Tag: U.S.-Israel Relations
Biden administration calls for one-year Israeli extension of Palestinian banking agreement
The Biden administration warned on Thursday that Israel’s decision to extend a waiver, allowing Israeli and Palestinian banks to transact business for only one more month, has created a “looming crisis” that might threaten...
Poll: Most Democrats blame Israel ‘a lot’ for Mideast conflict
A new poll reveals deep partisan divisions among American voters regarding responsibility for the escalation of the Middle East conflict, with a majority of Democrats blaming Israel.
The survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public...
Abbas in Russia: Israel is a ‘colonial project’
Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas recently claimed that Israel is a "colonial project" that would be defeated if Washington withdrew its support, Kan News reported on Sunday, quoting Russian state media.
The Kan News report cited an interview that aired on Russia-1 with Russia...
UNRWA is a front for terrorism
A bill to outlaw any dealing with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is supposed to come up for a vote in the Knesset at the end...
Blinken touches down in Israel for 11th time since Oct. 7
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken touched down at Ben-Gurion International Airport on Tuesday morning, marking the diplomat's 11th visit since the Hamas terrorist attacks in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.
Blinken met with...
Harris genocide accusation ‘shocking,’ says former Israeli ambassador
Former Israeli ambassador to the United States Michael Oren on Sunday called for the White House to state unequivocally that Jerusalem is not committing genocide in Gaza, after Vice President Kamala Harris appeared to...
Disrespect or disinterest where Israel is concerned
In a disconcerting display of barefaced evasion, sidestepping and diversion of a simple interview question, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris provided more cause for concern for those warning of the grave consequences for Israel...
Negotiating what with whom?
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is a decorated retired Army officer. He was supportive of Israel’s foray into Lebanon in the beginning. It would have been hard for him not to be, as...
Condoleeza Rice: Hamas should have been banned from 2006 PA election
The administration of President George W. Bush should have insisted Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas disarm Hamas ahead of the 2006 P.A. legislative election that the terrorist group won, former Secretary of State Condoleezza...
Biden, Netanyahu talk for first time in nearly 50 days
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U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Wednesday morning—their first phone call since Aug. 21, according to White House readouts of their communications.
The two leaders did not appear to speak on...