Nikki Haley

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a meeting with members of the PLO Central Committee in the West Bank city of Ramallah, January 14, 2018. (Flash90)

Abbas’ speech shows he is burning bridges with the U.S.

Abbas’ attack on Trump and top White House officials signals that he no longer wants the U.S. involved in peace negotiations. Gradual recognition of a Palestinian state is now his preferred course of action. By Elhanan Miller Those who survived Mahmoud Abbas’ tedious history during his speech to the PLO Central Committee on Monday, and avoided…

By +972 Magazine January 17, 2018

US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley visits a tunnel built by Hamas on the border of Israel with the Gaza Strip, June 8, 2017. (Matty Stern/U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv)

Nikki Haley’s view of Gaza is through Israeli eyes only

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley came to Israel to see the conflict up close. It’s a shame that when it came to Gaza, she only got one perspective. By Yoni Mendel “We are at the height of an important visit from UN Ambassador Nikki Haley in Israel. We are visiting the towns…

By +972 Magazine June 11, 2017

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley. (File photo by Staff Sgt. Jorge Intriago/US Army)

What Trump’s new UN envoy could mean for Israel-Palestine

Whatever disruptions are afoot in the balance of international power will eventually be reflected at the United Nations. And when that happens, even a staunch supporter of Israel like Nikki Haley may have to yield to a new order. When she signed into law the first state legislation penalizing companies that boycott “based on race,…

By Samer Badawi November 23, 2016

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