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US issues policy to have exported goods made in settlements labeled ‘Product of Israel’

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The U.S. State Department issued a new policy on Thursday requiring that products manufactured in settlements in Judea and Samaria be labeled as “Israel,” “Product of Israel” or “Made in Israel” when exported to the United States. “This approach recognizes that...
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers opening remarks for the “Ancient Hatred, Modern Medium: Conference on Internet Anti-Semitism,” Oct. 21-22, 2020. Source: Screenshot.

Pompeo designates BDS ‘anti-Semitic,’ announces new policy to help combat it

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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stated on Thursday that the United States would withdraw funding from groups that support the anti-Israel BDS movement. “We will recognize the global BDS campaign as anti-Semitic,” he said....
Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Trump administration weighs designating Houthi rebels in Yemen as terrorists

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The Trump administration is expected to designate the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen as a terrorist organization, reported Foreign Policy on Monday, citing several diplomatic sources. The U.S. Defense Department, career U.S. State Department employees, the United Nations...
A MQ-9 Reaper US military unmanned aerial vehicle prepares to land after a mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. The Reaper has the ability to carry both precision-guided bombs and air-to-ground missiles. Credit: U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson via Wikimedia Commons.

Report: US State Department notifies Congress of $2.9 billion drone sale to UAE

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The U.S. State Department has informally notified Congress that “it plans to sell 18 sophisticated armed MQ-9B aerial drones to the United Arab Emirates in a deal worth as much as $2.9 billion,” reported Reuters on Thursday,...
U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman hands the first U.S. passport with "Israel" listed to Jerusalem-born American citizen Menachem Zivotofsky at the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem on Oct. 30, 2020. Source: David M. Friedman/Twitter.

US issues first passport with ‘Israel’ listed to Jerusalem-born US citizen

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The United States has issued its first passport with Israel listed as the place of birth to a U.S. citizen born in Jerusalem—in fact, to the person who was at the center of a...
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Report: US citizens born in Jerusalem to be allowed to list ‘Israel’ on passports

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U.S. citizens born in Jerusalem will be allowed to list Israel as their place of birth on their U.S. passport, alluded the Trump administration on Wednesday. Politico first reported the development, citing a U.S. official, adding that...
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers opening remarks for the “Ancient Hatred, Modern Medium: Conference on Internet Anti-Semitism,” Oct. 21-22, 2020. Source: Screenshot.

US State Department conference tackles mounting hate and anti-Semitism online

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Hate online, particularly anti-Semitism, is continuing to grow at alarming rates, and stopping it will require education, collaboration and a cohesive definition were the findings from the first-of-its-kind, two-day symposium sponsored by the U.S....
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Twitter, Google decline to be in State Department event countering anti-Semitism

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Twitter and Google declined to participate in next week’s U.S. State Department event, featuring U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, on countering anti-Semitism on the Internet and social media—the first event of its kind...
U.S. businessman and philanthropist Sheldon Adelson and his wife, Dr. Miriam Adelson, at the opening ceremony of the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem on May 14, 2018. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Report: US ambassador’s Herzliya residence sold to Sheldon Adelson

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The U.S. State Department confirmed on Tuesday that it had selected a buyer for the former Chief of Mission Residence in Herzliya. “The buyer was selected solely on the basis of having submitted the highest and best...
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Bipartisan Senate bill introduced to monitor Arab anti-normalization policies

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Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) introduced legislation on Thursday that would require the U.S. State Department to submit an annual report to Congress on instances of Arab governments punishing citizens and residents who...