barack Obama wished Jews around the world a Happy Hanukkah and released a statement about his not one, but two, Hanukka celebrations. "I want to say how much Michelle and I appreciate the opportunities to have celebrated so many Hanukkahs with you in the White House As many of you know, the name "Hanukkah" comes from the Hebrew word for "dedication."
a Netanyahu’s Chanukah Speech Blasts Obama, Salutes Soldiers
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made the following remarks on the first night of Chanukah this evening at an event in salute of wounded IDF and security forces veterans and victims of terrorism: "Citizens of Israel, I would like to reassure you. The resolution that was adopted yesterday at the United Nations is distorted and shameful but we will overcome it.
McDaniel: Trump will “project strength” in foreign policy
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu lashed out at President Obama Saturday, accusing him of a "shameful ambush" at the U.N. over West Bank settlements. His comments came one day after the U.S. allowed the United Nations Security Council to condemn Israeli settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem.
Netanyahu: It may take time, but resolution will be rescinded
Senior diplomatic sources described the US abstention on the resolution as Obama's last act of "sticking it" to Israel. Israel reacted furiously Saturday to the anti-settlement resolution passed a day earlier in the UN, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying that he spoke with leaders in the incoming Trump administration as well as both Democratic and Republican leaders in Congress and vowed an all-out fight against the measure.
Israel’s Netanyahu lashes out at Obama over UN vote
Israel's Prime Minister lashed out at President Barack Obama on Saturday, accusing him of a "shameful ambush" at the United Nations over West Bank settlements and saying he is looking forward to working with his "friend" President-elect Donald Trump. Netanyahu's comments came a day after the United States broke with past practice and allowed the U.N. Security Council to condemn Israeli settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem as a "flagrant violation" of international law.
Netanyahu makes major error in blasting former U.S. President Jimmy Carter
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Israeli PM Netanyahu slams Obama over UN vote on Israeli settlements
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, talks with US President Barack Obama at Jerusalem's Mount Herzl national cemetery during the funeral of former Israeli President Shimon Peres, Friday, Sept. 30, 2016.
Graham: Defund UN after Israeli settlement vote
Sen. Lindsey Graham will propose a measure to pull US funding for the United Nations unless the UN Security Council repeals the resolution it passed condemning Israeli settlements. "It's that important to me," he told CNN.
Israel Rejects Un Resolution On Israeli Settlements
Israel said on Friday night it "rejects" a resolution by the UN Security Council that demands an end to the Jewish settlements, and will not obey the resolution, reports China's Xinhua news agency. A fierce statement issued by the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the "despicable" resolution, which demands an immediate halt to the construction of settlements.