Posts Tagged: State Department Israel
State Department Official Resigns Over US Support for Israel
An 11-year employee of the US State Department resigned on Wednesday over what he described as America's "blind support" for Israeli "apartheid." Josh Paul, a director...
US, EU, Jewish Groups Condemn Israeli Security Minister’s Comments on Arab Rights
The US State Department, the European Union, and American Jewish groups have condemned recent comments made by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who said...
The State Department Elite Don’t Understand the Middle East
According to the late professor John Kenneth Galbraith, "the notion of conventional wisdom … is commonly understood as knowledge that is accepted within a certain...
History of US State Department Shows ‘Jewish White Privilege’ Is a Myth
On April 12, 2022, the State Department published its 2021 "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Israel, West Bank and Gaza." As the Jewish Insider,...
US Criticizes Israel Over ‘Punitive’ Demolition of Terror Suspect’s Home
JNS.org - The US Embassy in Jerusalem censured Israel on Thursday for demolishing an accused terrorist’s home earlier in the day. Israel destroyed the building despite...
Washington Clarifies It Views the West Bank as ‘Occupied’ by Israel
i24 News – US State Department spokesman Ned Price affirmed Wednesday night Washington’s position on the West Bank, referring to it as “occupied.” The matter came...
How to Understand the US Failure in the Middle East
I've written about the malevolent influence of Arabists in the US government. After leaving public service, many seek to influence policy and public opinion. One...
US Should Recognize Israel’s Sovereignty Over the Golan Heights
Whenever an incident or an idea related to the Middle East arises, former State Department officials are quick to comment. Those who are Arabists can...
The ‘Arab Street’ Is a Dead End
It’s time to put an old aphorism to rest. For decades, Middle East analysts and journalists have used the informal phrase “the Arab Street” to...
Why Is a Study of Palestinian School Books Being Kept Secret from the US Congress?
Why does the US State Department continue to block the publication of the congressional investigation of Palestinian textbooks taught in schools run by the United...
Why Is the State Department Protecting Palestinian Terrorists?
In recent weeks, three important European players in the education of Palestinian children -- the European Union, the UK Parliament, and the Finnish government -- all took steps to...
Will the State Department Sabotage Trump’s Israel Policy?
President Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, and move the US embassy there from Tel Aviv, was opposed by most of the US foreign policy establishment,...
State Department’s New Mideast Director Has a Questionable Record on Israel
JNS.org - The newly appointed Middle East director at the State Department has a long record of criticizing and pressuring Israel. Isn’t anybody at the White...
US Pressure on Israel? No Need to Panic
In recent weeks, commentators and others have been worried about the prospect of US pressure being applied to Israel. Can Israel afford, they ask, to...
