U.S. Politics
The move ends a nearly 10-month period in which Washington had no official envoy in the Jewish state.
Deborah Lipstadt, the administration’s choice to serve as Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating anti-Semitism, has also yet to be confirmed.
While support for Israel played a role, American Jews—like Americans as a whole—prioritized education, the economy and health care first.
A letter signed and sent to U.S. President Joe Biden states that doing so would “be inconsistent with the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995.”
Former U.S. Ambassador David Friedman talks about his years with the administration of former U.S. President Donald Trump and plans for the future.
“This is not what real friends do. If you are a real friend, you should respect your friend’s authority and sovereignty over its territory,” said Eytan Meir, head of the international division of Im Tirtzu.
Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.), who backs the BDS movement, has long accused Israel of mistreating Palestinian children.
Scott Rhodes, 52, allegedly made 4,959 illegal robocalls with fake caller-ID information “with the intent to cause harm.”
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas reportedly told a tourist-industry gathering that Israel, Cyprus, Bulgaria and Romania are the four “candidates in the pipeline.”
In writing, Washington let it be known that it took a severe view of the approved plans.
Upholding the 1995 Jerusalem Embassy Law Act was introduced by Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) and co-sponsored by 34 other Republicans.
In an interview with Israel’s Army Radio, Joshua Zarka, deputy director-general of strategic affairs in the Foreign Ministry, claimed that there was “definitely an exchange and discussion” with America on the issue.
