Tag: U.S. State Department
John Kerry to visit Jerusalem as part of Mideast working trip
John Kerry, U.S. special presidential envoy for climate, will visit Jerusalem as part of a May 31 to June 7 trip that will also take him to Amman, Dubai and Oslo, the U.S. State...
US State Department designates five al-Shabaab leaders as terrorists
Maxamed Siidow, Cali Yare, Maxamed Dauud Gabaane, Suleiman Cabdi Daoud and Mohamed Omar Mohamed—all influential leaders of al-Shabaab, a terror group based in Somalia—have now been labeled Designated Global Terrorists under Executive Order (E.O.) 13224 by...
I’m deeply troubled that the State Department is deeply troubled
The U.S. State Department says it is “deeply troubled” that the Israeli government has lifted a ban on Jews living in the community of Homesh. Well, I’m deeply troubled that the State Department is...
Israeli, US diplomats discuss Negev Forum in Washington
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met in Washington on Wednesday with Ronen Levi, the director-general of Israel’s Foreign Ministry.
During the meeting, which was closed to the press, the two diplomats discussed “a...
Blinken considers new envoy to bolster Abraham Accords
The Biden administration says it plans to expand the 2020 Abraham Accords begun under former President Donald Trump and is determining an appointee to work towards increasing Israeli ties with Arab and Muslim-majority countries.
Dan Shapiro, who...
Palestinian paper’s DC bureau chief accuses Israel of murdering Dee family killers
“Let me begin by what happened today. The Israeli army killed four Palestinians. One of them is a young woman, 26 years old, a mother of three, in her hometown at a checkpoint,” said...
State Department won’t engage ‘hypothetical’ of Blinken, Netanyahu DC meeting
In the May 2 press briefing at the U.S. State Department, a spokesman dodged a reporter’s question about whether Secretary of State Antony Blinken would meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should the...
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 sanctions Chinese companies for helping Iran circumvent petroleum sanctions
Two Chinese state-run entities are being placed under sanctions by the U.S. State and Treasury Departments for helping Iran circumvent sanctions on exporting petroleum and petrochemical products.
The sanctioned companies include Zhonggu Storage and Transportation...