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Secretary Marco Rubio and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu deliver joint statements to the press in Jerusalem, Israel, Feb. 16, 2025. (Official State Department photo by Freddie Everett)
November 13, 2025, 3:38 pm
Rubio says ‘there’s some concern’ West Bank violence could undermine Gaza ceasefire
US secretary of state hails Herzog and IDF for condemning latest spate of settler violence, in rare comments from an American official on unchecked attacks against Palestinians
By Jacob Magid and Charlie Summers
Smoke rises following Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City, Sept. 14, 2025. (Ali Jadallah/Anadolu via Getty Images)
September 16, 2025, 9:30 am
Israel launches ground operation in Gaza City
“Gaza is burning,” tweeted Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz.
By Philissa Cramer
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, meets Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar in Jerusalem on Feb. 16, 2025 (Rafi Ben Hakun/GPO)
August 29, 2025, 1:51 pm
US says it’s denying visas to Palestinian officials for UN General Assembly next month
Rubio says PA and PLO officials to be barred from visiting UN headquarters in NYC over their ‘efforts to secure the unilateral recognition of a conjectural Palestinian state’
By Jacob Magid
U.S. President Donald Trump’s Secretary of State, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) testifies during his Senate Foreign Relations confirmation hearing at Dirksen Senate Office Building on January 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. Rubio, a three-term Senator and a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, has broad bipartisan support from his Senate colleagues. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
June 5, 2025, 3:19 pm
Et tu, Rubio?
Even the most stalwart defenders of Israel in the administration are being conscripted into pressure campaigns against Israel.
By Mitchell Bard
U.S. President Donald Trump’s Secretary of State, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) testifies during his Senate Foreign Relations confirmation hearing at Dirksen Senate Office Building on January 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. Rubio, a three-term Senator and a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, has broad bipartisan support from his Senate colleagues. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
January 16, 2025, 12:57 pm
Marco Rubio says US should revoke visas for ‘a supporter of Hamas’
The hearing was interrupted by news of an Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement.
By Andrew Lapin
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