The ‘desert rose’ who’s standing by her murderous husband
Asma Assad was heralded as the great white hope for reform in Syria. But that narrative was always false, and a lot of starry-eyed politicians, experts and reporters should have known better
View ArticlePelosi’s comments about Jews ‘patronizing’ and ‘insulting,’ says House...
Eric Cantor responds to former speaker of the US House of Representative’s comments that Jews are being used by Republicans
View ArticleIn Holocaust Day message, Obama pledges to combat intolerance
‘We must accept the full responsibility of remembrance, as nations and as individuals,’ says US president, recalling recent visit to Yad Vashem
View ArticleNew NSA spying allegations rile European allies
European officials say revelations endanger negotiations on trans-Atlantic trade treaty worth billions
View ArticleDespite PM’s pleas, top House Dems open to testing Iran’s new leader
Netanyahu believes time has run out on diplomacy with Tehran; some of Israel’s closest US friends aren’t quite so sure
View ArticleObama garners bipartisan support for Syria strike
This is not Iraq or Afghanistan, says president, promising ‘limited and proportional’ action to send Assad message and hamper chemical weapons use
View ArticleObama allies cite PR missteps in bid for Syria hit
Congressional Democrats say president misread America’s war-weariness; White House contends he had finger firmly on nation’s pulse
View ArticleObama touts Iran deal as ‘right move, good for Israel’
‘This is not politics. These are not games, and the stakes are extraordinarily high,’ president tells Democratic leaders
View ArticleUS lawmakers push for Netanyahu to address Congress
In bipartisan letter, almost 100 House members call on leaders to ask PM to speak during his visit to Washington in March
View ArticlePlan seeks to rename street of China’s US embassy for dissident
Thirteen US lawmakers adopt initiative presented by Natan Sharansky to highlight fate of jailed dissidents in dictatorships
View ArticleUS preparing for ‘targeted and precise’ action in Iraq
Under increasing pressure to define American response, Obama delineates plan for intervention in turmoil
View ArticleCongress reacts to Obama’s Islamic State strategy
Lawmakers support a robust campaign against IS terrorists, but some Democrats are wary of another open-ended engagement
View ArticleHouse approves $1.1T bill financing government
Obama, Republicans join forces to override Democratic complaints, averting another government shutdown
View ArticleGOP backs member after apology for speech to racist group
Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise condemns organization founded by David Duke; Democrats limit their criticism
View ArticleObama, Kerry won’t meet Netanyahu during Washington visit
After cold response to news of Congress address, White House cites principle of not meeting with world leaders before elections
View ArticleNetanyahu ‘spat in our face,’ White House officials said to say
PM ‘will pay price’ for spat over Congress address; Obama said to have asked him to tone down pro-sanctions rhetoric; Wash. Post: Kerry’s enthusiasm for defending Israel may wane
View Article‘It will be hard to trust Netanyahu’ after latest bust-up, US officials...
In row over PM’s March trip to US, Israeli officials counter that he must speak to Congress on Iran because Obama is ‘worryingly’ ready to compromise
View ArticleNY Times accuses Netanyahu of ‘playing politics on Iran’
Paper calls PM’s imminent speech to Congress ‘a breach of sense,’ wonders how he believes disrespecting Obama will help Israel
View ArticlePelosi: Netanyahu speech may hurt nuclear talks
House minority leader says Boehner’s invitation was inappropriate, could damage negotiations with Iran
View ArticleWhite House lashes Israeli envoy over Netanyahu speech
Ron Dermer accused by ‘outraged’ officials of harming US-Israel ties; Bush-era ambassador to Israel calls him a ‘political operative’
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