Following the reconciliation between Turkey and Israel in June of last year, Ankara withdrew its longstanding veto against Jerusalem being accepted as a partner nation to the organization.
Trump leak won’t stop US-Israel intelligence sharing to fight terrorism.
Israel was a full participant in the wide-scale drill held in Montenegro to evaluate the readiness and capabilities of NATO to face natural disasters.
Speaking to Bloomberg, the veteran Israeli statesman expressed criticism when asked about Republican nominee's remarks that hint at departure from long-held US commitment to NATO allies.
NATO's treaty obligates the member states to militarily defend one another in time of attack, but that does not extend to the alliance’s some 40 partner countries.
There is an urgent need for de-escalation to salvage what little is left of peace and stability in the Middle East.
This current NATO summit is the most consequential of its kind since member states gathered to respond to the attacks of September 11, 2001.
But US President Barack Obama, ostensibly NATO’s most influential statesmen, has so far failed to articulate a strategy for fighting Islamic State.
Sometimes a journalist’s finest moment isn’t in what he asks, but how he answers.
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