Tag: Ned Price
The State Department wants more antisemites in Jerusalem
Just one week after President Joe Biden announced the creation of a task force to fight antisemitism, his State Department is criticizing Israel for deporting a violent antisemite.
The name of the antisemite is Salah...
How a Palestinian journalist slanders Israel at the US State Department
A Palestinian journalist routinely bashes Israel during the question and answer period at U.S. State Department briefings, and State Department spokespersons rarely correct the record. By allowing anti-Israel bias to penetrate the briefing room...
US ‘deeply concerned’ by security situation in Judea and Samaria
U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price on Wednesday called on both Israel and the Palestinian Authority to “de-escalate” soaring tensions in the West Bank, known in Israel as Judea and Samaria.
“This year alone, more...
In Argentina and Bulgaria, recalling two deadly terrorist attacks
Thousands of people attended a memorial event in Argentina on Monday dedicated to the 85 people killed during the 1994 AMIA bombing in Buenos Aires. They came to read the names of the victims,...
US State Department spokesman condemns terror attack killing three in Israel
U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price condemned the terrorist attack that killed three people and left four wounded in the central Israel city of Elad on Thursday, calling it despicable when asked about it during his...
US State Department: Iran deal not imminent or certain
U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Tuesday that the revival of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal—more formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA—is uncertain and not imminent.
Recent reports...
Israel clarifies Palestinian NGO designation, assures US ties of ‘utmost importance’
An Israeli government official reiterated on Tuesday that they had briefed the United States about the impending designation of six Palestinian NGOs as terror organizations.
In an interview with Israel’s Army Radio, Joshua Zarka, deputy director-general of...
Israel’s envoy blasts Biden administration over renewal of UNRWA funding
The United States announced on Wednesday that it is working with Congress to drastically increase aid to the Palestinians, including renewing aid to the U.N. Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), which deals primarily with...
US expresses ‘full support’ for Jordan’s King Abdullah following alleged coup attempt
The United States is “closely following” the situation in Jordan following reports of an alleged coup plot involving the former Jordanian crown prince, U.S. State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said on Sunday.
“King Abdullah is...
State Department: Abraham Accords not ‘substitute’ for Israeli-Palestinian peace
The Biden administration said that while it hopes other countries will normalize relations with Israel, it doesn’t believe that such deals are a substitute for peace between Israelis and Palestinians.
“The United States will continue...