US Senate confirms Huckabee as next Israel envoy
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The U.S. Senate on Wednesday backed former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee to be ambassador to Israel, installing a staunch pro-Israel conservative in the high-profile post amid war in Gaza and relat...
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Huckabee will head to the US embassy in Jerusalem as Israel seizes large areas of Gaza, part of a renewed military campaign that has had President Donald Trump's blessing.
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Netanyahu said he will eliminate Israel's trade deficit with the US, which totaled $7.4 billion in goods in 2024.
President Trump and Israeli PM Netanyahu set for White House meeting to discuss ending U.S. tariffs on Israel, the war in Gaza, the release of hostages and Iran's nuclear threat.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will eliminate its trade deficit with the U.S. “We will eliminate the trade deficit with the United States,” he said while sitting in the Oval Office with President Trump following a private meeting.
The move was an apparent bid to ensure that Israel is exempt from new tariffs that President Trump plans to announce on Wednesday.
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Israel, as part of a sweeping set of tariffs including a 10% baseline tariff on all imports to the United States
Israel has cancelled its remaining tariffs on imports from the United States, officials said on Tuesday, a day before the Trump administration hits global trading partners with reciprocal levies.
The Hamas militant group said Saturday it has accepted a new Gaza ceasefire proposal from mediators Egypt and Qatar, but Israel said it has made a counter-proposal in "full coordination" with the third mediator, the United States. Egypt early in the week ...
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