Tag: Biden Administration
Erdan resigns as Israel’s US ambassador, retains role as UN envoy
Israel’s envoy to the United Nations announced on Sunday that he would be resigning from his simultaneous post as ambassador to the United States, pending the appointment of a replacement.
“It was a true honor to represent...
Pressure builds on Biden administration over lack of key Jewish appointments
For months, Jewish organizations in the United States have been lobbying to appoint a White House Jewish liaison. And after numerous meetings between Jewish organizational leaders and administration officials when violence erupted last month...
New government, new threats
The day after Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett formed their government, Biden administration officials threw a diplomatic grenade at them. Last Monday, administration officials told reporters “unofficially” that U.S. President Joe Biden intends to...
While Biden envoys give away the store in Vienna, Iran escalates the conflict
Diplomacy is in bloom in Vienna this spring. According to The Washington Post, the indirect talks taking place in the Austrian capital between the United States and Iran with diplomats from Britain, France and Germany carrying messages...
Can the Biden administration capitalize on an inexperienced Bennett-Lapid government?
With the likelihood that new leadership will be sworn in next week in Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s departure from the role he has held for almost two decades has some worried about how...
In virtual White House meetings, Jewish leaders urge Biden to fill key positions on...
Officials from the Biden administration held two virtual meetings with leaders from major Jewish organizations for in-depth conversations about the administration’s response to growing violent anti-Semitic attacks in the United States.
The hour-long discussions held...
Blinken’s Mideast trip highlights limits of American efforts to isolate Hamas
While the Biden administration’s negotiations to reach a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip has generally being seen as successful, experts have low expectations that U.S. Secretary of State Antony...
Blinken heads to Mideast post-conflict to speak with leaders in Israel, PA, Jordan and...
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has left for the Middle East this week in the wake of last week’s ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
According to a statement from U.S....
Former Secretary of State Pompeo blasts Biden team for ‘folly’ of appeasing Iran
Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo harshly criticized the Biden administration for its blatant efforts to appease Iran by going out of its way to avoid explicitly stating the Islamic regime’s involvement in...
In talks with Netanyahu, Biden urges ceasefire, reiterates support for Israel’s right to self-defense
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday updated U.S. President Joe Biden on the progress of Israel’s ongoing military operation against terrorist groups in the Gaza Strip, which the military says have launched more...