John Kerry

On This Day: Fatah, Hamas factions form short-lived 'Palestinian Unity Government' to rule over PA

On June 2, 2014, Abbas forged a Hamas-Fatah unity government, sparking legal debates and political upheaval. The PA president dissolved the short-lived body in June 2015.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas chairs the first meeting of the Palestinian unity government, June 2, 2014.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump are seen shaking hands at a press conference in 2025.

Netanyahu presented Iran attack plan to former US presidents, former secretary of state claims

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

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

 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


Former Iranian negotiator: 5 things Trump needs to know about Iran

The record of US-Iran negotiations shows that “dual track” policies of pressure and diplomacy are destined to fail.

Trump and Khamenei

Analysis: What Paris Mideast peace conference?

The conference released a statement that nobody paid attention to, and five days later US President Donald Trump was inaugurated into office.

French Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Marc Ayrault welcomes US Secretary of State John Kerry as he arrives for the Mideast peace conference in Paris, France, January 15, 2017

Iran sanctions bill likely to become law, testing nuke deal

In no way does it violate 2015 accord, AIPAC says

Iran's national flags are seen on a square in Tehran, Iran.

Report: Netanyahu rejected peace plan proposed by Kerry at secret 2016 meeting

Jordanian King Abudllah II and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi were also reportedly at the summit in Aqaba and met separately with Kerry.

Sisi, Netanyahu, Kerry and Abdullah

Letter from America: A speech Kerry could have delivered in Paris

Here is what you should have said.

US Secretary of State John Kerry attends the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, January 17, 2017.

Watch Live: Biden addresses prestigious forum days before leaving office

US vice president speaks at World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

US Vice President Joe Biden

Kerry tells Netanyahu: 'You're affecting the ability to make peace'

The outgoing statesman spoke in conversation with 'New York Times' columnist Thomas Friedman on stage at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

US Secretary of State John Kerry attends the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, January 17, 2017.

Watch Live: Kerry discusses 'diplomacy in an era of disruption'

The US secretary of state is speaking at the Davos economic forum.

US Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks at the World Economic Forum in Davos

Comment: The pitiable, pathetic Paris peace parley

"Well done, gentlemen. We get the point. You really, really don’t like settlements, you have problems with Israel and you hate Prime Minister Netanyahu’s guts."

John Kerry standing among foreign ministers at Paris peace conference

Kerry to Netanyahu: US won't support new UN resolution after Paris parley

Netanyahu told Kerry that damage has already been done to Israel by the anti-settlement resolution that the US allowed to pass in the Security Council last month.

US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks on the phone to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, from his hotel suite in Cairo July 25, 2014.