Tag: Israel-U.S. Relations
Blinken to visit Israel next week
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to visit Israel late next week as part of a Mideast diplomatic swing to discuss the war in Gaza and other regional crises, Axios reported on Wednesday.
It will...
Biden meets family members of American Hamas hostages
U.S. President Joe Biden met on Wednesday with family members of U.S. citizens held hostage by Hamas in Gaza, after the family members were not invited to Monday's Chanukah reception at the White House.
Antony...
US Defense Secretary to visit Israel
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will arrive in Israel on Monday at the invitation of his Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant, Ynet reported on Tuesday.
The visit comes amid reports that the Biden administration is pressuring Israel to shift tactics...
US asks Israel not to respond to Houthi attacks
The United States has asked Israel not to respond to attacks by Houthi rebels in Yemen lest it spark a wider regional conflict, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
The United States told Israel to let...
US estimates Israel’s south Gaza campaign will end in January
The IDF offensive against Hamas in the southern Gaza Strip will likely end in January, the U.S. said overnight Tuesday.
Senior officials in the Biden administration told CNN that they expect the current phase of the war...
Judea and Samaria leaders bash US visa bans on ‘extremist settlers’
Leaders of communities in Judea and Samaria criticized America's new "visa restriction policy" targeting "extremist settlers" who engage in violent acts against Arabs in the region.
"In the spirit of being 'fair and balanced,' the...
Blinken: Israel-Saudi deal ‘cannot be a substitute’ for two-state solution
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that a normalization agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia could not come at the expense of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Speaking on the...
US, EU condemn Israeli plans for Jewish neighborhood in Abu Dis
The United States and European Union on Monday slammed Israeli plans to build a Jewish neighborhood in the Arab village of Abu Dis on the eastern outskirts of Israel’s capital.
Washington and Brussels issued the condemnations as the...
Israeli national security adviser hosts US Mideast envoy
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf met with Israel’s National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi in Jerusalem on Thursday.
Leaf expressed condolences on behalf of the Biden administration for Tuesday’s Palestinian terrorist attack...
US House Speaker McCarthy to lead 20 Congress members to Israel
U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) will lead a bipartisan congressional delegation to Israel later this month and become the second-ever House speaker to address the full Knesset, his Israeli counterpart Amir Ohana announced on...