John Kerry

Blinken’s last bow: A hopeful blueprint haunted by October 7 - analysis

While Blinken criticized settlements—citing continued expansion and extremist violence—his analysis was a far more nuanced goodbye to the region than former Secretary of State John Kerry.

JANUARY 15, 2025|ByHERB KEINON

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, December 5, 2024 (illustration).

YASSER ARAFAT reaches to shake hands with Yitzhak Rabin, as Bill Clinton stands between them, after the signing of the Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles, at the White House on September 13, 1993.

There is a possible path to peace - opinion

Now, just as before, fostering positive relationships is vital. And if there is trust between conflicting leaders and public support for change, chances for success are far greater.

JUNE 22, 2023|ByJAMES HOLMES

Meeting on June 2, 2023 between US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry and Environmental Protection Minister Idit Silman

In Israel, Kerry says US to deepen climate collaboration with Jewish state

The US and Israel have engaged in scientific and technical collaboration to protect the environment since the early 1990s.

JUNE 2, 2023|ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN

John Kerry, Tamar Zandberg, and other representatives at the climate summit in Egypt.

Israel joins US initiative for zero emissions plan for 2050

Zandberg met with other foreign officials at the event such as US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, John Kerry.

NOVEMBER 17, 2022|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Netanyahu to Kerry: Israel thoroughly investigating Hebron incident

Abbas says he is ready to meet Netanyahu "at any time."

APRIL 2, 2016ByHERB KEINON

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Secretary of State John Kerry on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum, in Davos Switzerland ‏

Netanyahu guilty of 'diplomatic terrorism against US,' Livni says

The former foreign minister attacked Netanyahu's decision to name Ran Baratz as his next chief media adviser despite highly critical posts he wrote about Obama, Kerry.

APRIL 1, 2016ByHERB KEINON, DANA SOMBERG

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) attends a meeting of the Likud party in the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem

Kerry lands in Moscow to push for Assad’s ouster

The US is skeptical over Moscow’s endgame, and seeks clarity this week, according to one senior State Department official.

MARCH 24, 2016ByMICHAEL WILNER

US Secretary of State John Kerry at the Foreign Ministry in Madrid, Spain, October 19, 2015

Kerry: Islamic State has committed genocide

US secretary of state says extremist group's crimes against humanity include ethnic cleaning of regional minorities such as Christians, Yazidis.

MARCH 17, 2016ByREUTERS

Erekat: Kerry vowed to veto UNSC resolutions on Israeli settlements, Palestinian statehood

The document by Erekat, which summarized his meeting with John Kerry in Amman, claimed that Kerry vowed to veto any UN Security Council resolution relating to settlements or Palestinian statehood.

MARCH 6, 2016ByMAAYAN GROISMAN

Saeb Erekat, the secretary-general of the Palestine Liberation Organization

Kerry warns of escalation, and of US action, if Syria talks fail

Achieving and holding cease-fire will be a significant achievement in and of itself, with over 100 rebel groups individually deciding whether or not to accede to terms of "cessation of hostilities."

FEBRUARY 23, 2016ByMICHAEL WILNER

Test of Syria cease-fire imminent, Kerry says

The prospect of a cease-fire– between embattled Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and the rebels fighting for his ouster– was first declared in Munich on February 12.

FEBRUARY 21, 2016ByMICHAEL WILNER