Tag: National Security Advisor
Kissinger denies holding back resupply during Yom Kippur War
Henry Kissinger, who served as national security advisor and secretary of state during the Nixon and Ford administrations, denied that he intentionally delayed critically needed military supplies to Israel during the 1973 Yom Kippur...
US uncovers Iranian plot to assassinate John Bolton, says report
At least two members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had planned to assassinate former National Security Advisor John Bolton, a U.S. Justice Department official told the Washington Examiner.
The official said evidence exists to indict...
US National Security Advisor: Washington engaged in indirect diplomacy with Iran
The United States and Iran have been engaged in indirect diplomacy in an effort to revive the 2015 nuclear deal, White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said on Friday.
“Diplomacy with Iran is ongoing,...
Senate confirms Tony Blinken as US Secretary of State
The U.S. Senate confirmed Tony Blinken on Tuesday as the 71st U.S. secretary of state.
The final tally was 78-22.
Blinken, who is Jewish, will succeed Mike Pompeo as America’s top diplomat.
Blinken previously served as U.S....
Report: Kushner talked to new national security advisor
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...
Former two-time US national security advisor Brent Scowcroft dies at 95
Former two-time U.S. National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft died of natural causes on Aug. 6, his 95th birthday, according to a statement from the Scowcroft Group.
“Brent Scowcroft was an American patriot and public servant...
What’s more important in a president? Policy or character?
For Republicans and many supporters of Israel, former National Security Advisor John Bolton went from hero to zero in the last year. For opponents of President Donald Trump, it’s different. They always intensely disliked...
Report: US administration to hold ‘dramatic’ meeting on Israel’s sovereignty bid
Senior U.S. administration officials will hold a meeting this week on whether or not to give the green light to the Israeli government to apply sovereignty in the Jordan Valley, and parts of Judea...
US National Security Advisor O’Brien meets with Israeli counterpart at White House
U.S. National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien met with his Israeli counterpart, Meir Ben-Shabbat, at the White House on Wednesday to discuss the Iranian threat and other issues.
The two “reaffirmed the special relationship and unbreakable...
Jewish, pro-Israel community react to national security pick
The Jewish and pro-Israel community immediately reacted to the selection of Robert O’Brien as U.S. President Donald Trump’s fourth national security advisor, replacing John Bolton, who was ousted on Sept. 10.
“We congratulate Mr. O’Brien on his appointment, and...