Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called the city of Jerusalem the "rightful capital of the Jewish homeland," referring to President Donald Trump's earlier decision to move the U.S. embassy to the city.

Donation Options Search Search Search Secretary of State Mike Pompeo addresses the virtual Republican National Convention in a pre-recorded video from Jerusalem, Israel, on Tuesday. Photo Courtesy ...

Kevin Lamarque/Reuters The four-minute address was taped Monday in between Pompeo's meetings in Jerusalem, his first stop on a four-day tour of the region. While Pompeo filmed the speech on an ...

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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will tape a video in Jerusalem that will be played in the US prime time during the Republican National Convention on Tuesday [Debbie Hill/Pool via Reuters ...

When Mike Pompeo addresses the Republican National Convention for the very first time Tuesday night, the backdrop will be legendary: the Old City of Jerusalem, heart of three major religions and a ...

Speaking about that decision earlier in the day beside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, Pompeo called it a “simple recognition of this as part of Israel” and “a ...

Pompeo, meanwhile, addressed the convention from Jerusalem, a move that has drawn fire from diplomats and breaks with long-standing tradition aimed at keeping U.S. foreign policy separate from ...

But Pompeo's decision to use a stop in Jerusalem during an official overseas trip as the site for his recorded speech to fellow Republicans raises even more troubling questions about the message ...

WASHINGTON (JTA) — A federal investigation said that Mike Pompeo violated the Hatch Act when, as Secretary of State, he addressed the Republican National Convention in 2020 from Jerusalem.

Speaking about that decision earlier in the day beside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, Pompeo called it a “simple recognition of this as part of Israel” and “a ...