Donald H. Harrison

Editor’s Note: Ambassador Martin Indyk, special envoy for Israeli-Palestinian Negotiatons, addressed the Washington Institute’s Weinberg Connferece in Washington D.C. The U.S. State Department provided the following transcript of his remarks. By Martin Indyk Last July, President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry launched a vigorous effort to reach a final status agreement between Israelis […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — Rep. Mark Meadows (R-North Carolina) has introduced a bill to choke off funds going to the terrorist group Hezbollah. He writes: “The Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Act (H.R. 4411) broadens financial sanctions against the group, targets its propaganda television station al-Manar, and urges the president to define Hezbollah as a ‘global

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — The White House issued the following statement on Thursday, May 8:  “Following productive bilateral meetings with Prime Minister Netanyahu, President Peres and National Security Advisor Yossi Cohen on May 7, National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice and the U.S. delegation participated in the U.S.-Israel Consultative Group meetings in Jerusalem on

NEW YORK (Press Release) – The Israeli-American Council (IAC), the largest Israeli-American organization in the United States, announced the opening of its newest Regional Office in New York City this week to serve the New York Metropolitan area Israeli-American community. Some 200,000 Israeli-Americans are estimated to live in the area, mostly in or around New