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Mike Wagenheim

Mike Wagenheim

Mike Wagenheim is a Washington-based correspondent for JNS, primarily covering the U.S. State Department and Congress. He is the senior U.S. correspondent at the Israel-based i24NEWS TV network.

Israel needs to make its own policies clear before getting Trump on board, Yesha Council chair Israel Ganz told JNS.
The Paraguay leader, who was in Washington for President Donald Trump’s inauguration, spoke at the relaunch of the Congressional Israel Allies Caucus.
Danny Danon also said that the Jewish state hopes Elise Stefanik will be confirmed and “will come to the U.N. as soon as possible.”
Brother of slain hostage Omer Neutra tells JNS, “He’s a hero, and he deserves to be buried in the Land of Israel.”
“We need to see how the plan is implemented,” said Andrew Baker, of the American Jewish Committee. “That will be the real measure.”
Philippe Lazzarini told JNS that should UNRWA be unable to operate under Israeli law, its funding and staff could, with donor agreement, move to another U.N. agency.
Michael Herzog, the Israeli envoy who largely operated behind the scenes, was praised as a “supremely efficient” ambassador admired on both sides of the aisle.
The South Carolina Republican added that “Israel has the right under this deal, as I understand it, to go back in if they need to.”