Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the Obama administration’s criticism of Israel’s decision to build some 600 new housing units in Jerusalem, saying that Jerusalem is 'familiar with the American position. It is not new. It is also not acceptable to us.'

The US State Department again condemned Israel for building in Jerusalem and the surrounding area, this time using harsher language than usual, falsely blaming Israel for 'systematically' seizing Palestinian land.

The funding is small and negligible in terms of state budgeting, but the decision generated international rage.

A State Department official deliberately cut several minutes of videotape from a 2013 news briefing dealing with sensitive questions about secret US-Iranian nuclear negotiations before posting the footage to its website and YouTube, the agency said Wednesday.

The US State Department issued a travel warning to all of Europe on Tuesday, alerting US citizens to the "risk of potential terrorist attacks throughout Europe, targeting major events, tourist sites, restaurants, commercial centers and transportation."

The potential political costs of this ongoing public scandal are probably of more immediate concern for Clinton who is perceived by many as untrustworthy.

State Department Spokesman James Kirby, better known for his remarks against the legal and legitimate Israeli presence in Judea and Samaria, smacked down a reporter who questioned whether Palestinians were justified in attacking Israelis.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Dan Shapiro a day after the ambassador falsely accused Israel of maintaining a double standard in the rule of law in Judea and Samaria that, he says, discerns between Israelis and Palestinians. The State Department supported Shapiro's comments.

The US State Department is backing the European Union's ridiculous claim that the labeling of Israeli products so that they can be boycotted - is not technically a boycott.

While Iran progresses with its ballistic missile program in full force, the US is still weighing its options regarding new sanctions on the Islamic Republic.

Obstinate in maintaining his nuclear deal with Iran at all cost, Obama is bending to Iranian pressure and delaying any response to Iranian belligerence and blatant breach of UN resolutions.

Iran has twice violated UN Security Council resolutions when they conducted missiles tests. Iran knows it will meet no real response from the West and will continue with its belligerent actions, Senator Corker warns.

The State Department was quick to slam Israel for giving an allegedly light punishment to an officer who beat a Palestinian-American teen during an anti-Israel riot, while ignoring the brutal murder of an 18-year-old US citizen in Israel by Palestinian terrorists.

Senator Cruz called on Secretary Kerry to resign over comments he and his staff made last week that suggested Israel is the root cause for Palestinian terrorism.

Israel's leaders are enraged by comments coming out of the US State Department blaming Israel for the Palestinian violence, and for alleging Israel uses excessive force to stop terrorism.

The US State Department condemned Palestinian terror attacks, but in an attempt to strike an evenhanded tone, it blamed Israel as well.

The Obama administration seems to be changing its story regarding the deal with Iran. Contrary to earlier statements, they now say the Parchin military site is not nuclear.

In a shocking development, the US State Department now says that Iran's Parchin is a non-nuclear military site.

After a series of harsh comments from the US regarding Netanyahu’s opposition to the Iran nuclear deal, Israel is interpreting Kerry’s decision to skip Jerusalem during his upcoming Middle East trip as a snub.

Members of Congress are frustrated at the Obama administration's lack of transparency with regard to side agreements between the IAEA and Iran concerning nuclear inspections.

The Obama administration was quick to clarify that the anti-BDS amendment in the recently signed trade bill does not pertain to Israeli businesses in Judea and Samaria.

The US views the UN probe on the IDF's actions during last year's Operation Protective Edge as clearly biased. The US State Department therefore has no interest in further investigation by the world body on this issue.