Tag: Department of State

"The State of Israel already is in a political process with the Palestinians. For now, it's being conducted behind closed doors, which is suspicious in itself."

In the wake of the "Arab Spring," winds of change and revision were beginning to blow in Jordan as well, and the largest and most organized body involved was the Muslim Brotherhood.

Dear President Trump, as a true ally of the Jewish State I am asking you to withdraw the State Department's latest human rights biased report against Israel.

The RSC is likely to face pushback from Mike Pompeo's State Department on calling for the cancellation of one sanctions waiver.

But by avoiding a crisis in its relationship with the US, the Israeli decision may have invited a similar crisis with the Chinese government.

"American opposition to Chinese involvement in Israel has only increased, following the Chinese conduct around the coronavirus."

The change in the US official definition of who is a Palestinian, if you will, could mark the start of a retreat for the manufactured "Palestinian" nationality.

The sale is valued at around $2.4 billion. Congress has 15 days to consider the Israeli request.

"We won’t let that happen."

Pompeo obviously does not believe that Kerry’s move enjoyed bipartisan consensus – it, in fact, resulted in bipartisan condemnation.

U.S. assistant secretary of state for Near East Affairs David Schenker said “we have confidence in the Lebanese army, and we think they are important partners in the fight against Sunni jihadists.”

This is the first time the United States is publicly designating Iran’s civilian space agency.

"The 447 right-wing law adopted by the US Congress scares voters in Poland."

Yeshivos Get A Judicial Reprieve State Supreme Court Judge Christina Ryba handed down a favorable decision for yeshivos last week, protecting the school leadership from...

Liberman, who was eager to make good on his public announcements about getting even with Gaza, felt that Netanyahu was making him look bad, manipulating his position to make it untenable.

Pompeo: "As we have been warning for some time, Iran’s missile testing and missile proliferation is growing."

The Trump administration may be withholding recognition of Israel’s capital on passports for the time being because of its much-anticipated Mideast peace plan.

Woodward writes that “no one supported [Kushner's] idea of a summit” in the spring of 2017, but Kushner got his way.

The Trump administration on Monday announced it is closing the PLO office in Washington, DC, cutting off the Palestinian Authority's ability to maintain its diplomatic mission to the US.

Senator Kyl secured funding for the Arrow missile defense system and pressured President Obama against recognizing a Palestinian state.

The White House will make the announcement in a few weeks, according to the Washington Post, eliminating for at least 90% of the people calling themselves "Palestinian refugees" their “right of return.”

Erekat said the decision to cut aid “is a sign that [Washington] has abandoned its international obligations.”

The news report comes just hours after a State Department official said the United States would redirect more than $200 million earmarked for economic aid to the PA and Gaza to projects elsewhere.

Erekat blamed the US administration for encouraging Israel to expand its settlements.

This week marks the 65th anniversary of the overthrow of democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh by the CIA.

We appreciate the continued American commitment to maintaining Israel's qualitative military edge, which enables us to defend ourselves by ourselves against any threat.

The move, potentially forcing PA and Gaza Arabs to seek consular services in the US embassy in the western part of the city, the "Jewish part," could "further dampen Palestinian hopes for an independent state."

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson announced Friday that the PA had violated a provision in a US law which says the PLO mission in DC would be closed down should the PA approach the International Criminal Court to prosecute Israelis for crimes against PA Arabs.

Smotrich spoke about his recently launched peace plan, and Friedman listened carefully to what he had to say.

"This is a transparent attempt by career staffers in the State Department to [expletive] with the Israelis and derail the efforts of Congressional Republicans and President Trump to rebuild the US-Israel relationship."