Posts Tagged: State Department
Blinken to Travel to UK Monday to Discuss Middle East, Ukraine
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken plans to travel to the United Kingdom on Monday, the State Department said, a week after Britain suspended some...
US Defense Chief Says ‘We Will Help Israel’ if Attacked as Washington Scrambles to Stave Off Hezbollah War
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin vowed on Tuesday that the United States will come to Israel's defense if the Jewish state is attacked by...
US Criticizes ICJ Opinion on Israeli Presence in Palestinian Territories
The U.S. criticized "the breadth" of the top U.N. court's opinion that Israel's presence in Palestinian territories is illegal, with Washington saying it would complicate...
U.S. Welcomes ‘Revitalization’ of Palestinian Authority
i24 News - Washington welcomes the nomination of a new Palestinian Authority (PA) cabinet, in the hope this would constitute a step toward the body's...
US Senate Rejects Bernie Sanders-Led Measure to Force Human Rights Report on Israel
The US Senate rejected a resolution on Tuesday that would have frozen security aid to Israel unless the State Department produces a report within 30...
‘See No Evil,’ ‘Hear no Evil’ US State Department
JNS.org - My mother taught me you’re not supposed to call people dumb, but if I were going to produce a documentary on the State...
US Allows $6 Billion Transfer as Part of Iran Prisoner Swap
The United States waived sanctions to allow the transfer of $6 billion in Iranian funds from South Korea to Qatar, a step needed to carry...
Republicans Raise Questions About Purported State Department Memo Published in Iranian Media
An alleged State Department internal memo informing US Iran Envoy Rob Malley that his security clearance had been suspended which was released on Sunday by...
Israeli Minister Ron Dermer Meets Antony Blinken Amid Potential Saudi-Israel Deal
i24 News — Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday in Washington, DC, discussing regional cooperation and...
Biden’s Embattled Iran Envoy Suspended for Conduct Lands Teaching Job at Elite University
The man who led the Biden administration's negotiations with Iran before having his security clearance suspended is now joining the faculty of an elite Ivy...
Ex-State Department Officials Admit They Were Wrong
JNS.org - On his way out the door, the retiring U.S. ambassador to Israel, Thomas Nides, has belatedly acknowledged that he “screwed up” in one...
‘Incredibly Disturbing’: ADL Calls on Israel to Reconsider New York Consul General Nomination
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) in a statement to The Algemeiner called for the Israeli government to reconsider the nomination of Likud MK and minister-without-portfolio May...
A New Phase in US-Israel Relations
Israel was rocked by the news on Thursday that the US State Department had ordered NASA scientist Dr. Amber Straughn to cancel her participation in...
US Officials to Boycott Smotrich During his Visit
i24 News - According to a senior political official via Channel 12, Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is now considered "persona non grata,” among the American...
