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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and U.S. President Joe Biden. Source: U.S. State Department/Joe Biden via Facebook.

White House wants Saudi-Israel deal by year’s end

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The White House is pressing for an Israeli-Saudi peace deal in the next six months before U.S. President Joe Biden goes into full campaign mode, Axios reported, citing two U.S. officials. U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan...
U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden, accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Douglas Emhoff, attend and give remark to guests of the Jewish community in celebration of Rosh Hashanah on Sept. 30, 2022. Credit: White House Photo.

Joe Biden’s empty words about antisemitism

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For those who think what Jews need is more official recognition of their heritage, it was a great afternoon. The White House celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month was a star-studded affair with the president, the...
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides attends a conference at Reichman University in Herzliya, Sept. 11, 2022. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90.

US ambassador to Israel to leave post over summer

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U.S. Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides is set to depart his position this summer after two years in the post. Nides told senior staff at the embassy on Tuesday morning about his planned departure, Axios reported, citing...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Knesset debate initiated by the opposition, May 1, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Senior Biden officials fly to Israel to brief Netanyahu following Saudi meetings

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Senior White House officials flew from Saudi Arabia to Israel on Monday to brief Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the talks that U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan held with Crown Prince Mohammed bin...
U.S. President Joe Biden at a White House press conference on Jan. 19, 2022. Source: Screenshot.

Biden’s ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy regarding terror

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The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) has announced that it was responsible for two recent attempts to murder Israeli Jews, including one in which an American citizen was severely wounded. Does it...
The Taylor Force Act being introduced by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Sen. Dan Coats (R-Ind.) and Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) in 2016. Taylor Force’s father, Stuart Force is pictured at the center-right. Source: Twitter.

Murder of Elan Ganeles brings Palestinian Authority’s ‘martyr fund’ back into focus

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The aftermath of the murder of U.S.-Israeli citizen Elan Ganeles has brought renewed focus to the Palestinian Authority Martyrs Fund, whose compensation to those convicted of terrorism against Israelis and Israeli targets, and their families is...
Jared Bernstein. Credit: WhiteHouse.gov.

Biden nominates his Jewish economic adviser as Council of Economic Advisers chair

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Among the nominations U.S. President Joe Biden sent to the Senate on March 2 was that Jared Bernstein, currently a member of the Council of Economic Advisers, chair the council. That body is part of...
U.S. President Joe Biden relaunches the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, Feb. 15, 2021. Source: Twitter.

White House faith-based office turns 2 years old

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On the second anniversary of its Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, the Biden-administration White House released a fact sheet lauding the “essential part” of the administration, whose mission is “to serve people in...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Feb. 12, 2023. Photo by Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO.

Netanyahu confirms partial freeze on Israeli activity in Judea and Samaria

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Israel will not advance plans to legalize outposts in Judea and Samaria for the next few months, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday, without specifying a precise timeframe. The move does not apply to...
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Commissioner James Cavallaro, March 2014. Credit: Daniel Cima via Wikimedia Commons.

Biden admininstration pulls pick for rights post who called Israel ‘apartheid state’

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Just days after announcing his candidacy, the Biden administration on Tuesday withdrew support for James Cavallaro as an independent member of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights over his anti-Israel statements, according to the Associated...