U.S. Foreign Policy
The Israeli national security minister discussed mutual defense priorities with House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast in Washington, D.C.
“Either the Islamic Republic will dismantle its nuclear program voluntarily, or the free world will do it for them,” said Pastor John Hagee, founder of Christians United for Israel.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright did not say whether the progress in the talks with Saudi Arabia was tied to normalization with Israel.
They also discussed a Gaza ceasefire, Red Sea security and deepening bilateral cooperation.
“His deep understanding and love for Israel and its people will undoubtedly make him an exceptional ambassador,” wrote Sen. John Boozman.
Francesca Albanese “unapologetically” uses her role as a U.N. special rapporteur to “legitimize antisemitic tropes, while serving as a Hamas apologist,” the panel members wrote.
The two leaders discussed the administration’s goal to end Iran’s “nuclear threat and stop its support of terrorist groups,” an official readout stated.
The children and their 43 relatives passed through southern Israel on their way to hospitals in Amman.
“For far too long, U.S. victims of state-sponsored terrorism, including the families of those lost on Sept. 11, have struggled to receive the compensation they rightfully deserve,” stated Rep. Mike Lawler.
Reports that Jordan would extradite the terrorist to the United States, if true, would mark a major shift in Amman’s position.
Abdullah is one of the first foreign leaders to receive an invite to the White House since Trump returned for his second term on Jan. 20.
Israel-Saudi normalization is “more closely tethered to the U.S.-Saudi economic and defense relationship than advancement in the Palestinian track,” Dan Diker, of Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, told JNS.
