The Hill on the Middle East

Aryeh Lightstone, senior adviser to US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, was recently appointed special envoy for economic normalization, with responsibility to represent US interests in normalizing economic relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan, Kosovo, and Morocco. Special Envoy Lightstone spoke with The Media Line’s Felice Friedson about the

Richard Grenell went from being US ambassador to Germany to serving as acting head of national intelligence and has now been nominated to sit on the Holocaust Memorial Council. Ambassador Grenell spoke with The Media Line’s Felice Friedson about calling-out Iran-backed Hizbullah as a terrorist organization; the underutilization of US embassies; sitting down with anti-Semites and

With elections underway in the United States and the world waiting to see whether President Trump will lead the free world for another four years, the foreign policy issues that have played a central role in the Trump Administration's first term have received woefully little attention during the campaign for a second four years. Daniel Kurtzer served as US ambassador to Egypt durin

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks with The Media Line’s Felice Friedson about the Abraham Accord’s economic and security benefits for the region and the snap-back sanctions on Iran. The SecState expresses his belief that America’s allies will come around to supporting the U.S. call for pressure on the Islamic Republic; and speaks to the importance of the Middle East and I

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo just completed a swing through parts of the Middle East, apparently without too much success in convincing his hosts to make like the United Arab Emirates and move toward normalization with Israel.

Dr. Ann Speckhard, is Director of the International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism, and an adjunct associate professor of psychiatry at the Georgetown School of Medicine. Dr. Speckhard directs the Breaking the ISIS Brand Counternarratives Project.

Israel’s Ambassador Danny Danon is winding up a tumultuous term as Israel’s representative to the United Nations. Throughout his tempestuous tenure, the media spotlight always seemed to be shining on Turtle Bay.Danon previously served as a member of the Knesset from the Likud Party, as Minister of Science, Technology and Space, and as Deputy Minister of Defense.

Morgan Ortagus is spokeswoman to the State Department and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.She spoke with Felice Friedson about Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's lightning trip to Israel amid the pandemic, US Israel relations with China, and the frail peace agreement between the Taliban and Afghanistan. Ortagus also discussed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's push for annexation and

Senator Ben Cardin, (D-Md) speaks with veteran journalist Felice Friedson about the critical importance of journalism and bills he has sponsored. Discussion includes Israel's relationship with America, the Iranian nuclear deal, Russia's growing influence on the Middle East, the potential for peace in the Middle East and the Trump peace plan.