Posts Tagged: Trump administration
White House Cautions Israel on ‘Unrestrained’ Settlement Building
The White House cautioned Israel Friday against large-scale settlement building, refraining from criticism of a major project just approved but warning that further expansion could...
David Friedman Sworn in as US Ambassador to Israel
Bankruptcy attorney David Friedman has been sworn in as US envoy to Israel, becoming President Donald Trump's first ambassador to take office. Vice President Mike Pence...
Report: US Mulling Israeli-Palestinian Peace Summit Attended by Gulf State Leaders
JNS.org - The Trump administration is reportedly exploring whether or not to hold an Israeli-Palestinian peace summit that would be attended by Arab leaders from the...
Trump to Unveil New Kushner-Led ‘White House Office of American Innovation’
President Trump plans to unveil a new White House office on Monday with sweeping authority to overhaul the federal bureaucracy and fulfill key campaign promises...
Trump Sends Greetings to Iranians for Persian New Year, Omits Mention of Regime
When President Trump sent greetings to the Iranian people on Wednesday for the Persian New Year, or Nowruz, it offered a glimpse into an administration that...
Israel Reportedly Rejects US Request for West Bank Construction Freeze
JNS.org - Following meetings this month between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump’s special representative for international negotiations, Jason Greenblatt, Israel has reportedly...
Sebastian Gorka: A True Friend to Israel and the Jewish People
It’s well known in Washington that politics is a lethal sport. Personal attacks, smear campaigns and character assassinations are too often the order of the...
Trump Administration Considers Imposing Sanctions on North Korea, US Official Says
The Trump administration is considering sweeping sanctions aimed at cutting North Korea off from the global financial system as part of a broad review of...
Ivanka Trump to Set Up Office in White House West Wing
Ivanka Trump, who moved to Washington saying she would play no formal role in her father’s administration, is now officially setting up shop in the...
Knesset Delays Vote on Ma’ale Adumim Annexation Amid Trump Adviser Visit
JNS.org - A Knesset committee delayed voting on a controversial bill to annex the Jewish settlement of Ma’ale Adumim in Judea and Samaria (West Bank), amid...
Israeli Defense Minister Says Trump Admin Warned Against West Bank Annexation
JNS.org - The Trump administration has warned Israel against pursuing unilateral moves across Judea and Samaria, Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman told the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs...
Is the ‘Rising Tide’ of US Antisemitism Only a Surge in Reporting?
JNS.org - Nearly 100 bomb threats have been called into Jewish institutions since early January, and scores of headstones at three Jewish cemeteries — in Missouri, Pennsylvania, New...
US Official: Trump Administration Contemplates Leaving ‘Israel-Obsessed’ UN Human Rights Council
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is reviewing its participation in the U.N. Human Rights Council, seeking reform of its agenda and an end to its...
Donald Trump and the Antisemitism Smear
Let’s cut through all the clutter and get straight to the main issues surrounding Donald Trump and the allegations of antisemitism. Firstly, to suggest that President...
