Tag: Mike Pence
Report: Pence may visit Israel in January for Auschwitz ceremony
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence may join other world leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron, in Israel in January for a ceremony marking 75 years since the liberation of...
Trump’s ‘impulsive’ decision to leave Syria undermines Israel’s interests, according to experts
The abrupt decision by U.S. President Donald Trump last week to withdraw U.S. forces from Syria has led to a major foreign-policy crisis in the region and worldwide.
Equally as important are the changing roles...
Trump demands Turkey halt Syria incursion, authorizes new sanctions
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday called on Turkey to immediately halt its offensive in northern Syria and authorized new sanctions against the NATO member state. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the United States...
Pence makes surprise visit to Chabad of Poway, Calif.
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence made a surprise visit to Chabad of Poway in Southern California on Thursday, a month-and-a-half after a gunman killed a woman and injured three others during Shabbat-morning services on...
At annual CUFI conference, Pence warns Iran, rebukes border-security language
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Monday warned Iran that the United States is prepared to defend itself, in addition to criticizing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) for comparing migrant detention centers on the U.S....
Pence again calls for removal of Omar from House Foreign Affairs Committee
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Friday reiterated his call for Rep. Ilhan Omar to be removed from the House Foreign Affairs Committee for making anti-Semitic and anti-Israel comments while in Congress.
“Ilhan Omar has made statements...
Pence blasts anti-Semitic rhetoric, 2020 Democratic candidates for missing AIPAC
Vice President Mike Pence blasted Democratic freshmen in the House of Representatives on Monday, in addition to certain candidates on the 2020 presidential campaign trail, for the former using “rank anti-Semitic language” and the latter...
Iran responds to accusations of anti-Semitism by Pence: ‘We are just against Zionists’
After being accused of anti-Semitism by U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, Iran’s Foreign Minister retorted that the claim was “laughable,” and that “Iran has always supported the Jews; we are just against Zionists.”
The incident occurred...
At Warsaw summit, Pence calls on EU to withdraw from Iran nuclear deal
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday urged European Union nations to withdraw from the 2015 Iran nuclear accord and stop attempting to circumvent U.S. sanctions.
Speaking at the Mideast summit in Warsaw, Pence said...
Trump, Pence upbraid Omar tweets, saying ‘anti-Semitism has no place in Congress’
Both the president and the vice president of the United States reprimanded Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) for recent anti-Semitic comments and called for her to face consequences.
“ tweets were a disgrace & her apology...