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| February 1, 2015
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Mysterious death in Saudi Arabia of US employee of Israeli defense firm prompts investigation

 

Investigation by the US State Department started when Saudi authorities claimed Chris Cramer committed suicide and his family insisted that Chris was murdered.

By GLOBES, YAAKOV LAPPIN

 

There is a major mystery surrounding the death of Chris Cramer, an employee of Kollsman Inc., a US subsidiary of Israeli defense electronics company Elbit Systems.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabi – Photo: Wikimedia Commons

The authorities in the Saudi city of Tabuk claim that Cramer committed suicide, after falling from his hotel window on the third floor of the Sahara Makarim Hotel. However, his family and friends in the US insist that he was murdered as part of a complicated arms deal, reports “Fox News.”

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| January 21, 2015
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U.S. State Dept reforms visa renewal procedure for Israelis

 

The Israel-America Chamber of Commerce member Tsvi Kan-Tor says, “Waiving the requirement to go to the embassy makes things significantly easier for Israelis seeking visas, who had been forced to wait long periods to make an appointment.”

By Ilan Gattegno & Shlomo Cesana

 

The U.S. Embassy recently announced that it is waiving the requirement for Israelis above the age of 14 to renew their U.S. visitor visas in person.

Israelis wait in line outside the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv – Photo: Yehoshua Yosef

Applicants will now be able to go through the renewal process by sending the required forms via registered mail.

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| January 7, 2015
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US State Department: Palestine can’t qualify for ICC membership; it’s not a state

State Department officials examining if Abbas’ PA move violates US appropriations law for maintaining the yearly $400 million Palestinian aid.

By MICHAEL WILNER & YONAH JEREMY BOB

 

WASHINGTON – Palestine is not a state, and therefore does not technically qualify for membership to the International Criminal Court, the State Department said on Wednesday.

Jen Psaki – Photo courtesy: Wikimedia Commons

State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the US would oppose the Palestinian move to join the body, and several others at the United Nations, a step it sees as technically flawed.

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| December 30, 2014
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REPORT: Israel Number 4 Among US’s Top Most “Unacceptable” Countries

Last week, media survey by ‘Foreign Policy’, found that US State Department finds Israel almost as unsavory as Syria, Iran & North Korea!

By David Lazarus

 

The US State Department in 2014 condemned Israel as one of the most “unacceptable” countries in the world, just behind North Korea.

Secretary of State John Kerry hosts Twitter chat – St Dept Image

According to an article published last week by Foreign Policy, over the past year the Obama Administration State Department cited Israel for “unacceptable behavior” more times than Pakistan, Russia, Egypt, China, Afghanistan and Iraq. The article examined how many times a country’s actions were condemned as “unacceptable,” and Israel came in fourth, right after Syria, Iran and North Korea.

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