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Ellen Knickmeyer

Ellen Knickmeyer

The Times of Israel

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Trump’s Middle East trip goes big on deals and diplomacy, but small on human rights

President tells Saudi investment forum US will no longer give Arab states ‘lectures on how to live’; human-rights activists fear implications of...

16.05.2025 40

The Times of Israel

Ellen Knickmeyer

US Jews from Syria ask White House to lift sanctions so they can rebuild in Damascus

Only seven Jews believed to remain in Syrian capital, once one of the world’s largest Jewish communities; New York family seeks to rebuild destroyed...

09.03.2025 20

The Times of Israel

Ellen Knickmeyer

Trump administration says it’s slashing 90% of USAID foreign aid contracts

Nonprofits owed money say contracts are already being terminated en masse, charge move is aimed at getting around court order to temporarily lift...

27.02.2025 30

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Ellen Knickmeyer

US freezes new funding for most foreign aid programs, Israel military aid unaffected

State Department to conduct review to ensure funding aligns with Trump’s ‘foreign policy agenda’; humanitarian food programs and...

25.01.2025 40

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Ellen Knickmeyer

US court rejects Pentagon chief’s bid to throw out plea deal for 9/11 mastermind

WASHINGTON (AP) — A military appeals court has ruled against Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s effort to throw out the plea deals reached for Khalid...

31.12.2024 3

The Times of Israel

Ellen Knickmeyer