U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III conducts a joint press conference with Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant in Tel Aviv, Israel, to discuss regional security, opportunities to expand military cooperation, and escalating violence in the West Bank, March 9, 2023. (DoD photo
Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir (Wikipedia) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – A controversial visit by Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, to a sensitive holy site in Jerusalem, has sparked international condemnation. The United
By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – The legacy of Dr. Ralph J. Bunche, one of the greatest peacemakers in contemporary history, is sadly forgotten. As an African American, Bunche’s accomplishments in the world of peace are mind boggling. In
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosts Israeli Minister of Defense Benjamin “Benny” Gantz for a bilateral meeting at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Dec. 9, 2021. The two are seated under a photo of them during an April 2021 visit to Yad Vashem, the
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid at the inauguration ceremony at Israel’s embassy in Abu Dhabi UAE June 29, 2021. (Credit: twitter.com/IsraelMFA) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Israeli Foreign Minister, Yair Lapid, inaugurated on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi, the Israeli embassy in the United Arab
Credit: wikipedia public domain / Ilhan Abdullahi Omar, (D) Congressional Representative from Minnesota. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES A political tsunami was unleashed last week following remarks by Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar about U.S., Israel, Hamas and the Taliban. A dozen House Democrats joined by a even larger chorus of
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – PENTAGON – Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke with Israeli counterpart Defense Minister Benny Gantz Thursday at the Pentagon and reiterated the United States’ “ironclad support” for Israel’s right to defend itself. Gantz first
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin and Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz speak to reporters following a meeting at the Israeli Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, Israel, April 11, 2021. (Credit: Matty Stern, U.S. Embassy Israel) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON –
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON DC – PENTAGON – Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke with Israeli counterpart Defense Minister Benny Gantz Wednesday and urged de-escalation in the conflict between Israel and Hamas, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said. Hamas has
(Photo credit: Gary Raynaldo ©Diplomatic Times) Protestors rally in front of the Israeli Mission to the United Nations in mid-town Manhattan NY City calling for a “Free Palestine” and “defunding of Zionism” May 18, 2021. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES NEW YORK CITY