Posts Tagged: white house
Trump at Joint White House Press Conference With Netanyahu: Palestinians Must Stop Teaching Hate; Israel Should ‘Hold Back on Settlements for a Little Bit’
The Palestinians “have to get rid of some of the hate they are taught from a very young age” before a peace deal with Israel...
Israeli UN Envoy Downplays White House Rebuke on Settlements
JNS.org -- Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon has downplayed the Trump administration's recent criticism of new Israeli settlement construction. Danon told Israel Radio on Friday morning...
White House Takes Heat for Holocaust Remembrance Statement Omitting Mention of Jewish Genocide
The White House has faced widespread criticism since Friday, when it issued a statement in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day that omitted mention of the Jewish...
After Fiat Chrysler CEO Meets With Trump, Advocacy Group Calls Out Automaker for Ties With Iranian Regime
Following the meeting of President Donald Trump with three automobile industry leaders at the White House on Tuesday, an advocacy group is drawing attention to...
White House Non-Committal on Timeline for Decision on Potential Move of US Embassy to Jerusalem
A day after announcing the new Trump administration was in the beginning stages of talks on the potential relocation of the US Embassy in Israel from...
Netanyahu Invited to Meet Trump Next Month, as New US President Stresses ‘Unprecedented Commitment to Israel’s Security’
President Donald Trump invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit Washington in early February during a phone call in which they discussed the importance...
Inaugural Tears of Joy
I watched President Barack Obama’s 2009 inauguration on TV in Israel, alternating between Hebrew- and English-speaking channels, so as not to miss any detail or...
Obama: ‘Moment May Be Passing’ for Two-State Solution
President Obama defended his administration's decision to abstain from a United Nations vote condemning Israeli settlements in the West Bank, saying it was necessary for...
Jewish Group Blasts White House for Refusing to Recognize Jewish State Sovereignty by Crossing Out ‘Israel’ on Transcript of Obama Eulogy at Peres Funeral in Jerusalem
JNS.org -- The head of a major Jewish organization rebuked the White House for crossing out "Israel" from the heading of a transcript of US President Barack Obama's eulogy...
Following UN Confirmation, White House Condemns Assad Regime for Chemical-Weapons Attacks
The White House is condemning Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime for using chemical weapons against Syrians, after the United Nations and the Organization for the...
Israel’s Defense Industry Will Suffer ‘Severe Blow’ if Jerusalem Accepts New Terms of US Military Aid Package, National Security Expert Says (INTERVIEW)
New stipulations attached by the Obama administration to a proposed US military aid package for Israel will result in a “severe blow” to the Jewish...
Commentators Hail Sanders’ Historic Victory, Warn Jewish Factor Could Ignite Antisemitism
Jewish commentators were quick to weigh in on Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders' New Hampshire win on Wednesday, which made him the first American-Jewish candidate ever to...
Report: White House Brushed Off Harry Reid’s Appeals for Pledge to Veto Palestinian State Resolution at UN
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) twice this year sought a commitment from President Barack Obama that he would veto any U.N. resolution calling for the...
Ombudsman Says PBS Journalist Gwen Ifill’s ‘Take That, Bibi’ Tweet Was ‘Inexcusable’
The PBS ombudsman took NewsHour co-anchor Gwen Ifill to task on Wednesday over a White House Iran deal announcing retweet she vamped up with a seemingly personal note: "Take that, Bibi." The...
