Posts Tagged: US State Department
US State Department Still Looking for Vandal Who Etched Swastika in Elevator
JNS.org - More than three months after the US State Department began an investigation into who etched a swastika into a wood panel inside one of...
Blinken to Meet Israeli, UAE Counterparts Next Week
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with his Israeli and United Arab Emirates counterparts next week to discuss progress made on the so-called...
US Lawmakers Reintroduce Bill to Require State Department Review of Palestinian Curriculum
A group of four US lawmakers reintroduced on Monday a bipartisan bill that would require the US State Department to annually review textbooks and educational...
Don’t Stop the JNF From Doing Its Job
JNS.org - The little blue box is no longer ubiquitous in Jewish households the way it once was. The symbolic pushke into which coins were...
Lawmakers Urge Biden to Swiftly Appoint Ambassador on Antisemitism
JNS.org – A bipartisan group of lawmakers is urging US President Joe Biden to swiftly nominate an Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism, citing the...
Biden Administration Confirms Will Look to Resume Aid to Palestinians ‘Very Quickly’
i24 News - US State Department spokesman Ned Price on Tuesday evening confirmed Washington's intent to restore humanitarian aid "very quickly" to the Palestinians. "The suspension...
US State Department Cuts Links With Islamic Charity Over Antisemitism Charges
i24 News - The US State Department severed all links with Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) charity over antisemitism charges against the entity, the Washington Free...
US State Department Approves Potential Sale of 3,000 Smart Bombs to Saudi Arabia
The US State Department has approved the potential sale of 3,000 precision guided munitions to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in a deal valued at...
American and Israeli Diplomats Mark Anniversary of 2008 Mumbai Terror Attacks
The US State Department and Israeli diplomats paid tribute to the victims of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks on Thursday, the twelfth anniversary of the...
Trump Administration Advances $10 Billion Defense Sale to UAE, Source Says
The US State Department sent Congress an informal notification of plans to sell $10 billion of defense equipment, including precision-guided munitions, non-precision bombs and missiles...
US Entry Ban on Israeli-British Journalist Jonathan Spyer Rescinded
A US entry ban on a Middle East correspondent with dual British and Israeli citizenship has been rescinded, following an outcry from media freedom advocates...
China, Iran, Russia on Agenda as Pompeo Testifies in US Senate
US lawmakers expect to question Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on dealings with China and Russia, the decision to move troops out of Germany and...
State Department Marks 40th Anniversary of Judicial Murder of Prominent Iranian Jewish Businessman
The United States State Department on Sunday marked the 40th anniversary of the judicial murder of a prominent Iranian Jewish businessman by the Islamic Republic. State...
US State Department Offers Up to $1 Million to Address Inclusion for Marginalized Communities in Israel
JNS.org - The US State Department is offering a grant between $750,000 and $1 million for a project to address inclusion for marginalized communities in...
