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.

 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

 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

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

Israel joins US initiative for zero emissions plan for 2050


Comment: Why is the Middle East so disappointed with Obama?

When it comes to the Palestinians though, there is even less clarity on what will be Trump’s vision for a resolution to the conflict.

Netanyahu and Kerry meet in Rome in June.

Kerry, Liberman to address Saban Israel forum

“This is a time of great change in the Middle East and in Washington,” said Haim Saban, chairman of the Saban Forum. “Our annual US-Israeli dialogue is more important than ever."

US Secretary of State John Kerry (R) and then-foreign minister Avigdor Liberman shake hands in Washington

Will Iran nuke deal negotiators win the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize?

After Colombia was dropped from a list of favorites for the prestigious award, pundits speculate about possible laureates.

Secretary Kerry Poses for a Group Photo With Fellow EU, P5+1 Foreign Ministers and Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif After Reaching Iran Nuclear Deal

Terra Incognita: How Russia outwitted America in Syria

The problem with US “diplomacy” is that it is not diplomacy.

US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov

Kerry's push to use military force in Syria falls flat with White House

"I think you're looking at three people, four people in the administration who have all argued for use of force, and I lost the argument."

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

Kerry says US, Israel can still achieve progress towards 2-states in coming months

There is concern and speculation in Jerusalem that US President Barack Obama may refrain from rejecting a UN Security Council resolution recognizing a Palestinian state before the end of his term.

PM Benjamin Netanyahu and US Secretary of State John Kerry

Kerry tells Abbas US is committed to two-state solution

US State Department: “The Secretary and President Abbas discussed regional challenges and constructive ideas for the way forward to support our shared goal of a two state solution."

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas meets with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at Abbas' residence in Amman, Jordan February 21, 2016

RIGHT FROM WRONG: Kerry’s ruffled ostrich feathers

In June, Kerry went as far as to say that refrigerators and air-conditioners are a threat on a par with mass murder.

US SECRETARY of State John Kerry attends a bilateral meeting in China last month. (

Abbas and Kerry meet in Paris

Saeb Erakat, the chairman of the PLO Executive Committee, told reporters that Abbas expressed his full support for the French initiative in the meeting.

Kerry and Abbas meet in Amman, Jordan

Obama and Kerry decide to support Erdogan amid coup d'etat

Obama and Kerry announce their support of Erdogan amid coup in Turkey.

US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) speaks to US President Barack Obama (R) during the Leaders' Summit on Countering ISIL and Violent Extremism at the UNGA September 29, 2015.