Tag: secretary of state

"The State Department will immediately begin the process to implement this decision by starting the preparations to move the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem."

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.

Starting in 2015 in the US, in 2016 in Australia, and in August 2017 in Canada, NGOs led by Defense for Children International Palestine (DCI-P) have been conducting a campaign under the label of “No Way to Treat a Child.”

"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."

As late as June, Tillerson wasn’t sure the State Department should have a special anti-Semitism envoy, saying he was concerned the role could actually take attention away from the efforts to fight anti-Semitism.

The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has rebuked the US for its “failure at the highest political level to unequivocally reject racist violent events.”

Israel will continue to monitor the situation, Netanyahu said, “while strongly upholding our red lines.”

Physicians at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center concluded that Otto had suffered extensive brain damage, which is consistent with a cardiopulmonary event rather than a head injury.

It is difficult to ignore the influence of Jewish tradition on Muslim rituals in general and Ramadan in particular, in a kind of upping the spiritual ante on the part of the illiterate security guard who started a new religion.

It appears that once again the Trump administration was blind-sided by someone inside with their own agenda.

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

Trump, Rex Tillerson and Nikki Haley may be coming to Israel within the next few months for the first time.

Russia's permanent representative to the International Organizations in Vienna said US economic sanctions against Iran 'create an unfavorable climate.'

The Putin government, according to Tillerson, has been helping Assad normalize the use of chemical weapons.

The 59 Tomahawk missiles were fired at the air base from which the Sukhoi 24 took off to drop the sarin gas on Idlib province.

Trump originally wanted a 37% reduction in the State Department's budget, but gave in to pressure from Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

The Secretary reminded reporters the US "has provided $1.35 billion in assistance to North Korea as encouragement to take a different pathway."

"Even the uprooting of 21 blossoming communities in Gaza didn't lead to peace, but rather, to rocket fire aimed at Israel."

Selective leaks by former Obama officials which were meant to make Netanyahu look bad don’t hold up to scrutiny.

This is not the first time these two have met; but it's likely one of their most important meetings.

PM Netanyahu is preparing for his Wednesday meeting with President Trump.

"President Trump and I see eye to eye on the dangers...but also on the opportunities," Netanyahu said.

UN watchdog report reveals dozens of instances of UNRWA teachers glorifying terrorism and antiSemitism.

If UNSCR 2334 upset you, another one may be just a week away, and it is far worse.

Two leading Republican senators and former presidential contenders are "hitting back" at the Obama White House over Israel.