Tag: White House
US interior secretary to help light National Menorah on White House lawn
U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt will help light the National Menorah on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, D.C., at 4 p.m. on Sunday—the first night of Hanukkah.
The holiday begins on the evening of...
Washington holding $100 million in aid to Lebanon, says State Department official
The White House is holding up more than $100 million in security aid to Lebanon, a senior U.S. State Department official said, according to an AFP report on Tuesday.
U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs David...
In White House visit, Trump touts US alliance with Turkey; Erdoğan slams critics
WASHINGTON—U.S. President Donald Trump, standing alongside Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, touted at a White House press conference on Wednesday that the relationship between the United States and Turkey, a fellow NATO ally, has...
Trump: ‘I don’t believe Israel is spying on US’
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he doesn’t believe that Israel is spying on the United States.
“I don’t think the Israelis are spying on us. I really would find that hard to...
Anti-Semitic cartoonist no longer to attend White House social-media summit
Ben Garrison, a political cartoonist who has drawn anti-Semitic illustrations, will no longer be attending the White House’s social-media summit on Thursday, reported Politico.
The invite sparked condemnation from the Jewish community, including the Anti-Defamation League and the Republican...
Spearheaded by Trump, US officially recognizes Israeli sovereignty over the Golan
On Monday, the United States officially recognized Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, adding another accomplishment for an administration that has been lauded for its pro-Israel agenda that includes recognizing Jerusalem as the capital...
White House to present Trump’s Mideast peace plan some time after August
The White House is unlikely to present its Middle East peace plan before August, a source familiar with the issue told Israel Hayom on Thursday. Jerusalem officials confirmed they had no information regarding an...
Kushner’s White House security clearance now downgraded
President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and top adviser Jared Kushner had his security clearance downgraded on Friday due to alleged efforts by foreign countries to influence him, according to a report in The Washington Post.
Kushner’s interim...