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TEL AVIV  – An Argentinian newspaper has become the first victim of Poland’s contentious Holocaust legislation, which took effect on Thursday despite pressure from Israel.

TEL AVIV – An official delegation from Poland will arrive in Israel in the coming days to reach an understanding on the controversial bill which criminalizes blaming the eastern European country for any Holocaust-related crimes, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Saturday.

TEL AVIV – Israel’s envoy to the UN Danny Danon called on the UN Security Council to condemn Iran for its “dangerous actions” after the downing of an Israeli F-16 on Saturday.

TEL AVIV – The Iranian drone intercepted by the Israel Air Force on Saturday is a relatively new stealth model with a design that appears to have been stolen from a U.S. drone that was shot down by Iran in 2011.

TEL AVIV – The U.S. has said Israel has its full support in defending itself after its air force struck Iranian and Syrian targets inside Syria on Saturday in response to the incursion of Iranian drone in Israeli airspace and the downing of an F-16.

TEL AVIV – The U.S. on Tuesday said it was “disappointed” that Poland’s President Andrzej Duda authorized a bill that would make it illegal to blame Poland for any Holocaust-related crimes.

The State Department told staff earlier this week that it will begin distributing the official portraits of Trump, Pence, and Tillerson.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defense Secretary James Mattis argued this week against a new authorization for the use of military force that would place any limitations on the U.S. military’s ability to go after terrorists.

TEL AVIV – President Donald Trump is still undecided about whether to move the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, contradict earlier assurances from the White House the move will certainly happen at some point, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Wednesday.

TEL AVIV – President Donald Trump’s inauguration rabbi criticized the president and his administration for its reticence to clarify its position on Israel’s sovereignty over Jerusalem, but added that he was confident the president would erase all doubts once he arrives in Israel next week.

Claims State Department employees have been told not to speak or make eye contact with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson are false, a veteran AP reporter says.

President Donald Trump released his 2018 budget proposal on Thursday revealing that the U.S. Department of State funding could be cut by 31 percent, sparking outrage among mostly Democrats, who say the cuts could put the country at risk.

The State Department has confirmed to Breitbart News that it will begin to host press briefings once against on March 6 and that it remains responsive to reporters’ questions as it prepares to restore the daily events.