Tag: U.S.-Israel Relations
Gallant meets with Biden admin officials in NYC
Israel's Defense Minister Yoav Gallant met with Biden administration officials in New York City on Tuesday.
Gallant met with U.S. Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf and was scheduled to meet with National Security...
Lapid to meet US officials in DC as Netanyahu visit still up in the...
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid of the Yesh Atid Party will travel to the United States next week for high-level meetings in Washington, his office said on Tuesday.
Lapid is to meet with senior officials...
There will be no Israel-US defense pact
U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are eager to have a Saudi-Israeli peace deal signed before each country holds elections. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman shares this vision.
But the...
Three US presidential campaigns respond to Biden’s Netanyahu snub
It’s the gift that keeps on not giving.
Months after Benjamin Netanyahu was re-elected Israeli prime minister late last year, U.S. President Joe Biden has yet to invite the leader of one of Washington’s closest...
In Israel, House Democrats reaffirm ‘solidarity with the Jewish state’
Two dozen Democrats from the U.S. House of Representatives—led by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.)—are in Israel for a six-day trip that started earlier this week, sponsored by the American...
Jeffries: US support for Israel above judicial reform
U.S. House of Representatives Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said on Monday in Jerusalem that judicial reform should have no bearing on American military support for Israel.
Speaking to Israeli journalists about the divisive domestic debate...
Israel to include Gaza Strip in US Visa Waiver pilot
Israel plans to further ease travel for Palestinian Americans living in the Gaza Strip next month, an official told Reuters on Monday, marking the next step in the country's bid to join the United States Visa...
Netanyahu meets with 24 Democratic members of Congress
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday welcomed a delegation of 24 Democrats from the U.S. House of Representatives to his Jerusalem office.
House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York and previous House Majority...
Farewell, Los Angeles
In less than a month, I will be packing up and returning to Israel, after concluding a mission of four years in Los Angeles. It was a fascinating experience to serve in the city...
No normalization at any price
U.S. President Joe Biden is attempting to negotiate a normalization agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia. However, he may also be negotiating an unwritten understanding with Iran that enriches the clerical regime without meaningful...