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“Internal [State Department] memo decries President Obama’s reticence to use force against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad”

CHRISTIAN MONITOR Obama feels heat from State Department to act in Syria by Simone McCarthy June 17, 2016 President Obama received a strong message of dissent from 51 State Department officials yesterday, who called for more heavy-handed action against Syrian … Continue reading

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Washington Institute’s Ross and Makovsky –“they seem to crave the publicity, because there is no other logical reason for their behavior”

ARUTZ SHEVA Those old State Department Arabists just won’t retire by Stephen Flattow June 5,  2016 Old State Department Arabists never seem to retire. Even years after they have left government service, they strive to remain in the public eye, … Continue reading

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ZOA: US State Department funding for anti-Israel television program “astonishing,” and “shocking”. Your tax dollars at work.

ALGEMEINER State Department Funds Televised Call for Boycotting Israel; The New York Times Is Amused by Ira Stoll June 6, 2016 The State Department is using American taxpayer dollars to finance Palestinian Arabs celebrating violent attacks on Israelis and advocating … Continue reading

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In another administration, the media would call this “obstruction of justice”: Release of Benghazi records delayed over a year due to removal

FREE BEACON State Department Office Removed Benghazi Files After Congressional Subpoena by Alana Goodman April 21, 2016 State Department officials removed files from the secretary’s office related to the Benghazi attack in Libya and transferred them to another department after … Continue reading

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US to Israel: Golan Heights annexation a violation of international law

HAARETZ U.S. Responds to Netanyahu: Golan Heights Are Not Part of Israel by Barak Ravid April 18, 2016 U.S. State Department spokesperson John Kirby stressed Monday night that the Obama administration does not consider the Golan Heights to be part … Continue reading

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Our deepest condolences for the death of humanity in the State Dept.’s alleged condolence note about a random attack on a random American in a random place

JEWISH PRESS A Terrorist Murder by Arabs but US Admin ‘Condemns’ ‘Attack’ ‘That Resulted in Death’ by Lori Lowenthal Marcus February 19, 2016 Why is it that this U.S. Administration, including its leader, President Barack Obama, refers to the intentional … Continue reading

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US State Department Spokesman John Kirby refused to let Arab reporter Said Arikat corral him into condemning slain Border Policewoman as ‘occupier’ [VIDEO]

ARUTZ SHEVA State Dept. spox loses patience with anti-Israel reporter by Gil Ronen February 4, 2016 State Department spokesman John Kirby refused on Wednesday to let Arab reporter Said Arikat maneuver him into condemning slain Border Policewoman Hadar Cohen as … Continue reading

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Sen. Tom Cotton introduces legislation to rescind Obama administration’s regulation forbidding labeling any goods produced beyond the “Green Line”

JEWISH PRESS Bill Introduced to Undo US Ban on Label ‘Made in Israel’ if Beyond Green Line by Lori Lowenthal Marcus February 2, 2016 U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-AK) introduced legislation on Monday, Feb. 1, that would undo a regulation … Continue reading

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Government claims 370 acres in West Bank. US Ambassador Dan Shapiro and US State Department Spokesman John Kirby issue harsh words

JERUSALEM POST Palestinians charge Israel with confiscating 371 acres in the Jordan Valley by Khaled Abu Toameh, Tovah Lazaroff January 20, 2016 Palestinians warned on Wednesday that Israel was confiscating 150 hectares [370 acres] of farmland in the Jordan Valley … Continue reading

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Glick: Your taxpayer dollars at work, undermining Israel

JERUSALEM POST The Obama Administration’s Most Covert War by Caroline Glick January 14, 2016 Over the past several weeks, we have learned that the Obama administration believes it is at war with Israel. The war is not a shooting war, … Continue reading

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