Trump: ‘Always a chance’ of military action regarding Iran, but ‘I’d rather not’
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that there’s “always a chance” the United States could use military force against Iran, tough he added that he’d “rather not.”
“Iran is a place that was extremely...
Activists call for the end of Israel at Times Square Quds Day rally
A Quds Day rally was held in Times Square, New York last week. Activist Nate Chase of the World Workers Party said that Israel never has and never will exist, and described the “Zionist...
American Jewish Committee bestows Japanese prime minister with highest honor
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will receive the highest award from the influential American Jewish Committee, the organization announced on Monday.
“The Light Unto the Nations” Award will be given to the Japanese leader later...
Pompeo: Mideast peace plan being one-sided ‘inaccurate,’ ‘fundamentally untrue
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pushed back on Monday in response to criticism over his remarks last week in a private meeting with Jewish leaders, audio of which was leaked to and reported...
Kushner says Palestinians deserve ‘self-determination,’ stops short of endorsing state
White House senior adviser and presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner expressed support for Palestinians to have “self-determination,” though stopped short of endorsing a Palestinian state.
“I do think they should have self-determination,” he told Axios in an interview...
Report: Pompeo says as situation stands, Mideast peace plan is ‘unexecutable’
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo apparently acknowledged in a closed-door meeting in New York last week that the Trump administration’s highly anticipated peace proposal between the Israelis and the Palestinians may not be...
Trump calls Israeli politics ‘ridiculous,’ tells Israel to ‘get their act together’
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that Israel’s return to national elections just six months after the previous one is “ridiculous” and “all messed up,” but added that there is a “good chance”...
Official US Independence Day celebrations to take place in Jerusalem for first time
The U.S. embassy’s annual Independence Day celebration will take place in Jerusalem this year, for the first time, a little more than a year after the embassy was relocated from Tel Aviv to Israel’s...
Trump administration to release Mideast peace plan ‘when the timing is right’
As Israel heads to the polls on Sept. 17, the fate of the release of the Trump administration’s entire Mideast peace plan for the Israelis and the Palestinians remains to be seen, an administration...
Imam of entity tied to Holy Land case to be at American Jewish Committee...
An imam of an organization affiliated with an unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation terror case is scheduled to be part of a roundtable discussion at the American Jewish Committee’s annual global forum...