Posts Tagged: Trump and Israel
Israel Hopes for Rapprochement With Fifth Muslim Country Before Trump Exit, Minister Says
Israel is working towards formalizing relations with a fifth Muslim country during US President Donald Trump's term, which ends next month, an Israeli government minister told Ynet...
Trump ‘Overturned’ Mideast Peace Assumptions, US Envoy Tells UN Security Council
In an address to the UN Security Council on Monday during a monthly session on the Middle East, US Ambassador Kelly Craft asserted that President...
Kushner to Lead US Delegation to Israel and Morocco After Normalization Deal
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner will lead a US delegation to Israel and Morocco next week for discussions on the normalization deal the two countries reached...
Report: Pence Slated to Make Israel Visit Ahead of Biden Inauguration
i24 News – United States Vice President Mike Pence and National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien are expected to arrive in Israel within the coming weeks, according...
Trump Administration Plans to Release List of BDS Groups
JNS.org – The Trump administration plans to release a list of organizations that support the anti-Israel BDS movement, a senior Trump administration official told JNS. The...
Pompeo Becomes First US Secretary of State to Visit Israeli Settlement; Vows Action Against BDS Groups
Mike Pompeo on Thursday became the first US secretary of state to tour an Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Pompeo's visit came during the Israel leg of...
First Jerusalem-Born American Gets US Passport Listing ‘Israel’ as Birthplace
The United States on Friday issued for the first time a passport to a Jerusalem-born American with "Israel" listed as the place of birth instead of...
US to Allow Jerusalem-Born Americans to List Israel as Birthplace, Pompeo Says
American citizens born in Jerusalem will now be able to list Israel as their birthplace on their passports, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Thursday,...
US Ends Restrictions on Funds for Science Research in West Bank
The Trump administration lifted a decades-old ban on Wednesday that had prohibited US taxpayer funding for Israeli scientific research conducted in settlements in the West Bank. With...
Israel Says US Will Now Fund Research Projects in West Bank, Golan Heights
Israel said on Tuesday the United States was effectively lifting a ban on American funding of Israeli scientific research projects conducted in the West Bank and Golan...
New Poll Shows US Jews ‘More Optimistic’ About Regional Peace in Middle East After Abraham Accords
The results of a new poll that were published on Monday found increased hopefulness among American Jews about prospects for peace between Israel and the...
White House Election Race Reaches Streets of Tel Aviv
"You have to thank Trump" posters in Hebrew suddenly started appearing on minibuses in Tel Aviv this week, as Republican ads brought the race for...
‘Refua Shlema’: Israeli Leaders, US Jewish Groups Wish Trump Well After COVID-19 Diagnosis
Israeli leaders were quick to express well-wishes on Friday to US President Donald Trump after it was announced that he and his wife Melania had...
How Trump’s Balkan Deal Might Harm Israel
Kosovo and Serbia have a bloody and troubled history. As they attempt to reduce tensions and to create new economic agreements between them, Israel has...
