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Senior adviser to the president Jared Kushner at Ben-Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, ahead of his departure with U.S.-Israeli delegation from Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi, Aug. 31, 2020. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.

Report: Kushner talked to new national security advisor

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White House senior adviser Jared Kushner has talked with incoming U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan about the Trump administration’s Mideast policies, U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman told the Knesset’s foreign relations committee...
U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman receives a Knesset award for his tenure under the Trump adminintration. Source: Twitter.

Knesset honors departing US ambassador to Israel

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The Knesset honored departing U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman on Monday as he is set to finish his term next week. Zvi Hauser, chairman of the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, thanked Friedman...
Former Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon and Nikki Haley, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, as part of the DiploTech Global Summit 2020. Source: Screenshot.

Diplomatic technology summit highlights Israeli innovation in post-COVID world

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The global DiploTech summit brought together ambassadors and technology leaders to explore Israel’s sustainable innovations in the context of the coronavirus pandemic, as well as recent diplomatic victories in the region. The summit, “DiploTech...
United Arab Emirates Ambassador to the United States Yousef Al Otaiba speaks at the Iranian American Jewish Federation’s 2020 virtual gala on Dec. 6, 2020. Source: Screenshot.

UAE ambassador on Israel ties: ‘We expect joint ventures in virtually every sector’

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The Emirati ambassador to the United States said on Sunday that Israel and the United Arab Emirates hope to cooperate in making advancements in all fields following the signing of the Abraham Accords. United Arab...

US sanctions Hezbollah officials, among them Iraq ambassador to Iran

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The United States sanctioned two officials on Thursday of the U.S.-designated terrorist group Hezbollah. Nabil Qaouk and Hassan Al-Baghdadi “are members of Hezbollah’s Central Council, a group of senior Hezbollah officials that elects the terrorist group’s Shura...
United Arab Emirates Ambassador to the United Nations Lana Nusseibeh meets with Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan at the UAE Mission on Sept. 23, 2020. Credit: UAE Mission to U.N./Twitter.

Israel, UAE ambassadors to UN hold inaugural meeting

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Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan met with the United Arab Emirates Ambassador to the United Nations Lana Nusseibeh on Wednesday for the first time. The meeting was held at the UAE Mission...
U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman speaks at the dedication ceremony for a new town named after U.S. President Donald Trump in the Golan Heights, June 16, 2019. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90.

Friedman on Abraham Accords: ‘When the dust settles, Israeli-Arab conflict will be over’

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U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman said on Wednesday that recent regional developments, and especially the peace treaties between Israel, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, mark the beginning of the end of the...
Former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Ex-Swedish premier faces backlash for comments on Israeli aid to Lebanon

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Former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt faced backlash for expressing surprise at Israeli assistance following multiple explosions that ripped through Lebanon’s capital of Beirut on Tuesday. In addition to immediately sending humanitarian and medical aid to its...
Ysselsteyn German war cemetery in Holland. Credit: Alex Hoekerd/Flickr.

US ambassador to Holland visits cemetery that includes graves of Waffen-SS

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U.S. Ambassador to Holland Pete Hoekstra visited a Dutch cemetery on Thursday where Nazis are buried. “Walked among the graves at Ysselsteyn, a cemetery for German soldiers from WWI & WWII. A terrible reminder of...
U.S. Army Lt. Col (Ret.) Douglas Macgregor. Source: Screenshot.

Jewish community expresses alarm over Trump nominee for German ambassador

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The organized Jewish community has been expressing concern over the nomination of retired U.S. Army Col. Douglas Macgregor as U.S. ambassador to Germany to succeed Richard Grenell. In a 2012 interview with The Daily Bell, Macgregor blamed neoconservatives,...