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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...
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a joint press conference at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem on April 12, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Netanyahu to Austin: Israel will not allow Iran to carry out goal of nuclear...

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed that Israel will never allow Iran to develop “nuclear capability to carry out its genocidal goal of eliminating Israel” during a joint press conference with visiting U.S....
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations and United States Gilad Erdan. Source: Screenshot.

Erdan demands UN Security Council investigate Iran’s ballistic-missile violations

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Israel’s Ambassador to the United States and the United Nations Gilad Erdan sent a letter to the U.N. Security Council and Secretary-General on Thursday demanding action against Iran after recent violations of U.N. Security...
Rush Limbaugh. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Spitfire, sure, but Rush Limbaugh also saw the need for Israel’s defense

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In spitfire fashion, Rush Limbaugh engaged millions of people daily for hours on his talk-radio show, which at the end of his career was broadcasted on more than 650 radio stations. The controversial figure,...