Tag: Donald Trump
Will Biden act against Israel during the lame-duck period?
The final two months of the Biden administration may see diplomatic actions taken against Israel, although the White House has neither confirmed nor denied assessments on the issue.
One scenario could see the administration consider...
Trump nominates Jewish transition team co-chair as commerce secretary
President-elect Donald Trump named Howard Lutnick, the Jewish billionaire and chair and CEO of the global finance firm Cantor Fitzgerald, as his nominee for U.S. commerce secretary on Tuesday.
Trump stated that Lutnick, the co-chair...
Dermer talks Hezbollah truce amid pressure in Israel to keep fighting
Israel's Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer met with President-elect Trump during a visit to his Florida estate on Sunday, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday.
Sunday's discussions at Mar-a-Lago centered on an Israeli ceasefire in Lebanon that involves Western and...
Biden admin ready to work with Trump on hostage deal, Sullivan says
The Biden administration is ready to work with President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming foreign-policy team on securing the release of the hostages Hamas continues to hold in the Gaza Strip, Jake Sullivan, the U.S. national...
America’s electrifying counter-revolution
America is attempting to clean up its house. Europeans are burning theirs down.
Within hours of his re-election as president of the United States, Donald Trump started the process of rolling back the influence of...
Netanyahu point man Ron Dermer meets Trump at Mar-a-Lago
Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer met with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at his Florida estate on Sunday, Axios reported on Monday, citing two Israeli and two American officials.
The former said that Dermer conveyed messages to Trump from...
Trump reportedly plans to name Rubio, Mike Waltz, Stephen Miller to roles
President-elect Donald Trump plans to name Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) secretary of state, Rep. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.) as national security advisor and Stephen Miller, an adviser to the former president, as deputy chief of...
Trump nominates Stefanik for UN envoy role
President-elect Donald Trump on Monday nominated Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), chair of the House Republican Conference, to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations in his upcoming administration.
“I am honored to nominate Chairwoman Elise...
Israel reacts to Trump’s victory
Israelis this morning woke up to the news of Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election and breathed a collective sigh of relief.
They’ll soon find out if their high hopes are valid or...
Trying to decipher the next president’s Mideast policy
What do we know about the next president’s Middle East policy? Not much.
While we may not yet know the outcome of the presidential election as you read this, one thing is clear: The future...