Tag: US

Biden is delaying US’s donation to UNRWA so as not to Support Terrorism, while...

The US government in Washington is withholding a $150 million donation to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East until UNRWA can prove that it honored the...

Ahead of Donor Conference, UNRWA Should Identify Teachers Suspended for Antisemitism

Ahead of a major international UNRWA donors conference in November that will seek $800 million from mostly Western states, a watchdog group is calling on the UN agency that runs schools for Palestinians to identify which teachers and...

Palestinians facing deep crisis and internal dissent amid US aid curbs

The Palestinian Authority is in deep crisis as the United States has sharply cut direct aid to the Palestinians and other assistance to them via the United Nations amid reports of misuse of funds...

Why Do Jewish Organizations Continue to Honor Kissinger?

I first took notice of the fact that Henry Kissinger is frequently invited to speak before Jewish organizations in 2019. The Jewish Leadership Conference, a politically conservative entity connected to the Tikvah Fund, held...

The battle for the US consulate in Jerusalem

The pessimistic scenario that Israeli diplomats have been describing with regard to the opening of an American consulate for the Palestinians in Jerusalem could materialize in the coming weeks after the Knesset approves the...

Weekly Commentary: USA Visa Waiver Program for Palestinians as Compensation for No Jerusalem Consulate

October 21, 2021 So President Biden and Secretary of State Blinken apparently promised the Palestinians they would open a consulate in Jerusalem without getting the approval needed from the sovereign State of Israel. It has been reported that...
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid at the Knesset, on June 13, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Yair Lapid’s foreign-policy follies

(JNS) When Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid received the mandate from then-President Reuven Rivlin to form a government after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was once again unable to form a parliamentary majority, he succeeded...

Mainstream Democrats Introduce Bill Endangering Israel

This is not an "occupation." It is legitimate and entirely lawful self-defense. It would be a lie — a blood libel — for the United States to declare Gaza to be occupied territory. ...

US officials in charge of current american UNRWA policy

Izzo Jackson, NancySenior Bureau OfficialBureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Albright, RichardActing Principal Deputy Assistant SecretaryBureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Cross, SarahDeputy Assistant SecretaryBureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Youth, Marta CostanzoDeputy...

US holds back on Funds for UNRWA: Opportune time to hold UNRWA accountable

UNRWA has faced a difficult week. On September 9, UNRWA donor nations gathered for a conference in Amman to launch a new school year for half a million students who learn in UNRWA schools located...