"As a practical matter, the control of the Golan remains of real importance to Israel’s security," US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says. PM Netanyahu: The Golan Heights will remain forever part of the State of Israel, a sovereign part.
US President Joe Biden makes no mention of Iran or Israel but announces end to US support for military offensives in Yemen, Biden says Washington will continue to help Riyadh defend its sovereignty.
"We applaud the growing number of countries and international bodies that apply it," State Department official says of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of anti-Semitism. American Jewish Committee lauds the US for its "solid reaffirmation of American leadership in the global fight" against the phenomenon.
The move comes a few months after a report by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany found that the state ranked last in Holocaust knowledge.
Cutting aid to the Palestinian Authority has proven ineffective, State Department Spokesman Ned Price says. Prior to cuts imposed by the Trump administration, the United States was the single largest donor country to the Palestinian Authority.
Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel says "party has to stay neutral. I’m not telling anybody to run or not to run in McDaniel also labels the pro-Trump conspiracy theory group known as QAnon as "dangerous."
"Holocaust deniers and minimizers are growing louder in our public discourse," US President Joe Biden warns.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the administration placed at least temporarily holds on several big-ticket arms sales to Middle East allies. Deals under review to determine if they meet US national security objectives, he explains.
"New US administration believes this remains the best way to ensure Israel’s future as a democratic and Jewish state while upholding the Palestinians’ legitimate aspirations for a state," US diplomat says.
The Biden family's two German shepherds are the first pets to live at the executive mansion since the Obama administration, and a cat seems to be in their future, as well.
