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The American ambassador shot down reports saying the Trump administration asked Jerusalem not to advance sovereignty at this time.
“It is a blunt reminder to our adversaries that America will not be passive,” Gerard Filitti, of the Lawfare Project, told JNS.
Michael Schill called it quits as the private university faces a $790 million funding freeze, following allegations by the Trump administration that it allowed Jewish students to be harassed.
GMU has referred the video, which calls for a “full liberation of Palestine from the river to the sea,” to the state’s attorney general.
“It’s a very comprehensive plan we are putting together on the next day,” said U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff.
Israel and Lebanon losing trust completely “in this very sensitive transition period would be risky and would not really serve anybody’s interest,” a senior U.N. official told JNS.
Paris summoned Charles Kushner following an open letter that held French President Emmanuel Macron responsible for fanning the flames of Jew hatred.
Trump considered move by Australia and others to recognize a Palestinian state “irrelevant,” Netanyahu tells “Sky News Australia.”
The U.S. ambassador to Israel criticized European governments for pushing unilateral statehood, saying they should be pressuring Hamas and not Jerusalem.
“We will continue to hold accountable those responsible for the ICC’s morally bankrupt and legally baseless actions against Americans and Israelis,” wrote U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
The names include several involved in Israel affairs, including those with ties to Students for Justice in Palestine and the Anti-Defamation League.
The two sides reportedly discussed easing tensions following attacks on the Druze community and restoring the 1974 disengagement agreement.