Tag: U.S.-Israel Relations
‘Economic warfare is the ultimate weapon’
The negotiations in Vienna aiming to revive the Iranian nuclear deal have taken Udi Levy back in time to 2015, the year world powers signed the original agreement with Tehran—eliminating “Project Cassandra,” the pinnacle...
The lessons for Israel from Russia’s war on Ukraine
Sometimes realpolitik must bow to international sentiment. The State of Israel’s instinctual response to the war launched against Ukraine by Russia’s authoritarian leader, Vladimir Putin, was to stay out of it.
But faced with an...
Lapid: Any new nuclear deal ‘doesn’t oblige us’
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said on Monday that Israel would do “whatever we think is necessary” to ensure Iran does not become a nuclear threshold state.
Speaking at the Conference of Presidents of Major...
Bennett to Pelosi: ‘You’ve stood up for Israel’
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) met on Thursday in Jerusalem. The leaders discussed the main strategic challenges facing Israel, especially the Iran nuclear...
In Jerusalem with Pelosi, Herzog heralds ‘unbreakable bond’ between US, Israel
Israeli President Isaac Herzog hosted U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi at the president’s residence in Jerusalem on Wednesday.
Herzog was joined by his wife, Michal Herzog, and his brother, Israeli Ambassador to the...
House Speaker Pelosi at Knesset: ‘We are together in fight against terror posed by...
“We are together in the fight against terror posed by Iran and its nuclear development,” Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday at the Knesset.
Iran “is a threat to...
In Jerusalem, Sen. Graham calls for ‘formal mutual defense agreement’ to counter Iran
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) met with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Monday to discuss the Iranian nuclear threat. Graham also held separate meetings with Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid,...
Rep. Jake Auchincloss: Democrats are ‘big tent party’ that in its totality is pro-Israel
Pro-Israel organizations have recently been confronting the growing number of candidates for office with decidedly anti-Israel positions, in a very few cases, successfully defeating stalwart pro-Israel incumbent Democrats in primaries.
While the growth of anti-Israel...
Pro-Israel Democrat PAC announces first slate of 2022 endorsements
The Democratic Majority for Israel (DMFI) PAC announced its endorsement of 15 Democrats for the 2022 primary election season on Monday.
The first slate of candidates that will receive backing from DMFI PAC include:
Rep....
Obsessed with Israeli settlements, Americans and Europeans turn blind eye to Palestinian violence
The United States and some European nations continue to demonstrate an obsession with Israeli “settlements” and isolated incidents by small groups of radical right-wing Israelis, mostly wayward youths, while completely ignoring the much larger...