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Mike Pompeo
Blaming Palestinians and Iran, Mike Pompeo Rules Out Normalization between Saudi Arabia, Israel
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that reaching a normalization deal between Saudi Arabia and Israel may be “impossible” if the prerequisite is the establishment of a Palestinian […]
US Pompeo Says Israel is Not ‘Occupying Nation’ Due to Biblical Claim to Palestine
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has dismissed the fact that Israel is an occupying country by claiming that the Jewish state has a biblical claim to that land. […]
Pompeo Reveals Saudi Conditions to Normalize Ties with Israel
Former US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, revealed in an interview with The Telegraph on Saturday that Saudi Arabia wants the US to adopt a tougher stance against Iran in order to normalize its ties […]
Palestinians Condemn American Zionist Plans to Desecrate Muslim Cemetery in Jerusalem
Palestinian officials condemned on Saturday the intention of American Zionist groups to hold a ceremony at the Mammilla cemetery in West Jerusalem, considering it a desecration of the Islamic graveyard and a flagrant violation of […]
Pompeo Claims ‘Many’ in Saudi Arabia Want Normalization with Israel
Former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo said “many” people in Saudi Arabia want normalized relations with Israel, voicing hope the kingdom will join the Abraham Accords agreed during Donald Trump’s administration. Pompeo, who served […]
‘Leaving Aside’ International Law: Why Democrats are as Dangerous as Republicans to a Just Peace in Palestine
By Ramzy Baroud Motivated by their justifiable aversion to former US President Donald Trump, many analysts have rashly painted a rosy picture of how Democrats could quickly erase the bleak trajectory of the previous […]
US Pompeo: Trump Should Win Nobel Prize for Middle East Peace
US State Secretary Mike Pompeo has suggested that outgoing President Donald Trump should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for promoting harmony between Arab countries and Israel. This comes despite Trump facing trial in the […]
Following Normalization with Israel, US Removes Sudan from State Sponsor of Terror List
The United States on Monday formally removed Sudan’s state sponsor of terrorism designation, 27 years after putting the country on its blacklist, the US embassy in Khartoum announced. “The congressional notification period of 45 days […]
Russia Condemns Pompeo’s Visit to Golan Heights
The Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, condemned today the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s recent visit to the Golan Heights as further evidence of Washington’s lack of respect for the international law. “We […]
Expansion and Mass Eviction: Israel ‘Takes Advantage’ of Trump’s Remaining Days in Office
By Ramzy Baroud In a few words, a close associate of Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, summed up the logic behind the ongoing frenzy to expand illegal Jewish settlements in Israel. “These days are […]
Despite Saudi Denial, Israeli Minister Congratulates Netanyahu over ‘Semi-Official’ Meeting with MBS
Israeli Education Minister Yoav Gallant confirmed reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held his first-ever known meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Neom, a claim denied by Riyadh. Speaking on Israel’s Army […]
Reports: Netanyahu Flies to Saudi Arabia for Secret meeting with Pompeo, Bin Salman
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a secret trip to Saudi Arabia yesterday to meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Accompanied by Chief of Israeli Mossad Yossi […]
WATCH: Ramzy Baroud on Pompeo’s Designation of BDS as ‘Antisemitic’
The United States Secretary of State has made an unprecedented visit to an Israeli settlement in the illegally occupied West Bank and the disputed Golan Heights – the first chief diplomat from the U.S to […]
US Pompeo Visits West Bank Settlement, Golan Heights, in First
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday became the first top American diplomat to visit a West Bank Jewish settlement and the disputed Golan Heights, cementing Donald Trump’s strongly pro-Israel legacy. On a farewell […]
The EU has Played a Waiting Game to Israel’s Advantage
By Ramona Wadi There are a couple of meaningful things that the EU should do, without delay: it should drop the pretence that it supports the Palestinian people’s right to their own land, and it […]
Pompeo: US to Label BDS Movement as ‘Anti-Semitic’
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that Washington will take measures against the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign, which seeks to isolate Israel over its treatment of the Palestinians. Washington “will regard the […]
US Lawmakers Accuse Pompeo of Complicity in Israel’s ‘Violation of International Law’
US lawmakers have joined in the near-global condemnation of the “brutal and violent” Israeli home demolitions. Some 41 Democratic Congress members signed a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, over the Zionist state’s “serious […]
Pompeo to Make Unprecedented Visit to Illegal Jewish Settlement in West Bank
Next week, Mike Pompeo will become the first US secretary of state to visit one of the illegal Jewish settlements on occupied Palestinian territory. Pompeo will visit the Psagot winery in the West Bank and […]
Despite Israel’s Objections, Pompeo Confirms US Sale of F-35 Jets to UAE
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo confirmed on Tuesday that the United States planned to sell top-of-the-line F-35 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates as part of a $23.37 billion package. The State Department sent […]
Report: US to Label Amnesty, HRW, Oxfam ‘Antisemitic’ Organizations
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The human rights group Amnesty International responded to reported accusations made earlier by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in which he accused the group, among other organizations, of ‘antisemitism’. […]
Pompeo Encourages Saudis to Normalize with Israel
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday encouraged Saudi Arabia to recognize Israel, in what would be a massive boost for the Jewish state amid normalization by two other Gulf Arab kingdoms. Bahrain, which […]
ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda Officially Sanctioned by US Government
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The United States has officially sanctioned International Criminal Court Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda for investigating war crimes committed by the US and its allies. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has […]
Israel’s Friends at the RNC: ‘Christian Zionists’ Dictate the Agenda of the Republican Party
By Ramzy Baroud It is difficult – and futile – to argue which American president has historically been more pro-Israel. While former President Barack Obama, for example, has pledged more money to Israel than […]
Bahrain Rejects US Push for Normalization Deal with Israel
Bahrain said Wednesday it was committed to the creation of a Palestinian state in talks with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, implicitly rejecting his push for Arab countries to swiftly normalize ties with Israel. […]
Pompeo Lands in Sudan to Push Normalization with Israel
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo landed in Sudan on Tuesday on a tour urging more Arab countries to normalize ties with Israel, following the US-brokered Israel-UAE agreement. Pompeo, the first American top diplomat to […]
US to Ensure Israel’s ‘Qualitative Military Advantage’ in The Middle East (VIDEO)
The United States will ensure Israel retains a military advantage in the Middle East under any future US arms deals with the United Arab Emirates, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday. “The […]
Ahead of Possible Annexation, Abbas Refuses to Accept Telephone Call from US Secretary of State
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has allegedly refused to accept a telephone call from US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to discuss Israel’s annexation plan, Israeli General Radio reported on Sunday. According to Al Quds Al Araby, the […]
Trump Imposes New Sanction on ICC as Probe into US, Israeli War Crimes Nears
US President Donald Trump has escalated hostilities against the International Criminal Court (ICC) by authorizing new sanctions against prosecutors and officials of the intergovernmental organization. Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday to block ICC […]
Pompeo Arrives in Israel to Discuss Iran, Annexation Plans
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has arrived in Israel for talks with the country’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former rival Benny Gantz who is now part of Israel’s new unity government that will […]
Pompeo: West Bank Annexation is an Israeli Decision
United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that it was Israel’s decision whether to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, and the US will offer its views on this to the […]