Andrew Bernard
ARTICLES BY: Andrew Bernard
Biden Human Rights Nominee Drops Out Amid GOP Israel Bias Concern
President Joe Biden’s nominee for a senior State Department human rights position withdrew from consideration Tuesday amid Republican objection to her anti-Israel statements. The nomination of...
Republican National Committee to Vote on Resolution Condemning ‘Infiltration’ of Antisemitism in Party
The Republican National Committee (RNC) on Friday will consider a draft resolution declaring that antisemites are attempting to "infiltrate" the Republican Party. The resolution specifically...
US Sanctions Lebanese Economist for Hezbollah Ties
The US Treasury Department on Tuesday sanctioned a Lebanese economist accused of running a currency exchange company as a front for Hezbollah. Hassan Moukalled founded CTEX...
‘We Have Been Betrayed’: As Billions Flow to Jordan, US Remains Mum on Extradition of Palestinian Terrorist Ahlam Tamimi
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is widely considered one of America’s closest allies in the Middle East. US aid to Jordan has quietly tripled in...
Bipartisan Congressional Letter Calls for UN Official’s Firing Over ‘Outrageous’ Antisemitic Remarks
11 Democratic and Republican members of Congress on Monday called for the firing of the UN’s special rapporteur on Palestine, Francesca Albanese, for her “outrageous”...
US, Israel Launch Historic Joint Military Exercise
US Central Command and the Israel Defense Forces on Monday launched a week-long military exercise in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea believed to be the largest...
US, UK, EU Issue Coordinated Sanctions Against Iranian Officials
The US, UK and EU issued coordinated sanctions Monday against senior Iranian officials, including Iran’s deputy intelligence minister and four Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)...
Saudi Foreign Minister: Normalization with Israel Requires Giving the Palestinians a State
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said in an interview with Bloomberg Thursday said that normalization between Israel and the kingdom would...
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan Raises Israeli Judicial Reforms in Meeting with Netanyahu: Report
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan raised the issue of Israel’s impending judicial reform measures in a one-on-one meeting Thursday with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin...
European Parliament Calls on EU to Designate IRGC as Terrorist Group
The European Parliament on Wednesday voted to call for the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to be designated as a terrorist group, in a major...
‘Is This Real..??’: UN Lebanon Envoy Thanks Hezbollah for ‘Tour’ Eliciting Rebuke From Israeli Diplomats
The UN’s Special Coordinator for Lebanon Joanna Wronecka on Monday thanked a representative of Hezbollah for giving her a “tour d’horizon” of Lebanese issues, eliciting...
Iran to Receive Russian Fighter Jets by March in Latest Sign of Growing Military Ties: Iranian Media
Iranian media on Sunday reported that Iran expects to take delivery of 24 Russian Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets by the end of March, as the...
Israel Expects Mass Protests Saturday Over Draft Judicial Reform Bills
Israel is expected to see tens of thousands of people demonstrate on Saturday in Tel Aviv’s Habima Square in response to the judicial reform proposals...
100 EU Parliamentarians Sign Letter Calling for Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Terrorist Designation
More than 100 members of the European Parliament on Wednesday signed a letter calling for the European Union to designate the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps...
