Tag: United States
Document showing America’s official recognition of Israel in May 1948 up for sale
The original exhibition copy of the United States’ recognition of Israel in 1948, signed by U.S. President Harry S. Truman, is up for sale for the first time.
The document, valued at $300,000, is the only...
American troop withdrawal from Syria would be ‘giving away a strategic bargaining chip’
A decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to pull some 2,000 American special force troops from eastern Syria will provide a boost to Russia and Iran, but Israel should not play a prominent role...
US embassy boycotts Cairo Book Fair after discovery of anti-Semitic propaganda
After discovering that classic anti-Semitic literature would be present at the 2019 Cairo International Book Fair—the most important annual literary event in the Arabic publishing world—the U.S. embassy in Cairo closed its booth, according...
Israeli cannabis comes to America in relevant form, that of ‘repairing the world’
With Israel having just approved medical cannabis to be exported, the United States is a destination for the Israeli firm Tikun Olam, which is Hebrew for the Jewish obligation to “repair, heal or fix the world.”
Although it...
Israel and U.S. share Hanukkah stamp design
By now, many people have noticed that on sale at the U.S. Post Office is this year’s Hanukkah stamp, which features a papercut version of the 9-branched menorah (one arm being the shamash) set...
In a rare move, Israel votes against US at United Nations
In a rare move, Israel voted against an American proposal that was defeated on Monday to alter a U.N. resolution combating sexual harassment.
The United States sought to water down language in the nonbinding measure...
In rare visit beyond Green Line, US envoy urges dialogue
U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman visited the city of Ariel, over the Green Line in Judea and Samaria, on Tuesday to attend an event promoting commercial ties between Israelis and Palestinians.
His visit was...
International Court of Justice orders US to lift some sanctions against Iran
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered the United States on Wednesday to lift some sanctions on Iran in the aftermath of the U.S. reimposing sanctions that were lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal,...
Putting the PLO in its place
Twelve hours and an ocean separated two important speeches this week. On Monday, U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton addressed the Federalist Society in Washington. The next day, European Union foreign-policy chief Federica Mogherini...
US Ambassador David Friedman: We don’t tell Israel what to do
A massive painting depicting the biblical “sin of the spies” hangs in the modest office of U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman. “The spies didn’t lie,” Friedman explains his choice of this particular image...