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Breaking Israel News
December 11, 2017
“I see a menorah all of gold, with a bowl above it. The lamps on it are seven in number, and the lamps above it have seven pipes.” Zechariah 4:2 (The Israel Bible™). A modern-day reenactment of General Allenby's entrance into Jerusalem on December 9, 1917, at the Tower of David. (ElianaÃâà...
Salon
December 8, 2017
"There are many downsides, both diplomatically and in terms of the Middle East peace process, and no upside," Daniel Kurtzer, who served as the ambassador from 2001 to 2005 under former President George W. Bush, told the New York Times. "We are isolated internationally once again — except for theÃâà...
SFGate
August 31, 2017
The diplomats at the Russian Consulate in San Francisco have been known to bring plates of delicacies and vodka shots to neighborhood block parties and, for the last few years, inflated a big snowman out front at Christmas. The gestures of goodwill, though, will be sidelined amid escalating tensionÃâà...
Lawfare (blog)
July 26, 2017
Aaron David Miller, Vice President for New Initiatives and Distinguished Scholar, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Natan Sachs, Director, Center for Middle East Policy, The Brookings Institution Edward Walker, Former US Ambassador to Israel Husam Zomlot, Strategic Affairs Advisor toÃâà...
Haaretz
July 21, 2017
In a panel moderated by NBC News reporter Ken Dilanian, Aaron David Miller, Natan Sachs, former US Amb to Israel Edward Walker, and Palestinian strategic affairs advisor Husam Zomlot will discuss the prospects for peace between Israel and the Palestinians with President Trump in the White House.
Haaretz
February 17, 2017
Friedman also emphasized that as ambassador, he would support the president's policy regardless of his own political opinions. ..... The letter, a copy of which has been obtained by Haaretz, is signed by former ambassadors Thomas Pickering, Dan Kurtzer, Edward Walker, James Cunningham and WilliamÃâà...
The New Yorker
February 17, 2017
In an ominous introductory note, the conference's chairman, Wolfgang Ischinger, a widely respected former German Ambassador to Washington, warns of .... The five Ambassadors are among a list of legendary career diplomats—Thomas Pickering, Daniel Kurtzer, Edward Walker, James Cunningham, andÃâà...
CBS News
February 16, 2017
“We believe the committee should satisfy itself that Mr. Friedman has the balance and the temperament required to represent the United States as ambassador to Israel,” they wrote. The letter opposing Friedman's nomination was signed by Thomas Pickering, William Harrop, Edward Walker, Daniel KurtzerÃâà...
Haaretz
February 16, 2017
The letter, a copy of which has been obtained by Haaretz, is signed by former ambassadors Thomas Pickering, Dan Kurtzer, Edward Walker, James ... "We urge the committee," they added, to "address the question of whether Mr. Friedman would defend as ambassador the established American view thatÃâà...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
February 16, 2017
The letter urged the committee to “satisfy itself that Mr. Friedman has the balance and the temperament required to represent the United States as ambassador to Israel.” Its signers — Thomas Pickering, William Harrop, Edward Walker, Daniel Kurtzer and James Cunningham — said they “care deeply aboutÃâà...
Forward
January 19, 2017
Historically, the position has gone to veteran diplomats. In the 1980s, Thomas Pickering got the job after serving as executive secretary of the State Department, assistant secretary of state and ambassador to El Salvador, Nigeria and Jordan. In the 1990s, Edward Walker Jr. took the position after serving asÃâà...
The Times
August 17, 2016
He is the highest-ranking diplomat to flee North Korea in years: Thae Yong Ho, the regime's deputy ambassador in London, vanished along with his family from the embassy in Gunnersbury, west London, and reappeared in Seoul. His defection to South Korea is the first by a senior official at the NorthÃâà...
gulfnews.com
May 12, 2016
Shaikh Ahmad Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Civil Aviation and Chairman and CEO of Emirates airline, Edward Walker, US Ambassador to the UAE, and other dignitaries were also present. Shaikh Mohammad, who took an extensive tour of the exhibitors' stalls, pointed out that the presence ofÃâà...
CNN International
October 16, 2015
"There are similar types of consulting firms that provide a vast menu of 'grassroots' services," says Dr. Edward Walker, Professor of Sociology at UCLA and author of Grassroots for Hire. "These include ... "It is critical to have an enthusiast community that can support your cause and act as ambassadors for it.".
Aljazeera.com
June 10, 2014
"Energy was always a factor in a relationship between Egypt and Israel," Edward Walker told Al Jazeera during a meeting in Washington. Walker was involved in the Accords and would later become US ambassador to both Egypt and Israel. "We were looking for the gas and the use of gas as a mechanismÃâà...
Aljazeera.com
June 10, 2014
"Energy was always a factor in a relationship between Egypt and Israel," Edward Walker told Al Jazeera during a meeting in Washington. Walker was involved in the Accords and would later become US ambassador to both Egypt and Israel. "We were looking for the gas and the use of gas as a mechanismÃâà...
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