near east policy Archives – Jewish Journal

David Satterfield, veteran U.S. diplomat with Mideast experience, named assistant secretary of state

JTA August 8, 2017

Hagel: U.S. strategy is to reinforce Israel, Arab allies

Jewish Journal May 9, 2013

U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said reinforcing Israel\’s edge and bolstering security relationships with neighbors like Egypt were both U.S. priorities.

When Bibi didn’t meet Barack—a story of comity?

Jewish Journal September 28, 2012

President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not meet, but they ended up sounding not so far apart.

Washington Institute unveils land swap proposals

Jewish Journal January 21, 2011

A pro-Israel U.S. think tank released proposals that would reconcile allowing a majority of the settlers to stay in place with a Palestinian state through commensurate land swaps. The detailed proposal, released Thursday by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, nods to longstanding Palestinian demands for a return to 1967 lines by adhering to one-to-one land swaps. Under the proposal, between 68-80 percent of settlers would remain in place, and the Palestinian state would receive Israeli lands adjacent to the Gaza Strip, the Sinai Desert and parts of the West Bank.