Tag: U.S.-Israel Relations
Herzog’s duty is to stand with Israel’s elected government
When Israeli President Isaac Herzog arrives in Washington next week, he’ll get the kind of red-carpet treatment that is reserved for the friendliest and most important U.S. allies. The Jewish state certainly qualifies under...
Likud minister says Biden in cahoots with Lapid, Barak
When U.S. President Joe Biden criticizes the Netanyahu government, he does so in cooperation with opposition leader Yair Lapid and former Prime Minister Ehud Barak, Israel’s Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli said on Tuesday.
"President...
The lessons of Israel’s 1956 war
As the modern State of Israel celebrates its 75th year, it is always important to review aspects of the past to learn lessons for the future.
Israel has never wanted to go to war. The...
Biden rebukes ‘most extreme’ Netanyahu government
U.S. President Joe Biden sharply criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition in a CNN interview with Fareed Zakaria on July 7, calling it "one of the most extreme" Israeli governments he's ever seen.
Biden blamed Israel's government...
US supports Jenin op as Arabs, international organizations condemn it
A spokesman for the U.S. National Security Council, which advises U.S. President Joe Biden, released a statement on Monday in support of the Israel Defense Forces' ongoing counterterrorism operation in Jenin.
"We support Israel's security and...
Biden’s glass White House
So far, U.S. President Joe Biden has been good about withholding criticism of Israel publicly despite the Netanyahu government doing everything it can to provoke him. Other than expressing concern about judicial reform and...
Netanyahu hosts Iowa governor in Jerusalem
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met in Jerusalem on Wednesday with Republican Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, who signed a proclamation of support for the Jewish state on the occasion of 75 years of independence.
Netanyahu...
Friedman: Biden administration is ‘embracing BDS movement’
U.S. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller confirmed on Monday that the United States would be freezing scientific and technological cooperation with Israeli entities in areas over the 1949 armistice line, i.e., in Judea, Samaria, the...
Netanyahu talks Iran, AI with US lawmakers
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Tuesday in Jerusalem with a bipartisan congressional delegation under the auspices of AIPAC.
The meeting focused on the Iranian nuclear threat and artificial intelligence technology.
Netanyahu thanked the U.S....
Ariel University decries ‘racist and BDS-like’ State Department
A U.S. State Department decision to cease scientific and technological cooperation with Israeli entities over the 1949 armistice line, commonly known as the Green Line, is racist and smacks of a BDS-like double standard,...