Tag: U.S. State Department
State Department: ‘Much work remains’ to provide restitution to Holocaust survivors and their descendants
Property belonging to Holocaust survivors and their descendants have yet to be returned to their rightful owners, in addition to restitution to these people, is an issue largely unresolved 70 years after the end...
US sanctions Syrian leader’s oldest son, other individuals and entities
The United States imposed sanctions on Wednesday on Syrian President Bashar Assad’s oldest son, Hafez Assad, named after his grandfather. He was sanctioned along with three other individuals and 10 entities.
The sanctions were imposed under the Caesar...
Colorado Rep. Lamborn: US underreports terrorist attacks against Israel in 2019
The U.S. State Department has said that it would amend its human-rights report published four months ago following a letter from two Republican congressmen stating that the number of terrorist attacks against Israel has...
US sanctions Iran minister, senior law-enforcement officials, IRGC commander
The United States on Wednesday sanctioned Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, seven senior officials of the country’s Law Enforcement Forces (LEF) and a provincial commander of the Islamic Republic’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps...
Hezbol-Law: Behind Germany’s long-awaited ban of the terrorist organization
On April 30, Germany officially banned all Hezbollah activities in Germany. In a dramatic demonstration of its execution, authorities raided four mosques believed to have ties to the Lebanese terror group.
Critics of Germany’s reluctance...
‘US prepared to recognize application of Israeli law to areas of the West Bank’
A U.S. State Department spokesperson said on Monday that the United States remains ready to recognize Israel’s annexation of territory in the West Bank, but expects Israel to continue negotiations with the Palestinians.
“As we...
US give $5 million in aid to Palestinians amid pandemic
The United States will give $5 million to the Palestinians to help them deal with the coronavirus pandemic, announced U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman on Thursday.
“I’m very pleased the USA is providing $5M...
US State Department changes name of eastern Jerusalem Palestinians in annual report
The U.S. State Department has changed its official description of Palestinians living in eastern Jerusalem from “Palestinian residents” to “Arab residents” or “non-Israeli citizens” in the department’s annual global human-rights report released on Wednesday.
The majority of...
US State Department approves possible aircraft, equipment sale to Israel
The U.S. State Department announced on Tuesday that it has approved a possible sale of up to eight KC-46 aircraft and related equipment to Israel as part of a process towards finalizing a military...
US sanctions Lebanese individuals, companies with alleged ties to Hezbollah
The United States on Wednesday sanctioned 15 Lebanese individuals and companies allegedly tied to a part of the U.S.-designated terrorist group Hezbollah’s financial support network called the Martyrs Foundation.
Atlas Holding was designated by the United States...