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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on May 25, 2021. Photo by Marc Israel Sellem/POOL.

Blinken underscores US role in rebuilding Gaza, talks regional issues with Netanyahu

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday in Jerusalem on the first leg of a regional tour that will include stops in Ramallah, Jordan and Egypt....
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presenting part of a drone shot down during a meeting with Germany's foreign minister in Tel Aviv on May 20, 2021. Credit: Kobi Gideon/GPO.

Netanyahu: Iran sent armed drone into Israel

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Israel intercepted an armed drone earlier this week sent by Iran. It was shot down over northern Israel crossing from Iraq or Syria, he said during...
Pro-Israel rally-goers at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., on May 12, 2021. Photo by Dmitriy Shapiro.

At an Israeli embassy, supporters rally to get out truth about Israel

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American supporters of Israel rallied in front of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, expressing their solidarity with the Jewish state that they feel is being misrepresented by the international community and...
U.S. President Joe Biden participates in his first official press conference in the East Room of the White House on March 25, 2021. Credit: Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz.

Biden believes Israel’s response to Gaza rockets has been proportionate

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U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday that he considers Israel’s response to two days of rocket fire from the Gaza Strip as proportionate. “One of the things I’ve seen thus far is that there...
Flags of European Union member nations near Europa Square in Vilnius, Lithuania. Credit: Šarūnas Burdulis via Wikimedia Commons.

European lawmakers: Palestinian terror groups committing ‘double war crimes’

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More than 50 European lawmakers expressed solidarity with Israel while condemning Palestinian terror groups for their rocket fire on Israel and using their own populations as human shields. In a letter spearheaded by the American Jewish Committee...
Damage to homes in the southern coastal Israeli city of Ashkelon, which were hit by rockets fired by Hamas in Gaza, May 12, 2021. Photo by Edi Israel/Flash90.

Most American Jewish groups express solidarity with Israel, some lay blame on it for...

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On blog posts,  social media and statements to news outlets, Jewish groups from across the religious and political spectrums voiced concerns about the ongoing conflict in Israel and the Gaza Strip. As of Thursday,...
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson delivers a speech outside 10 Downing Street in 2019. Credit: Michael Tubi/Shutterstock.

Johnson calls for ‘restraint’ amid rising violence between Israelis, Palestinians

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged Israel and the Palestinians on Wednesday to “step back from the brink” and “show restraint” as violence heightened between both sides. He said the United Kingdom “is deeply concerned by the...
U.S. President Joe Biden in the Treaty Room of the White House, Feb. 18, 2021. Credit: Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz.

Biden to Netanyahu: Israel has ‘unwavering support,’ urges pathway to restore calm

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U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, where he double-downed on his “unwavering support” for Israel’s security amid more than 1,300 rockets fired on the country from terrorist...
Then-U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on June 16, 2016. Credit: David Azagury/U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv.

Blinken speaks to Netanyahu, reiterates strong US support for Israel

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday concerning the violent conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. According to U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price, Blinken “expressed his...
U.S. President Joe Biden in the Oval Office. Credit: White House/Flickr.

If current Mideast violence a test, some experts say Biden is failing

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The Biden administration has come under withering criticism in the United States and Israel for its poor handling of the current situation in the Middle East. On Tuesday, U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price failed...