Daniel B. Shapiro

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Oct 12, 2022, 10:19 AM

Creative diplomacy yields wins for Lebanon and bigger wins for Israel

In this photo released by Lebanese government, Lebanese President Michel Aoun, right, meets with US Envoy for Energy Affairs Amos Hochstein, center, and US Ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea, left, at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, February 9, 2022. (Dalati Nohra/Lebanese Official Government via AP)

Whatever victory Hezbollah's Nasrallah may claim, this maritime deal means Lebanon has, for the first time, entered a de facto recognition of Israel and its borders

Aug 11, 2020, 9:33 PM

After Charlottesville, Trump violated George Washington’s promise to American Jews

President Donald Trump makes a statement on the violence in Charlottesville, Va., at the White House, Aug. 14, 2017. (Chris Kleponis-Pool/Getty Images)

The US president's hateful rhetoric has spurred a rise in deadly attacks on Jews and others, while Joe Biden has denounced bigotry at every turn

May 17, 2020, 4:23 PM

Democrats’ stand on annexation poses a dilemma for Israel

US Vice President Joe Biden addresses the AIPAC 2016 Policy Conference on March 20, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Molly Riley/AFP)

Not only because Joe Biden may soon sit in the White House, but because his party’s opposition to a unilateral move is rooted in bipartisan support for Israel

Jun 4, 2017, 1:21 AM

Trump’s international debacles spell trouble for Israel

European Council President Donald Tusk (4th L), US President Donald Trump (C), Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (3rd L) and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (R) pose with African leaders after the family photo at the end of the expanded session during the Summit of the Heads of State and of Government of the G7, the group of most industrialized economies, plus the European Union, on May 27, 2017 in Taormina, Sicily. (AFP PHOTO / POOL / PHILIPPE WOJAZER)

The Jewish state needs its staunchest ally to espouse values and wear the mantle of leader of the Western bloc

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Daniel B. Shapiro is a distinguished fellow a the Atlantic Council. He previously served as US Ambassador to Israel.