Tag: U.S.-Israel Relations
Biden administration caving to BDS tactics against Israel
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is reportedly considering blacklisting the IDF’s Netzach Yehuda Battalion under the “Leahy Laws,” two statutory provisions that, according to the State Department, prohibit the U.S. government “from using funds for assistance...
Senate passes foreign aid package including billions for Israel
The U.S. Senate passed a $95 billion foreign aid package late Tuesday that includes $26 billion in wartime assistance for Israel and $9 billion in humanitarian aid, some of which will be allotted for...
Anti-Israel NGO behind impending US sanctions on IDF battalion
DAWN (Democracy for the Arab World Now), a U.S.-based NGO that has sought “arrest warrants against Israelis” in international fora, has provided the so-called evidence driving the U.S. State Department’s anticipated sanctions against an...
What happens when children seize the wheel
Three reports published since Iran’s April 13 combined missile and UAV assault on Israel stand out for what the tell us about the nature of U.S. policy in relation to the war.
First, on Sunday Reuters reported...
Delegation of US mayors visit Israel, talk to families of hostages
The mayors of cities in Massachusetts, South Carolina and Oregon returned last week from a four-day visit to Israel, where they met with political officials, business leaders, academics and regional experts.
The three U.S. municipal leaders—Jon Mitchell,...
Iran’s attack requires a broad response
Iran’s attack on Israel, with more than 170 drones and 120 ballistic missiles, was the largest that Tehran has ever launched against the Jewish state.
Previously, Iran used proxy forces, including Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon and Houthi...
Biden: Commitment to Israel’s security ‘ironclad’
U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday said his administration was committed to backing Israel amid reports of an imminent Iranian attack.
“As I told Prime Minister Netanyahu, our commitment to Israel’s security against these...
In DC, Lapid discusses hostage deal with Blinken, meets with senators
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid discussed efforts to free the 133 remaining hostages being held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip during a meeting in Washington on...
The Israeli-Palestinian ‘two state solution’
Just in time for Easter, another resurrection was recently proposed by Martin Indyk, twice U.S. ambassador to Israel, in the journal Foreign Affairs:
“ allegedly dead two-state solution…resurrected by U.S. President Joe Biden and his top national security...
Ben-Gvir: Biden sides with Tlaib, Sinwar over Netanyahu
Israel’s National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir has accused U.S. President Joe Biden of siding with the enemies of the Jewish state.
During an interview with The New York Times published on Tuesday, Ben-Gvir said, “Presently, Biden prefers...