The U.S. abstention permitted passage of a Security Council resolution condemning Israel over settlements.
Barack Obama
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M.D. Harmon: Obama flounces out of office as Democrats ponder much-diminished prospects
Donald Trump’s election is what’s offering ‘hope and change’ these days, as the outgoing president’s U.N. inaction puts Mideast peace even further out of reach.
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12 big takeaways from Kerry’s speech on the Mideast peace process
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State John F. Kerry delivered frank remarks on the Middle East peace process at the State Department on Wednesday. Here are excerpts from his speech: On ‘trends on the ground’: “The truth is that trends on the ground – violence, terrorism, incitement, settlement expansion and the seemingly endless occupation – are […]
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Kerry says decision to abstain on U.N. vote was ‘in accordance with our values’
The secretary of state addresses the Middle East peace process today amid deep U.S.-Israel strains.
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Trump accuses Obama of ‘inflammatory’ roadblocks, ‘disdain’ toward Israel
The president-elect and his team have until now been largely complimentary of the way Obama and his people have handled the transition.
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Maine Voices: Thank you, Mr. President, for your audacity, your cool, your dignity
Your achievements have been monumental, but it’s the way you achieved them that deserves gratitude.
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Charles Krauthammer: The fall of Aleppo is a fitting end to Obama’s foreign policy decisions
Lack of intervention left a void for the Russians to fill.
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Another View: Unilateral presidential action will soon scare most liberals
President Obama’s move to protect the Arctic and Atlantic oceans could soon be totally reversed.
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Obama’s Christmas gift to Trump: a far healthier economy
Staring down the gravest economic catastrophe since the Great Depression, Obama focused on solutions rather than villains, an approach that aides say will be appreciated over time.
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Despite the sharp partisan divide, Obama earns high marks overall
Nearly half the public says history will remember Obama as an ‘outstanding’ or ‘above average’ president, the largest share since Ronald Reagan.