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Watch: Complete address of National Security adviser Rice at AIPAC

National security adviser Rice at AIPAC says US-Israel ties transcend relations between ‘individual leaders & political parties’ but goes on to say, ‘bad deal better than no deal.’

By Itzhak Benhorin

 

(WASHINGTON) – President Barack Obama’s national security adviser said a bad nuclear deal with Iran is worse than no deal at all and seemed to level criticism at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying “sound bites won’t stop Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, strong diplomacy backed by pressure can.”

National Security Adviser Susan Rice – Photo: AFP

Her remarks came ahead of a speech to Congress on Tuesday by Netanyahu, who is expected to argue against US President Barack Obama’s Iran strategy in a joint session of the US Congress which has brought tensions between the two leaders to record high. Continue Reading »

Susan Rice meets Peres & Netanyahu separately on Iran & the Palestinians

 

US National Security Advisor Rice met both Israeli P.M. & the President in separate meetings in Jerusalem today.

By i24news

 

 

United States National Security Advisor Susan Rice met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem today, reporting on the progress made in the negotiations over the Iranian nuclear program, Israeli media reported Wednesday.

Shimon Peres & Susan Rice ( Yonathan Rykner pour i24news )

Shimon Peres & Susan Rice – Photo: Yonathan Rykner/ i24news

Israeli newspaper Jerusalem Post cited Rice as stressing to Netanyahu the “critical importance of pursuing a comprehensive solution that assures… that Iran’s nuclear program is exclusively peaceful”.

Rice also reiterated that the US continues to believe in the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, echoing the words of US President Barack Obama in a statement congratulating Israel on its Independence Day, released earlier this week.

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The U.S. still Jerusalem’s best friend, but no longer Israel’s only friend

 

Israel is no longer an embattled, impoverished, emotionally needy client state. It is an emerging int’l power with options it never had before.

By Zev Chafets

 

 

Late last month the United States introduced a U.N. resolution condemning Russia’s de facto seizure of Crimea from Ukraine. As expected, the resolution passed the General Assembly easily. Unexpected, though, was the decision by Israel, long America’s most reliable U.N. vote (and vice versa), to absent itself from the ballot.

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The Hercules “Samson” C-130J will reinforce Israel’s air superiority, giving it better carrying capacity and mid-air refueling ability. Better than ever before, Israel will be able to neutralize threats both near and far.

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Rice slams Israeli officials on Twitter for ‘unfounded & unacceptable’ criticism of Kerry

 

Former US envoy to UN goes after Netanyahu & his cabinet ministers on Twitter for criticizing Kerry’s warning of growing boycott calls.

By Ynetnews

Kerry is not the only person who has warned of a looming increase in boycotts. Israeli business and political leaders have been vocal about their concerns on this matter. Last month, a delegation of captains of industry flew to the annual international business conference in Davos to warn Netanyahu that maintaining a growing and stable economy requires Israel to make peace with Palestinians.

Israeli ambassador to the UN Ron Prosor with former US counterpart Susan Rice (Photo: Shahar Azran)

Israeli ambassador to the UN Ron Prosor with former US counterpart Susan Rice – Photo: Shahar Azra

The US National Security Advisor Susan Rice has rapped Israeli officials for comments directed at Secretary of State John Kerry over the ongoing peace process with the Palestinians. Continue Reading »

Susan Rice meets chairman of Israel’s National Security Council

 

Yaakov Amidror meets with US national security adviser on Tuesday at White House. Obama discusses possible int’l responses to Syrian crisis with Australia’s Prime Minister.

By Reuters

 

US national security adviser Susan Rice hosted a delegation led by Yaakov Amidror, the chairman of Israel’s National Security Council. The meetings were part of a series of regular high-level bilateral consultations and touched on Iran, Egypt, Syria, and other regional security issues, the White House said.

Susan Rice & John Kerry - Photo: Getty Images

Are they both watching Israel’s back, or manipulating an agenda detrimental to Israel’s security concerns for American political interests? Susan Rice & John Kerry – Photo: Getty Images

Members of the delegation included Defense Ministry official Amos Gilad, Head of the IDF Planning Division Maj.-Gen. Continue Reading »

Rice ready to defend Israel’s legitimacy

Israel will be keeping the new US National Security Adviser Susan Rice very busy

By JTA

 

 

Susan Rice has said that a “huge” portion of her work at the United Nations was defending Israel’s legitimacy. Her new job will likely be no less Israel-centric.

Susan Rice meets with PM Netanyahu in 2009.

Susan Rice meets with PM Netanyahu in 2009. – Photo: Moshe Milner/GPO/Getty

President Obama plans Wednesday to name Rice his national security adviser and replace her at the UN with Samantha Power, one of his top White House advisers. Rice would succeed Tom Donilon, who has been in the post since 2010.

Rice has scored mostly high marks from Jewish groups for her defense of Israel at the United Nations, although right-wing groups were furious with her in 2011 when she condemned Israel’s West Bank settlement policies.

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Amb. Rice: Attacks on Israel at UN undermines values, trust & peace

The relentless barrage of attacks on Israel at the UN undercuts the quest for peace, said Susan Rice, the U.S. envoy to the int’l body.

 

WASHINGTON — The barrage of attacks on Israel at the United Nations undercuts the quest for peace, said Susan Rice, the U.S. envoy to the body.

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Susan Rice the 27th US Ambassador to the UN – 0fficial State Dept photo

“At its best, the U.N. does extraordinary things such as: keep the peace, help save untold civilians from Qaddafi in Libya, midwife the new nation of South Sudan, and empower women and girls worldwide,” Rice said Thursday at a luncheon in New York where she accepted the American Jewish Committee’s Distinguished Public Service Award. Continue Reading »

Amb. Rice: UN Official Falk ‘Spews Vitriol’, Has ‘No Place at UN’

American Ambassador to UN calls for dismissal of UN official who blamed Boston bombings on Israel.

By Arutz Sheva staff

 

United States ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, called on Wednesday for the dismissal of Richard Falk, a top official on the United Nations Human Rights Council, who attempted to explain the Boston Marathon bombings as a reaction to US policy in the Middle East.

Falk, whose official title is the “U.N. special rapporteur for human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories,” implied that the Boston Marathon bombings were payback for America’s “geopolitical fantasy of global domination” and its continued affiliation with the international body only serves to undermine its credibility.  Continue Reading »

The U.S. does not recognize ‘State of Palestine’ reference

The US Ambassador to the UN: ‘Reference to the ‘State of Palestine’ in the United Nations, on placard or invitations, does not reflect acquiescence that Palestine is a state.’

“Direct Negotiations only way to establish a real Palestinian state.”

By JTA

 

WASHINGTON –  Participation in United Nations forums that refer to a “State of Palestine” does not constitute US recognition of Palestinian statehood, UN Ambassador Susan Rice said.

US Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice“Any reference to the ‘State of Palestine’ in the United Nations, including the use of the term ‘State of Palestine’ on the placard in the Security Council or the use of the term ‘State of Palestine’ in the invitation to this meeting or other arrangements for participation in this meeting, do not reflect acquiescence that Palestine is a state,” Rice, the US envoy to the world body, said Wednesday at a Security Council debate on the Middle East.

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