Tag: Jake Sullivan
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...
Gantz meets with Biden officials amid Saudi normalization talk
Israel's National Unity Party leader Benny Gantz paid a visit to Washington, D.C., this week for meetings with top Biden administration officials, the opposition politician revealed on Thursday.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter),...
Israeli defense minister, US national security advisor meet in White House
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz commenced his official visit to the United States on Wednesday, meeting with U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in the White House. The two discussed various security threats, foremost...
White House: Iran nuclear breakout period down to ‘just a few weeks’
Iran’s breakout time to a nuclear weapon is now “just a few weeks or less,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters on Tuesday.
Tehran had greatly accelerated its nuclear program after the United...
In first day of US trip, Lapid underscores bipartisanship, urges alternative plan on Iran
On the first of a three-day visit to Washington, Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid made his rounds in Congress on Tuesday, highlighting the Israeli government’s push for bipartisan support for Israel in the United...
Iran tops agenda as Lapid prepares to meet with Biden administration officials
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid is expected to travel to Washington, D.C., next week to meet with senior Biden administration officials.
According to Axios, Lapid is expected to meet with Vice President Kamala Harris, U.S. Secretary of...
Sullivan tells Israeli counterpart Biden committed to diplomacy on Iran
U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan hosted his Israeli counterpart, Israeli National Security Adviser Eyal Hulata, at the White House on Tuesday morning.
It was the first in-person meeting of the U.S.-Israeli Strategic Consultative Group...
On first day of US trip, Bennett meets with AIPAC, top Biden administration staff
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met with Howard Kohr, CEO of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), on Wednesday during his first full day of a brief trip to Washington, D.C.
Bennett arrived in the United...
Incoming Israeli national security adviser meets with US counterparts
Eyal Hulata, the incoming Israeli national security adviser, met with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on Tuesday, during which, according to a U.S. State Department readout of the meeting, the two discussed a number of...
IDF’s Kochavi meets with Sullivan, intelligence officials to discuss regional security
Israel Defense Forces’ Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi met with National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Wednesday in Washington, D.C., to discuss regional security challenges and Israeli concerns about the flaws of the 2015...