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The White House on Thursday condemned “spurious accusations” after recent media publications implictly accused Palestinian-American and Jewish-American staffers of racism and dual loyalty. “We are appalled by recent spurious accusations against our staff,” Emily Horne, a spokesperson for the National Security Council, said. “We welcome oversight and scrutiny, but there is no justification for false and ad hominem attacks based on ethnic, racial, or religious identity,” Horne added, emphasizing that “women and men of the NSC are patriotic, dedicated, and serve their country with ...

SHARE The Bureau of Near East Affairs at the State Department announced three appointments on Thursday, with Hady Amr and Dan Benaim named as deputy assistant secretaries for Palestine and Israel, and the Gulf Region, respectively. The bureau announced the appointments in a tweet two days after Antony Blinken was confirmed as secretary of Ssate. Also announced was Asha Castleberry-Hernandez's appointment as senior adviser to the assistant secretary on Near Eastern Affairs. “Their regional and policy expertise will play an important role in advancing America’s mission in the Middle East,"...

Biden Appoints Former Obama Official to Key Role in National Security Council President Joe Biden has appointed lawyer Maher Bitar to be the National Security Council’s senior director for intelligence programs. Bitar has served as general counsel to Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee and as a top legal adviser to its chairman Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) since 2017. “I am thrilled to see him in his new post, though we will certainly miss him on the committee,” Schiff told Politico. “I can’t think of anyone more suited to the role than Maher.” In 2020, Bitar played a ma...

From calling for the destruction of Israel to the National Security Council. Tue Jan 26, 2021 Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center, is an investigative journalist and writer focusing on the radical Left and Islamic terrorism. "Why Is Georgetown Providing a Platform for This Dangerous Group?" an op-ed in the Washington Post had asked.  The group was the Palestine Solidarity Movement, a BDS anti-Israel hate group whose conferences had a history of antisemitism, supporting Hamas and the murder of Jews. Maher Bitar, one of the executive...

Biden appoints Palestinian American to key intelligence role Biden appoints Palestinian American to key intelligence role Maher Bitar served in the National Security Council under former President Barack Obama, as director for Israeli and Palestinian affairs. By Netta Bar Maher Bitar (center), his wife, Astrid Dorelien, and year-old daughter, Alya Dorelien Bitar, with U.S. President Barack Obama in the Oval Office, Sept. 21, 2015. Photo: Pete Souza/White House. Spread the word. Politico. Bitar served in the National Security Council under former President Barack Obama, as director for Israeli...