John Kerry

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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.

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

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 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.

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Kerry plans to outline 'comprehensive vision' for peace, aides say

News of his planned remarks was confirmed shortly after the US voted to abstain from a resolution at the UN Security Council condemning Israel for its settlement activity.

PM Benjamin Netanyahu and US Secretary of State John Kerry

John Kerry and the Two-State Solution

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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. (