JERUSALEM (JTA) — U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis and his Israeli counterpart Avigdor Lieberman met on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. Mattis on Friday “underscored the U.S. commitment to Israel’s security and its qualitative military edge,” according to a readout of the meeting from the U.S. Department of Defense. Mattis and Lieberman…
(JTA) — The umbrella group of French Jewish communities blasted the defense minister of Israel for calling on Jews to leave France and drawing parallels between the Dreyfus Affair and Paris’ attempts to push for Israeli-Palestinian talks. The statement Tuesday by the CRIF umbrella warned that the remarks a day earlier by Avigdor Liberman may…
JERUSALEM — Israel’s defense minister said his country should reach an agreement with the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump to freeze building in isolated West Bank settlements in exchange for continued building in settlement blocs. Avigdor Liberman made the remarks on Wednesday at a briefing with reporters, the first since his Yisrael Beiteinu party…
The long-simmering tension between Israel’s generals and their politician bosses flared up in early August into a near-crisis in U.S.-Israel relations. It’s an almost comically complicated caper, so pay close attention. You can’t make this stuff up. It began as an attack on President Obama by Israel’s defense minister, Avigdor Lieberman, over last year’s Iran…
For most liberal American Jews, it has been an article of faith that things are gradually, in fits and starts, getting better. “Progress” is not irreversible, and there are inevitably backlashes to every advance. But in general, the combination of American optimism and secularized Jewish messianism has long held sway in our community. What, then,…
— More than half of Israelis oppose the newly announced reconciliation deal with Turkey, according to a Channel 10 poll. In addition, Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman said he is against the deal, several Israeli media outlets reported Monday. Channel 10’s poll found that 56 percent of Israelis oppose the deal that ends a six-year…
Walking on eggshells, a skeptical American administration and a top Israeli politician prone to making shocking policy statements survived their first encounter; they may have even set a foundation for better future relations. Both sides saw Avigdor Lieberman’s maiden visit to the United States in his new role as Israel’s defense minister as a test,…
WASHINGTON — Israel’s newly installed defense minister, Avigdor Liberman, met Monday with his U.S. counterpart, Ashton Carter. Liberman, who last month replaced longtime defense minister Moshe Yaalon, is in Washington, D.C., seeking to reassure Israel’s closet ally that the transition will be smooth. “Secretary Carter and Minister Liberman reaffirmed the strength of the U.S.- Israeli…
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