Posts Tagged: Trump administration
The Jerusalem Embassy, Five Years Later
JNS.org - On May 14, 2018, something incredible happened. The United States finally opened our embassy in Jerusalem, 23 years after we first promised to do...
Watchdog Says US Senator Missed Incitement in Palestinian Textbooks by Visiting UNRWA Program in Jordan
A watchdog group said that a US Senator missed hateful and inciting Palestinian educational materials by visiting a UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) facility...
Israel Keeping Close Eye on Vienna Nuclear Talks Between Iran and World Powers, Experts Say
As Iran and the US embarked on a round of indirect talks in Vienna over reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, experts in Israel say the...
Iran Allowed Al-Qaeda to Set Up ‘Operational Headquarters’ on Its Soil, Pompeo Says
i24 News – Iran has allowed the al-Qaeda terrorist group to establish a new "operational headquarters" on its territory, US State Secretary Mike Pompeo said...
Report: Hezbollah Fears US and Israel May Strike During Final Weeks of Trump Administration
Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah is reportedly growing increasingly afraid that Israel and the US may take action against it during the final month of the...
After Trump Loss, Netanyahu Defends His Conduct of Relations With US, Says He Has Good Ties With Both Parties
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended his record on relations with the United States on Tuesday, saying his conduct had not harmed the Jewish state's...
Mahmoud Abbas Is Waiting for a Biden Administration
JNS.org - The historic Abraham Accords have exposed the profoundly weakened position in which the Palestinian Authority now finds itself. Mahmoud Abbas is almost certainly hoping...
US Lawmakers Quiz Disney CEO Over Xinjiang Connection to ‘Mulan’
A group of bipartisan US lawmakers urged Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Chapek to explain the company's connection with "security and propaganda" authorities of China's...
Trump Administration Backs Partial Extension of Jobless Benefits Through Year’s End
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Saturday said that the Trump administration supports extending enhanced unemployment benefits until the end of the year in the...
US Charges 18 Portland Protesters as It Sends Tactical Police to Seattle
US prosecutors on Friday unveiled charges against 18 Portland, Oregon protesters ranging from assaulting police to arson and trespassing, a day after the Trump administration...
Trump Administration’s 2021 Budgets Excludes Funding for Palestinian Security Forces
JNS.org - US funding for Palestinian security forces was excluded in the Trump administration’s budget released on Monday for the 2021 fiscal year—the first time...
US Jewish Groups Applaud Trump Executive Order on Combating Campus Antisemitism
Major Jewish groups applauded the Trump administration on Wednesday for an executive order affirming civil rights protections for Jewish students, amid concerns over rising antisemitism...
Trump Administration Begins Paris Climate Pact Exit
The Trump administration said on Monday it filed paperwork to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement, the first formal step in a one-year...
Trump Impeachment Probe Gains Steam With Briefing, Depositions
Two former officials who were engaged in the Trump administration's dealings with Ukraine will meet with US congressional committees starting this week, as the impeachment...