Tag: U.S. State Department
Report: Sanders adviser with anti-Israel history expected to join State Department
Matt Duss, a former foreign-policy adviser for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), is reportedly expected to join the U.S. State Department.
According to Politico, the move “will be viewed by many on the left as a victory for progressives.”
It...
Report: Malley accepts Iran envoy role from Blinken, but asks for precondition
U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken reportedly has asked Robert Malley, a top negotiator of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, if he wants to be U.S. special envoy on Iran.
Malley has reportedly accepted.
Citing a...
NGOs petition US to reveal number of Palestinian refugees
The HonestReporting and UNRWA: Stop Teaching Hate advocacy groups launched a joint petition on Monday calling on the U.S. government to declassify a report detailing the true number of Palestinian refugees worldwide, nine years...
US to designate Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen as terrorist entity
The United States intends to designate the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen as a terrorist entity, announced U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday in a statement.
By designating the Houthis as a Specially...
US sees mixed results on thwarting assets going to terror groups, sponsors
A new report from the State Department has found that U.S. authorities have had mixed results in blocking assets going to terrorist entities and state sponsors of terrorism.
According to the Terrorist Assets Report, which is...
US policy of labeling West Bank products as ‘Made in Israel’ takes effect
The U.S. policy of requiring products made in Israeli settlements in the West Bank as “Made in Israel” took effect last week, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
CBP published a notice in The Federal Register, the...
US imposes new sanctions on central bank in Syria, wife of Bashar Assad
The United States on Tuesday enacted new sanctions on Syria, including targeting its central bank and the wife of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
In a statement, the U.S. Treasury Department said it sanctioned two individuals,...
Cruz reintroduces bill to label Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist group
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has reintroduced a bill that calls on the U.S. State Department to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist group.
His office announced on Dec. 2 that the senator is again...
Forever 15
This week, we mark yet another agonizing birthday.
My sweet daughter, Malki, would now be 35 years old if Hamas operative Ahlam Tamimi had made some misstep on Aug. 9, 2001.
But Tamimi was and still is...
Remembering two forgotten heroes: Ben Hecht and Peter Bergson
On Nov. 25, 1942, a five-paragraph article, buried on page 10 of The New York Times, confirmed the deaths at that time of 2 million Jews in Nazi-controlled Europe and warned of the perilous plight...