Dan Shapiro

Board of Peace faces uphill battle, with funding, Hamas disarmament being key issues - analysis

The BoP will face an uphill battle to achieve its goals. And if Hamas doesn’t agree to "play ball," the whole endeavor will find it difficult to find the wings to even get it off the ground.

US President Donald Trump speaks during a charter announcement for his Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts, alongside the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026.
HADAS LORBER, Michael Herzog, Eyal Hulata, Pnina Sharvit Baruch, Akiva Tor, at INSS Annual International Conference, February 25, 2025

‘Israel cannot put all its eggs in one basket’: A stable alliance faces growing scrutiny in America

 ADAM MONTEFIORE.

Grapevine June 25, 2025: Yesteryear, today and tomorrow

 US President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs the White House to attend the G7 summit in Canada, in Washington, DC, US, June 15, 2025

Trump expected to offer Iran 'last-chance' proposal, US and European sources tell 'Post'


Former US envoy: US worries about Putin-Netanyahu 'bromance'

Netanyahu and Putin have met six times since September 2015, and they will soon meet again.

Dan Shapiro

Grapevine: Considerable curiosity

PM Benjamin Netanyahu

Grapevine: A class act

Tal Brody meets with Bar-Ilan University president Prof. Daniel Hershkowitz

Israel left out of White House's ‘underreported’ terror acts list

The list includes 78 terrorist acts from September 2014 to December 2016 which the White House deems underreported by the media.

Scene of suspected ramming terror attack in Jerusalem, January 8, 2017

Grapevine: A candle in the White House

Almog and Peres intend to present Obama with a family heirloom – a hanukkia that was saved from the plunder that took place during the Holocaust and has been lovingly safeguarded ever since.

Obama and Rivlin at the White House Hanukka Reception.

Obama disappointed in failure to advance Israeli-Palestinian peace, envoy admits

US Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro notes that in the remainder of Obama's term "there's still time to make progress - in the right direction," toward a two-state solution.

US President Barack Obama arrives with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (R) in Washington September 1, 2010

My word: Diplomatic offensives

There are territorial disputes in places ranging from Crimea to the Pacific islands; the Sahara to Transdniestria, so why is Israel’s relationship with the Palestinians singled out?

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

Palestinians charge Israel with confiscating 371 acres in the Jordan Valley

Both US Ambassador Dan Shapiro and US State Department Spokesman John Kirby issued harsh words this week against Israeli settlement activity.

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

Former Netanyahu adviser uses Hebrew slur against US envoy Shapiro

Earlier this week, the Prime Minister’s Office dismissed as “unacceptable and wrong” an uncharacteristically sharp public criticism of Israel’s legal standards leveled by Shapiro.

Daniel Shapiro speaks at JPost Diplomatic Conference

Shaked demands Shapiro recant comments about ‘2 standards’ in West Bank

Justice minister: It’s something that did not need to be said; Civilian lawyers to be more involved in oversight of military targeting decisions

Ayelet Shaked