Tag: Henry Kissinger

In his later years, he was unable to travel to several countries for fear of being prosecuted for war crimes.

The former U.S. secretary of state, who is 100, is “a long-time friend of Israel and a true statesman," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wrote.

Kissinger urged President-elect Joe Biden to rethink his plan to conduct talks with Iran on renewing the nuclear deal and warned that it could usher in a nuclear arms race in the Middle East.

"In these circumstances, the traditional adage that the enemy of your enemy can be regarded as your friend no longer applies," writes Kissinger. "In the contemporary Middle East, the enemy of your enemy may also be your enemy."

As foreign visits to the Jewish State go, the Nixon excursion had gone pretty well.

'If the US doesn't lead, we get chaos," former Secretary of State George Schultz told the WJC audience.

Prince Bandar said that "ObamaDeal" will "wreak havoc Prime Minister Netanyahu the Middle East."

State Dept. spokeswoman Harf says their comments are nothing more than "big words and big thoughts.

Israeli President Ruvy Rivlin met in New York with former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.

People flocked to the auditorium for the second plenary of the evening - and with good reason. The line-up was stacked with notable names including President Shimon Peres, Dr. Henry Kissinger, and Former Prime Minister of the Great Britain, Tony Blair. Peres spoke of his belief that peace was possible and mentioned that he had met with President Abbas and was left with the impression that they also need and want peace.

'Twas the day before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, except, of course, Henry Kissinger's publicists and strategists who decided that the slowest news day of the year was the perfect time for him to apologize, sort of, for telling Richard Nixon in 1973 that "if they put Jews into gas chambers in the Soviet Union, it is not an American concern. Maybe a humanitarian concern."