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WATCH: Morning Joe panel on Tillerson and Israel

Lingering questions about the expected appointment of ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State and his unknown stance on Israel was a topic of discussion on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program Monday morning.

Graham urges Trump to keep promise to renegotiate Iran deal

Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Wednesday urged President-elect to follow through with his campaign promise to renegotiate the Iranian nuclear deal in response to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warning not to push for changes in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

Obama renews waiver delaying Jerusalem Embassy relocation

President Barack Obama gave President-elect Donald Trump some breathing room before deciding whether to move the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, renewing on Thursday a presidential waiver suspending the relocation of the embassy for another six months.

Bipartisan Senate legislation to combat anti-Semitism on campus

Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and Sen. Bob Casey (D-Penn.) on Tuesday introduced bipartisan legislation to grant the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) the necessary statutory tools at their disposal to investigate anti-Semitic incidents on college campuses.

Bannon a no-show at ZOA dinner

Despite the advance attention it got in the media, Stephen Bannon, newly-announced White House Chief Strategist and special advisor to President-elect Donald Trump, was a no-show at the Zionist Organization of America’s annual dinner in New York on Sunday.

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