United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said the demonstrated anti-Israel bias at the UN was her “biggest surprise” upon taking the post in an interview with Fox News on Sunday. “They’re not talking about Syria, they’re not talking about Iran,” Haley said of the monthly Security Council meetings devoted...

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Iran on Sunday sanctioned 15 American companies over their alleged ties to the “Zionist regime” and support for terrorism, the Associated Press reported. The sanctions prohibit the targeted businesses from engaging with Iranian firms and subject their assets to possible seizure. The measure is considered to be “symbolic,” the AP noted,...

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The United States on Monday boycotted the United Nation’s Human Rights Council over its disproportionate focus on Israel, saying this “long-standing bias” severely jeopardizes the organization’s credibility. Israel is the only country that has its record examined during each of the council’s three annual meetings under a standing agenda item, known as...

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held his second meeting with Jason Greenblatt, Washington’s special envoy for international negotiations, at his Jerusalem office on Thursday. Greenblatt has been meeting both Israeli and Palestinian leaders this week, in an effort to assess the possibility of advancing peace efforts. The meeting was described...

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A number of Jewish day schools and community centers were targeted by bomb threats across the United States on Monday, a day after a Jewish cemetery was vandalized in Philadelphia. The threats were directed at Jewish community centers in Asheville, North Carolina; Birmingham, Alabama; York and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Tarrytown and Staten Island,...

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The Trump administration is in talks with Sunni Arab states about having them form a NATO-like mutual defense organization to counter Iran and the Islamic State, which would share intelligence with Israel, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The coalition would consist of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and...

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s scheduled meeting on Wednesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will likely emphasize the importance of countering Iranian aggression and maintaining America’s bipartisan pro-Israel consensus, veteran U.S. diplomat Dennis Ross told reporters on Monday. Ross, who worked as an advisor to Presidents George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Barack...

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In a call Sunday with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman, President Donald Trump acknowledged the “importance of rigorously enforcing” the nuclear deal with Iran and “of addressing Iran’s destabilizing regional activities,” according to a summary provided by the White House. During the call, Salman accepted a request from the president to establish...

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New American Secretary of Defense James Mattis offered “his unwavering commitment to Israel’s security” in a call on Thursday to Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman, the Department of Defense stated in an official summary. By calling his Israeli counterpart during his first week in office, Mattis meant to “emphasize his intent to...

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President Donald Trump praised the “special relationship” between the United States and Israel while speaking with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by phone on Sunday, echoing sentiments expressed by previous American presidents. According to the White House’s readout of the call, the two leaders discussed “ways to advance and strengthen the U.S.-Israel special relationship, and...

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