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Mourners attend the funeral of slain Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in the Qatari capital Doha on Aug. 2, 2024. Photo by Mahmud Hams/AFP via Getty Images.

Under US pressure to expel Hamas, Qatar keeps double-dealing

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The United States is pressuring Qatar to expel Hamas leaders from its territory due to the terrorist organization's refusal to consider even a short ceasefire and new suggestions for a hostage release deal with...
Former President Donald Trump at an “Arizona for Trump” rally at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Ariz., on Aug. 23, 2024. Credit: Gage Skidmore/Creative Commons.

Trump reportedly plans to name Rubio, Mike Waltz, Stephen Miller to roles

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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...
Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman at a prayer rally for the release of Israelis held hostage by Hamas in Gaza, at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, Oct. 19, 2023. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.

David Friedman: Biden is ‘hampering’ Israel’s war effort

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U.S. President Joe Biden is harming Israel's efforts to demilitarize the Gaza Strip by demanding that Jerusalem scale back its military offensive against the Hamas terror organization, former U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman told Channel 12 on...
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner in Jerusalem ahead of the official opening of the U.S. embassy, May 13, 2018. Credit: Yossi Zamir/Flash90.

Trump: No Jared and Ivanka roles in future administration

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Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, who had roles in the previous Trump administration, would not have official positions in a future one, former President Donald Trump said in an interview with Fox News host Bret Baier. “You know why?”...
U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at the White House in Washington, D.C., Aug. 27, 2021. Photo by Avi Ohayon/GPO.

US, Israel remain at loggerheads over consulate to Palestinians in downtown Jerusalem

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Israel and the United States remain at an impasse about American plans to reopen the U.S. consulate on Agron Road in downtown Jerusalem that was closed under former President Donald Trump. The Biden administration and...
US ambassador to Israel David Friedman speaks at the Jewish federation's annual General Assembly in Tel Aviv, on October 24, 2018. Credit: Tomer Neuberg/Flash90

Friedman: ‘I believe the US will respect Israel if Israel respects itself’

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It’s been almost a year since U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman completed his service. In an interview with JNS, Friedman—who recently joined former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s new investment fund, Liberty Strategic, as its...
Israeli Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer addresses Christians United for Israel's "Night to Honor Israel" on Oct. 26 in San Antonio. Credit: Paul Wharton Photography.

‘Only weakness can truly undermine the US-Israel alliance’: A special interview with Ron Dermer

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When Ron and Rhoda Dermer told their five children that this time their long stay in Washington was really over, and that there would be no more delays, they didn’t believe it. With good...
Japanese Ambassador to Iran Kazutoshi Aikawa and Mahdi Mirashrafi, president of Iran's Customs Administration and deputy finance minister, sign a customs agreement in Tehran on Aug. 22, 2021, in the presence of Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (top left) and his Iranian counterpart (standing, far right) Mohammed Javad Zarif. Credit: Foreign Ministry of Japan.

Iran urges Japan to release billions in frozen assets

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Iran has called on Japan to release billions of dollars frozen in the country’s banks due to United States sanctions, Reuters reported on Sunday. The request followed Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s meeting in Tehran with Japanese Foreign...
Afghanis run alongside a U.S. Air Force C-17 plane as it departs from Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 16, 2021. Source: Screenshot.

The cost of disgrace is not cheap

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For those old enough to remember the images of the last days of South Vietnam, recent events in Afghanistan are shockingly familiar. In each case, a flawed American ally facing a determined foe quickly...

Former Ambassador David Friedman: ‘Trump administration would have given Israel free reign to defend...

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was dispatched to Israel by U.S. President Joe Biden this week in the direct aftermath of an acute conflagration highlighted by 11 days of indiscriminate rocket attacks by...