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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 478

Marco Rubio

Sen. Marco Rubio attends the 60th US Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington, Jan. 20, 2025. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool Photo via AP)
January 24, 2025, 11:38 pm
US freezes new funding for most foreign aid programs, Israel military aid unaffected
State Department to conduct review to ensure funding aligns with Trump’s ‘foreign policy agenda’; humanitarian food programs and military assistance to Egypt also won’t be impacted
By Ellen Knickmeyer and Farnoush Amiri
In this May 20, 2017, file photo, US President Donald Trump (right) shakes hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
January 23, 2025, 3:10 am
In sign of priorities, Trump’s first call with foreign leader held with Saudi prince
MBS says he plans to invest $600b in US during 2nd Trump term; Netanyahu fields first call from new Secretary of State Rubio, who vows to ‘work tirelessly’ for hostages’ freedom
By Jacob Magid
Sen. Marco Rubio attends the 60th US Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington, Jan. 20, 2025. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool Photo via AP)
January 21, 2025, 10:41 am
US Senate confirms Rubio as secretary of state, giving Trump 1st member of Cabinet
Staunch Israel advocate is confirmed in 99-0 vote; Florida Republican is seen as one of the US president’s least controversial picks
By AP and ToI Staff
Issachar Manne is seen opening a bottle of wine in his settlement in the West Bank, in this screen capture from a YouTube video posted September 1, 2022. (Screen capture via YouTube, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 17, 2025, 10:39 pm
Biden aides admit they mistakenly targeted 2 US citizens immune from settler sanctions
Officials tell ToI vetting process failed to identify pair accused of violence against Palestinians as dual nationals ineligible for targeting under executive order signed by US president
By Jacob Magid
US Senator Marco Rubio testifies before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on his nomination to be secretary of state, on Capitol Hill in Washington, on January 15, 2025. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP)
January 16, 2025, 2:30 am
Trump’s pick for secretary of state says sanctions on violent settlers to be lifted
US Senator Marco Rubio doesn’t give timeline for reversal of Biden policy, says he expects Trump administration ‘will continue to be perhaps the most pro-Israel administration’
By Jacob Magid
US Senator Marco Rubio speaks before Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Allentown, Pennsylvania, October 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
November 14, 2024, 12:37 am
Trump officially taps Marco Rubio for secretary of state in new US administration
Ex-Democrat Tulsi Gabbard, who met Syria’s Assad after chemical weapons attack and called Trump’s killing of Iran’s Soleimani ‘illegal,’ is picked as national intel director
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Senator Marco Rubio of Florida speaks during a campaign rally for Donald Trump at J.S. Dorton Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, November 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
November 12, 2024, 10:09 am
Trump expected to name pro-Israel Sen. Marco Rubio as secretary of state
Despite isolationist bent, US president-elect also said to tap Florida congressman Michael Waltz as national security adviser, rounding out emergent hawkish foreign policy team
By ToI Staff
Ronen Bar (left), head of the Shin Bet security services, speaks with Mossad chief David Barnea during the annual Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum, Jerusalem, May 5, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
May 20, 2024, 12:29 pm
Netanyahu said repeatedly stopping Israeli security chiefs from meeting US officials
Since war began, PM has reportedly blocked heads of IDF, Mossad and Shin Bet from meeting with Antony Blinken, Marco Rubio and others, allegedly to control info given to Washington
By ToI Staff
People gather to protest the banning of Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace at Columbia University on November 20, 2023, in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images via AFP)
May 14, 2024, 6:12 pm
Republican senators demand IRS investigate sponsor of Students for Justice in Palestine
Lawmakers suggest that by directing money to organizations that have explicitly voiced support for Hamas, nonprofits are supporting terrorism
By Luke Tress
(L) Nikki Haley on March 27, 2023, in Dover, New Hampshire (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) and (R) Marco Rubio at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 9, 2023 (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
March 30, 2023, 9:07 am
GOP’s Haley, Rubio slam Biden for rebuke of Netanyahu over judicial overhaul
Republican White House ticket hopeful says comments ‘outrageous,’ while Florida senator suggests US president responsible if Israel were to be attacked by Hezbollah, Hamas or Iran
By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., right, speaks during a news conference on the violence in the Mideast on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 24, 2014. Standing with Rubio is Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., left, and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., center. (AP Photo)
March 28, 2023, 7:42 pm
Breaking silence, GOP lawmakers lament overhaul’s security ramifications for Israel
Sens. Graham, Rubio and Young point to large numbers of IDF reservists refusing to report for duty if coalition’s legislative effort passes; Romney joins Democrat in hailing pause
By Jacob Magid
Republican Senator Marco Rubio of Florida speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), February 25, 2022, in Orlando, Florida. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
March 7, 2022, 5:39 pm
GOP senators accused of jeopardizing Zelensky’s safety with tweets about Zoom call
Democratic lawmaker says Ukrainian envoy asked not to share anything on social media, but Marco Rubio and Steve Daines defend posts, say there was ‘no identifying information’
By ToI Staff
Deborah Lipstadt, US President Joe Biden's nominee to be antisemitism monitor, testifies in the Dirksen Office building near the US Capitol, on February 8, 2022. (Ron Kampeas/JTA)
February 9, 2022, 8:36 am
Vowing to be ‘equal-opportunity foe’ of antisemitism, Deborah Lipstadt woos senators
Biden’s selection for special monitor appears to secure bipartisan support at long-delayed confirmation hearing, even though some Republicans continue to grumble at her nomination
By Ron Kampeas
Committee Chairman Senator Mark Warner, left, and vice chairman Senator Marco Rubio, arrive for the Senate Select Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing for William Burns, nominee for Central Intelligence Agency director, February 24, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Tom Williams/Pool via AP)
May 1, 2021, 6:48 pm
US probing more ‘Havana syndrome’ attacks, including one outside White House
Brain-damaging incidents, apparently as a result of directed-energy attacks, have also been reported in Florida
By AFP
Ivanka Trump listens during a campaign rally in Dalton, Georgia, on January 4, 2021. (Mandel Ngan/AFP)
February 19, 2021, 4:10 am
Ivanka Trump says she won’t run for Florida Senate seat in 2022
Former president’s daughter reportedly informs Florida Senator Marco Rubio she will support his reelection campaign
By Ron Kampeas
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