Posts Tagged: State Department
State Department Condemns Killing of US Citizen at Israeli Supermarket
JNS.org - The U.S. State Department on Friday condemned Palestinian terrorists’ fatal stabbing of a U.S. citizen north of Jerusalem one day earlier. “We condemn in the...
State Department Rejects Calls to Close PLO Office in DC
JNS.org - The U.S. State Department on Tuesday rejected calls by 32 members of Congress to close the Palestinian Liberation Organization's (PLO) office in Washington, D.C. The...
State Department Grilled on Attitude to American Teen Killed in West Bank Terror Attack
At a press briefing on Tuesday, State Department Deputy Spokesperson Mark Toner was challenged by an AP reporter about the administration's relative silence surrounding the murder of an...
State Dept Says US Expects Public 24/7 Live Streaming of Temple Mount Security Cameras
The US expects the security cameras Jordan and Israel agreed to set up at the Temple Mount to be live streamed and available to the public, State Department spokesman...
Senior State Department Official Urges EU to Adopt Working Definition of Antisemitism
The U.S. is urging the European Union to adopt a working definition of antisemitism, similar to the one used by the State Department, a senior State official said in...
Report: Iran Side Deals Becoming ‘Big Problem’ for the White House
Agreements between Iran and the the IAEA about how to address the country's troublesome nuclear past are a "big problem" for the White House, The Hill reported on Sunday, after...
Watchdog Says Obama Administration ‘Inventing’ Iran Concessions Under Nuclear Deal
Washington, D.C.-based advocacy group The Israel Project (TIP) on Sunday said that the Obama Administration was inventing Iranian concessions under the recent nuclear deal. "Most of...
Sherman Regales DC Audience With Intimate Final Moments of Iran Nuclear Negotiations
Secretary of State John Kerry told negotiators from six world powers and Iran that his experience in the Vietnam war fueled his ambition to seek...
State Department Rejects Theory Iran Negotiations Delayed Unveiling of Human Rights Reports
The U.S. rejected reports that it had delayed the release of the 2014 State Department human rights reports for political reasons, such as ongoing negotiations...
State Department on the Defensive After ‘NY Times’ Report Casts Doubt on Iran’s Commitment to Nuclear Deal
The Obama administration went on the defensive on Wednesday over a New York Times article published the day before, which claimed that Iranian nuclear fuel stockpiles...
UC President Napolitano Supports Adopting State Department Definition of Antisemitism
University of California President Janet Napolitano said on Thursday that she agreed with a UC-wide condemnation of antisemitism according to the State Department definition of...
State Department Questions Iranian Report of US Oil Delegation Visiting Iran
The US State Department questioned on Monday a report from Iranian state-run news agencies claiming that a "delegation of oil dealers and investors from the US"...
AP Reporter to State Dept: If Iran ‘Routinely Screws’ Other Western Countries, Why is Nuke Deal Any Different (VIDEO)
In a testy exchange on Friday between Associated Press reporter Matt Lee and the State Department's Acting Deputy Spokesman, Jeff Rathke, Lee questioned whether the...
Former State Department Official: Iran Playing 3-D Chess While US Plays Checkers
The U.S. commitment to the nuclear deal with Iran as a means to curtailing Tehran's influence has allowed Iran to "outfox" the U.S. in myriad...
