Posts Tagged: Trump administration
US Clamps Sanctions on Israel-bashing UN Rights Monitor Albanese
The Trump administration has imposed sanctions against Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur for the Occupied Palestinian Territories, citing the UN official’s lengthy record...
US Congress Pushes to Designate Muslim Brotherhood as a Terrorist Organization
Members of the US Congress are moving quickly to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as an official terrorist organization. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) announced on Tuesday that...
Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Admin From Revoking Harvard Enrollment of Foreign Students
A US judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from revoking Harvard University's ability to enroll foreign students, a policy the Ivy League school...
Trump Fires Doug Emhoff, Other Biden Appointees From Holocaust Memorial Council
The Trump administration has dismissed many of former President Joe Biden's appointees to the board that oversees the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, including Douglas Emhoff,...
Mike Huckabee Presents Credentials to Israel’s President, Begins Duties as US Ambassador
US Ambassador Mike Huckabee on Monday presented his credentials to Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem, officially beginning his time as the Trump administration's chief...
Yale Adopts IHRA Definition, Brown Launches New Training Program Amid Trump Campus Antisemitism Crackdown
Yale University has quietly adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's (IHRA) definition of antisemitism, according to a new investigative report by the Yale Daily News,...
Anti-Israel Agitators Mass Outside Ritchie Torres’ Office, Demand He Resign for ‘Collaboration’ in ‘Gaza Genocide’
Anti-Israel protesters flooded outside the office of US Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) earlier this week, condemning the congressman for his support of the Jewish state,...
Iran Open to ‘Indirect Negotiations’ With US Over Nuclear Program, Foreign Minister Says
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Monday that Iran is open to "indirect negotiations" with the US over its nuclear program if Washington drops...
Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez Sit Down With Social Media Personality Who Defended Hamas, Hezbollah
Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) raised eyebrows on Thursday by agreeing to participate in an interview with controversial anti-Israel media personality...
White House Withdraws Nomination for US Hostage Envoy
The Trump administration has withdrawn the nomination of Adam Boehler to serve as special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, the White House said on Saturday. Boehler,...
US Democrats Demand Release of Pro-Hamas Columbia University Activist Mahmoud Khalil From ICE Detention
Democrats in the US Congress are largely defending a leading anti-Israel agitator at Columbia University in New York following news of his arrest and detainment by...
US Intel Chief Tulsi Gabbard Declares ‘Radical Islamist Terrorism’ Most Urgent National Security Threat
US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard warned in a recent interview that "radical Islamist terrorism" poses the greatest threat to the safety of the...
Trump Hints at Openness to West Bank Annexation, Touts Israel’s Success Despite Being ‘Very Small Piece of Land’
US President Donald Trump on Monday did not bat down the prospect of Israel annexing parts of the West Bank, noting that the Jewish state...
US Senator Peter Welch Slams White House for Lifting Arms Restrictions on Israel
US Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) slammed the Trump administration this week for lifting restrictions on arms transfers to Israel, insisting that the Jewish state be...
