Barack Obama’s anti-Trump speech at the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign Transcript

Source: Vox, 9-7-18 Former President Barack Obama speaks to students at the University of Illinois, where he accepted the Paul H. Douglas Award for Ethics in Government on September 7, 2018. Scott Olson/Getty Images BARACK OBAMA: Hello, Illinois! I.L.L.! I.L.L.! Okay, okay. Just checking to see if you’re awake. Please have a seat, everybody. It is […]

Remarks by President Trump and Prime Minister May of the United Kingdom in Joint Press Conference

Source: WH, 7-13-18 (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead) Chequers Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom 1:52 P.M. BST PRIME MINISTER MAY:  Well, good afternoon.  And I’m pleased to welcome the President of the United States to Chequers today on his first official visit to the United Kingdom.  No two countries do more together than ours […]

Remarks by President Trump at Press Conference After NATO Summit

Brussels, Belgium Source: WH, 7-12-18 NATO Headquarters Brussels, Belgium 12:21 P.M. CEST THE PRESIDENT:  Well, thank you very much, everybody.  Appreciate it.  We’ve had a very amazing two-day period in Brussels.  And we really accomplished a lot, with respect to NATO.  For years, Presidents have been coming to these meetings and talked about the expense […]

Remarks by President Trump Announcing Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh as the Nominee for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

Source: WH, 7-9-18 East Room 9:03 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  My fellow Americans, tonight I speak to you from the East Room of the White House regarding one of the most profound responsibilities of the President of the United States, and that is the selection of a Supreme Court Justice. I’ve often heard that, other […]

Remarks by President Trump at 4th of July Military Appreciation Event

Source: WH, 7-4-18 South Lawn 5:20 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Happy 4th of July to everybody.  It’s a great day.  (Applause.)  Melania and I are honored to celebrate American independence with the heroes who protect American independence — the men, the women of the United States Military.  These are our finest.  Thank you very much.  […]

Remarks by President Trump at the Salute to Service Dinner

Source: WH, 7-3-18 The Greenbrier Resort White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia 6:44 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you very much.  Thank you, Jim.  (Applause.)  That is a great gentleman.  And he’s a big man, isn’t he?  He’s a big man.  Big Jim.  And thank you to Cathy, very much, it’s an honor.  Please sit down.  […]

President Donald Trump’s Remarks Celebrating the Six-Month Anniversary of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

Source: WH, 6-29-18 East Room 12:23 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you very much, everybody.  The economy is indeed doing well.  (Applause.)  Six months ago, we unleashed an economic miracle by signing the biggest tax cuts and reforms — I have to add the word “reform.”  Very important word.  But the tax cuts is what […]

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Statement on Retirement of SCOTUS Justice Anthony Kennedy

‘The Senate will vote to confirm Justice Kennedy’s successor this fall.’ June 27, 2018 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding today’s announcement from Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy that he will retire on July 31, 2018: “Just a few moments ago, Justice Anthony Kennedy announced […]

President Trump’s Statement on Justice Anthony M. Kennedy’s SCOTUS Retirement

Source: WH, 6-27-18 Today, we thank Justice Anthony M. Kennedy for his thirty years of distinguished service on the Supreme Court of the United States.  In 1987, President Reagan nominated him to the Court, and he was swiftly confirmed without opposition.  A Californian—like the President who appointed him—Justice Kennedy is a true man of letters.  […]

SCOTUS Justice Anthony Kennedy’s Retirement Letter to President Donald Trump

Full-Text Israel Political Brief May 8, 2018: Statement by PM Benjamin Netanyahu on US President Donald Trump withdrawing from the Iran Nuclear Deal Transcript

ISRAEL POLITICAL BRIEF ISRAEL POLITICAL BRIEF: ISRAEL NEWS Statement by PM Benjamin Netanyahu on US President Donald Trump withdrawing from the Iran Nuclear Deal Source: PMO, 08/05/2018 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, this evening, issued the following statement: “Israel fully supports President Trump’s bold decision today to reject the disastrous nuclear deal with the terrorist regime […]

Full-Text Israel Political Brief April 30, 2018: PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s Speech claiming Iran is violating nuclear deal

ISRAEL POLITICAL BRIEF ISRAEL POLITICAL BRIEF: ISRAEL NEWS Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Speech claiming Iran is violating nuclear deal Source: Haaretz, 4-30-18 Good evening. Tonight, we’re going to show you something that the world has never seen before. Tonight, we are going to reveal new and conclusive proof of the secret nuclear weapons program […]

Full-Text Israel Political Brief April 23, 2018: PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s Speech at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center Event Marking Israel’s 70th Anniversary Transcript

ISRAEL POLITICAL BRIEF ISRAEL POLITICAL BRIEF: ISRAEL NEWS PM Netanyahu’s Remarks at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center Event Marking Israel’s 70th Anniversary Source: PMO, 4-23-18 Photo by Kobi Gideon, GPO Thank you Herzi Makov, and thank you distinguished diplomats and friends. It’s an honor for me to be here at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center. […]

Full-Text Israel Political Brief March 3, 2018: PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s 2018 AIPAC Speech Transcript

ISRAEL POLITICAL BRIEF ISRAEL POLITICAL BRIEF: ISRAEL NEWS Excerpt from PM Netanyahu’s AIPAC Speech Source: PMO, 06/03/2018 “Good morning, AIPAC. It’s always great to be here. But as I told President Trump yesterday, it’s especially great to be in America’s capital now that he has recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Thank you, President Trump for […]

Full Text Israel Political Brief December 28, 2016: PM Benjamin Netanyahu statement in response to Secretary of State John Kerry’s speech attacking Israeli settlements Transcript

ISRAEL POLITICAL BRIEF ISRAEL POLITICAL BRIEF: ISRAEL NEWS PM Benjamin Netanyahu statement in response to Secretary of State John Kerry’s speech attacking Israeli settlements Source: PMO, 12-28-16   הצהרת ראש הממשלה נתניהו 28/12/2016 יום רביעי כ”ח כסלו תשע”ז הנאום של מזכיר המדינה ג’ון קרי הוא אכזבה גדולה. הוא עוסק באופן אובססיבי בנושא ההתנחלויות בארץ ישראל, במקום […]

Full Text Israel Political Brief December 28, 2016: Secretary of State John Kerry’s speech on the Middle East attacking Israeli settlements Transcript

ISRAEL POLITICAL BRIEF ISRAEL POLITICAL BRIEF: ISRAEL NEWS Remarks on Middle East Peace Source: State.gov, 12-28-16 Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State The Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC December 28, 2016 <iframe src=’https://players.brightcove.net/1705665025/HJ8lQG1Eg_default/index.html?videoId=5263818077001&#8242; allowfullscreen frameborder=0> SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you very, very much. Thank you. (Coughs.) Excuse me. Thank you […]

Full Text Israel Political Brief December 25, 2016: PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s Remarks on US Abstaining on UN Security Council Resolution 2334

ISRAEL POLITICAL BRIEF ISRAEL POLITICAL BRIEF: ISRAEL NEWS PM Netanyahu’s Remarks at the Start of the Weekly Cabinet Meeting  25/12/2016 Source: PMO,  12-25-16 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the start of the weekly Cabinet meeting, made the following remarks: [Translated from Hebrew] “I share ministers’ feelings, anger and frustration vis-à-vis the unbalanced resolution that is […]

Full Text Israel Political Brief December 23, 2016: U.S. Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power’s Full Speech at the Security Council after the passage of UNSC Resolution 2334 Transcript

ISRAEL POLITICAL BRIEF ISRAEL POLITICAL BRIEF: ISRAEL NEWS U.S. Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power’s Full Speech at the Security Council Source: Haaretz, 12-23-16 The full text of Samantha Power’s address to the Security Council concerning the resolution against Israeli settlements. The full text of Samantha Power’s address to the United Nations Security Council concerning […]

Full Text Israel Political Brief December 23, 2016: UN Security Council Resolution 2334 Condemning Israeli Settlements in the West Bank

ISRAEL POLITICAL BRIEF ISRAEL POLITICAL BRIEF: ISRAEL NEWS United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 Source: UN, 12-23-16 The full text of resolution 2334 (2016) reads as follows: “The Security Council, “Reaffirming its relevant resolutions, including resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973), 446 (1979), 452 (1979), 465 (1980), 476 (1980), 478 (1980), 1397 (2002), 1515 (2003), and 1850 (2008), […]

Full Text Israel Political Brief September 30, 2016: President Barack Obama’s Remarks at Memorial Service for Former Israeli President Shimon Peres Transcript

ISRAEL POLITICAL BRIEF ISRAEL POLITICAL BRIEF: ISRAEL NEWS Remarks by President Obama at Memorial Service for Former Israeli President Shimon Peres Source: WH,  9-30-16 Mount Herzl Jerusalem 11:14 A.M. IDT PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Zvia, Yoni, Chemi and generations of the Peres family; President Rivlin; Prime Minister Netanyahu; members of the Israeli government and the Knesset; heads […]