Posts Tagged: State Department Israel
A Palestinian State Is Not in America’s Interest
In 1948, the conventional "wisdom" at the US State Department was that the reestablishment of a Jewish state would damage US interests because the Jewish state would be aligned...
Jewish Former State Department Officials Undermine Embassy Move
JNS.org - Someday, perhaps, a team of sociologists and psychologists will examine the curious question of why Jewish ex-State Department officials are obsessed with Israel. Until...
President Trump vs. the State Department
In order to avoid the failed Middle East track record of all US presidents, since 1948, President Trump should refrain from -- rather than repeat -- the...
Ten Failed State Department Plans for Mideast Peace
JNS.org - Writing on the op-ed page of the New York Times on January 5, former Assistant Secretary of State Martin Indyk argued that dividing control...
State Department Slams Israeli Building Plans, Calls Settlement Activity ‘Corrosive’
JNS.org - The US State Department on Wednesday expressed concern over Israel's plans to build over the pre-1967 Green Line, including 323 housing units eastern...
US Policy on Judea and Samaria Is Hindering Peace
The United States Consulate in Jerusalem reported that two NBA players, along with trainers and administrators, recently traveled through Jerusalem and the West Bank. The trip was made...
US State Department Grant to Rally Support for Israel-Palestinian Peace Also Aided Anti-Netanyahu Campaign
JNS.org - A United States Senate report released this week shows that the U.S. State Department sent nearly $350,000 to OneVoice, a group that advocates for...
A Jewish Ex-State Department Official Tries to Embarrass Netanyahu, and Fails Miserably
Just as Prime Minister Netanyahu was striving to repair relations with the Obama administration and the Democrats, a Jewish former State Department official was busy...
Obama Administration Says New Jewish Homes in Jerusalem ‘Incompatible With Peace’
Arutz Sheva - The United States Monday blasted Israel for pledging to build 1,000 more Jewish homes in Jerusalem, saying any such move would be "incompatible" with peace efforts,...
U.S., Israel Search for Solution to Visa Dispute
JNS.org - The U.S. State Department is responding to concern from Israel's friends on Capitol Hill by reviewing its policy on granting tourist visas...
State Dept. Report Praises Israel as ‘Committed Counterterrorism Partner’
JNS.org - The U.S. State Department on Wednesday praised Israel for being committed to fighting terrorism, while also slamming Iran for its continued "state...
U.S. Rejections of Israeli Visa Requests Rose 80 Percent in 2013
JNS.org - U.S. State Department data from 2013 shows that the number of rejections of Israeli visa requests rose by 80 percent over that...
State Department Photo Lists ‘Palestine’ as Official Country
JNS.org - A photo posted on the U.S. State Department's Instagram account on Tuesday lists "Palestine" as an official country. The post occurred a...
State Department Corrects ‘East Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories’ Error After ZOA Outreach
JNS.0rg - The U.S. State Department corrected an errant reference to "East Jerusalem" as part of the Palestinian territories following outreach from the Zionist...
