Posts Tagged: US State Department
US Senate Confirms Appointment of David Schenker to Top State Department Middle East Post
The appointment of David Schenker to serve as assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs was confirmed by the US Senate on Wednesday with...
US Asserts Israel’s Right to Self-Defense, Slams Gaza Terror Groups After Hundreds of Rockets Strike Jewish State
JNS.org - Following a barrage of over 450 rockets from the Gaza Strip into Israel on Saturday and Sunday, the US State Department condemned the attacks...
US Carves out Exceptions for Foreigners Dealing With IRGC
The United States has largely carved out exceptions so that foreign governments, firms, and NGOs do not automatically face US sanctions for dealing with Iran's...
State Department Updates Maps, Manuals to Reflect Israeli Control of Golan
JNS.org - The US State Department has updated its maps and Foreign Affairs Manual to reflect the Trump administration’s recognition last month that the Golan Heights is...
Dispute Flares Among US Officials Over Trump Administration Iran Arms Control Report
A new Trump administration report on international compliance with arms control accords provoked a dispute with US intelligence agencies and some State Department officials concerned...
Antisemitism Awareness Act Reintroduced by Senate Reps
JNS.org - Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) reintroduced the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act this week, which would require the Department of Education to...
US State Department Issues Tender to Fight Antisemitism Around the World
JNS.org - The US State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor issued a $2 million tender for two projects to combat antisemitism in Europe...
State Department: Pompeo to Travel to Kuwait, Lebanon, Israel Next Week
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Israel, Lebanon and Kuwait next week, including talks with Cypriot and Greek leaders in Jerusalem on energy...
US Calls on Countries to Take Islamic State Prisoners From Syria
The US State Department on Monday called on countries to take in foreign fighters captured by America's Kurdish allies in Syria, two days ahead of...
State Department: More Israeli Academic Researchers in US Than Any Other Country
JNS.org - Israel has sent a larger proportion of academic researchers to the United States compared to any other country, relative to the size of national...
Elie Wiesel’s Family Welcomes Signing of Anti-Genocide Act Named After Late Nobel Laureate
The signing on Monday of the Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act by President Donald Trump was welcomed by the late Holocaust survivor and...
US Says Aware of Reports of Iran’s Detention of American Citizen
The US State Department said on Tuesday it was aware of reports of the detention of an American citizen held in Iran for more than six months,...
US Issues China Travel Advisory Amid Increased Tensions
The US State Department on Thursday renewed its warning for US citizens traveling in China to exercise increased caution due to "arbitrary enforcement of local...
State Department to Reward Up to $5 Million for Key Hamas, Hezbollah Leaders
JNS.org - The US Department of State announced on Tuesday rewards of up to $5 million each for information or identification leading to the capture of...
