Israel

Kerry ‘apartheid’ comments tap into Israeli debate

Josef Federman · May 1, 2014 6:41 pm

Secretary of State John Kerry speaking at the State Department in Washington. (AP)

The real problem with John Kerry’s ‘apartheid’ comment about Israel

David Harsanyi · May 1, 2014 4:00 am

FILE - In this Jan. 2, 2014 file photo, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, listens as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu makes a statement during a press conference before their talk at the prime minister's office in Jerusalem. Tuesday, April 29, 2014, was to have been the day to seal a deal on a Palestinian state alongside Israel. Instead, it became another missed deadline in two decades of negotiating failures. The gaps between Israeli and Palestinian positions remain vast after nine months of talks launched by Secretary of State John Kerry. He hasn't given up, but there's a sense the U.S. may have to change its traditional approach to brokering talks. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas now face risky paths that could lead to a new conflagration. Here's a look at what might happen next. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool, File)

With Mideast talks over, Palestinians seek unity

Karin Laub · April 29, 2014 10:01 pm

Sen. Paul pushes bill to end Palestinian aid

Sen. Paul pushes bill to end Palestinian aid

Washington Examiner · April 29, 2014 8:30 pm

FILE - In this March 14, 2011 file photo, a general view of a construction site in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Modiin Illit. An Israeli watchdog group says Israel increased settlement work four-fold during the latest round of peace talks, pushing forward with construction of nearly 14,000 new homes in the West Bank and east Jerusalem. Peace Now issued its statistics on Tuesday, April 29, 2014, as a nine-month negotiating period came to a close. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry had envisioned a final peace agreement when he brought the sides together last July. But negotiations made no progress and were characterized by a lack of trust, in large part because of continued Israeli settlement construction in captured territories claimed by the Palestinians. According to Peace Now, Israel promoted plans or issued tenders for construction of 13,851 homes during the talks. It said the level of construction quadrupled compared to recent years. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)

Group: Israel upped settlement work during talks

Josef Federman · April 29, 2014 1:29 pm

Kerry backs off Israel ‘apartheid’ remark

Matthew Lee · April 29, 2014 1:09 pm

Washington Secrets

Rand Paul: ‘Stand with Israel Act’ counters John Kerry’s ‘apartheid’ slap

Paul Bedard · April 29, 2014 4:00 am

Editorial cartoons

Editorial cartoon: The diplomatch

Washington Examiner · April 29, 2014 4:00 am

In a rare apology sent out in a statement by the State Department Monday night, John Kerry said if he "could rewind the tape," he wouldn't have used the term "apartheid" in speaking about Israel. (AP Photo)

John Kerry apologizes for ‘apartheid’ remark about Israel

Susan Crabtree · April 29, 2014 4:00 am

Kerry backs off Israel ‘apartheid’ comment

Matthew Lee · April 29, 2014 3:00 am

ECI to Kerry on ‘Apartheid State’ Comment: Step Down

Michael Warren · April 28, 2014 9:38 am

Secretary of State John Kerry speaks about the situation with Ukraine and Russia from the State Department in Washington, Thursday, April 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Beltway Confidential

State Department: John Kerry does not believe Israel is an apartheid state

Joel Gehrke · April 28, 2014 4:00 am