Boston suspect won’t be treated as enemy combatant, White House says

Published on April 22, 2013

The ethnic Chechen college student suspected in the deadly Boston Marathon bombings will not be treated as an enemy combatant in the legal process, White House spokesman Jay Carney said on Monday.

U.S., Israeli officials: Obama visit is on

Published on March 6, 2013

U.S. and Israeli officials said President Obama would not delay his trip to Israel in the event that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is unable to form a government.

Will Obama’s planned Israel visit revive Israel-Palestinian peacemaking?

Published on February 5, 2013

Is President Obama's plan to visit Israel a sign that he’s ready to take another shot at Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking?

White House: Fordow explosion reports ‘not credible’

Published on January 29, 2013

The White House said reports of an explosion at an Iranian nuclear facility were not credible.

White House condemns 2010 Morsi slurs on Jews

Published on January 15, 2013

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi's past slurs against Jews are "deeply troubling" the White House said, and he should make clear his tolerance for non-Muslims.

White House: Israel has a right to defend borders

Published on May 16, 2011

The White House said Israel has a right to defend itself from unauthorized border crossings and blamed Syria for "inciting" violence. White House spokesman Jay Carney on Monday addressed incidents along Israel's Lebanon, Syria and Gaza Strip borders the day before in which Palestinians marking Israel's 1948 founding attempted to cross over.