The Chief of Staff Behind Portman’s Come-From-Behind 2016 Victory
WASHINGTON — His father’s first trip outside his small village on the Ukrainian-Slovakian border was when the Nazis shipped him to Auschwitz in 1944. His mother spent the tumultuous years of World War...
View ArticleWould Obama Be Acting Differently At The UN Had Hillary Won?
WASHINGTON —In a quick turn of events, Egypt has decided to delay on Thursday a draft United Nations Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlement construction. While there is still a...
View ArticleBill de Blasio Criticizes ‘Anti-Israel’ UN Resolution
NEW YORK – Distinguishing himself from much of the Democratic Party’s Congressional leadership, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday refused to condemn the Obama administration’s move the...
View ArticleDems Charge GOP with Stalling Iran Sanctions
WASHINGTON – With the Senate passing bipartisan legislation strengthening sanctions against Iran last week by a vote of 97-2, the House bill targeting Tehran remains stalled. Chairman of the House...
View ArticleSenators Demand Action on Palestinian Terror Payments
WASHINGTON – Republican and Democratic lawmakers called for a dramatic reduction in U.S. aid to the Palestinian Authority (PA) at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Wednesday. The session...
View ArticleFormer US Official Explains Tensions Over Syria
“Israel is unwilling to accept any risk whereas the U.S. is willing to accept more risk and that causes greater disagreement.” WASHINGTON – On Monday evening, President Donald Trump addressed the...
View ArticleUS official on peace process: ‘These efforts take multi-years’
WASHINGTON – Even before the arrival of the U.S. delegation to the Middle East in late August, Palestinian patience had begun to wear thin. The visit followed numerous trips by Middle East envoy Jason...
View ArticleTrump defends Syria withdrawal amid sharp rebuke
DRIVING THE CONVO — President Trump’s surprise announcement that the U.S. will withdraw all its ground troops from Syria — against the advice of his national security team and top generals — drew a...
View ArticleMandelblit to announce Bibi indictment decision before April
Israeli Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit is likely to announce a decision on Netanyahu’s indictment before April: “Former senior members of the legal system have told Attorney General Avichai...
View ArticleIn New Hampshire, Sen. Cory Booker questioned on his support for Israel
2020 presidential candidate, Sen. Cory Booker faced questions on his foreign policy views at a town hall event in Portsmouth, NH, on Saturday morning. Two questions, one on Syria and military funding...
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