Posts Tagged: US State Department
US State Department Approves Possible $2.4 Billion Sale of 8 KC-46 Jets to Israel
The US State Department has approved a possible $2.4 billion sale of eight KC-46 refueling tanker jets to Israel, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said...
US Intends to Send $2 Million to Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation
JNS.org - The US State Department, working with Congress, is slated to send $2 million to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation to “preserve the Auschwitz and Birkenau...
US State Department Offers $1 Million Grant for Project to Combat Antisemitism
JNS.org - The US State Department is offering a $1 million grant to combat antisemitism in Europe. The department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor...
After Germany Synagogue Attack, US Congress Members Seek Blacklisting of Foreign White Supremacist Extremist Groups
In a letter sent to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday, 39 members of Congress -- led by Democrat Max Rose of New...
US Rejects Iran’s Zarif Request to Visit UN Envoy at New York Hospital Unless Prisoner Released
The United States rejected a request by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to visit Iran's United Nations ambassador in a New York hospital where...
US State Department Announces Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues
JNS.org - The US State Department announced on Thursday that Cherrie Daniels has been tapped to be its Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues. Founded in 1999,...
US State Department Offers $5 Million for Info Identifying Man Behind Terrorist Plots
JNS.org - The US State Department, as part of its Rewards for Justice program, announced on Thursday that it is offering up to $5 million for...
State Department Watchdog Alleges Bias by Senior Political Appointees Over UN Human Rights Council, UNRWA
JNS.org - The US State Department’s watchdog, the Office of Inspector General (OIG), released a 34-page report on Thursday accusing two senior political appointees of...
State Department Suspends Employee With White Nationalist Links
The US State Department has suspended a foreign affairs official assigned to its energy bureau, a department source said on Thursday, a day after his...
US State Department Welcomes News of Ceasefire in Northwest Syria
The US State Department on Saturday said it welcomed news of a ceasefire in Northwest Syria - the last rebel bastion in the country -...
Bipartisan Senate Bill to Inquire About Creation of US-Israel Cybersecurity Center
JNS.org - US Sens. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) introduced Tuesday a bill to require the US State Department to investigate potential benefits...
Jewish Groups Mark 25th Anniversary of Buenos Aires Community Center Bombing, Call for Perpetrators to Face Justice
Major Jewish groups around the world marked on Thursday the 25th anniversary of the deadly bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires in...
Top State Department Official Says US to Continue to Impose Costs on Iran and Its Proxies
JNS.org - The US State Department’s top counterterrorism official warned on Friday that the United States would increase its maximum pressure against Iran and its...
Hezbollah Leader Says US Seeking to Talk
The leader of Hezbollah said on Friday that Washington was seeking to open channels of communication despite ramping up sanctions against the Iran-backed movement's officials. US...
