Tag: U.S.-Israel Relations
Engel faces toughest race yet, he says, with concerns about Mideast policy in mind
Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) said the New York primary next week—what he’s calling “the toughest race” he has faced yet—involves more than just fighting to keep his congressional seat.
“We’re battling for the heart and soul of...
Pompeo: China ‘a growing challenge to the US, Israel, all free people’
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday expressed the need for Israel and the United States to confront the Chinese Communist Party.
Speaking in a video address to the American Jewish Committee Virtual Global...
Ashkenazi: Trump peace plan a ‘historic opportunity’ for Israel
Newly appointed Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi called U.S. President Donald Trump’s Mideast peace plan a “historic opportunity.”
However, he said on Monday, the U.S. plan would be advanced “responsibly, with full coordination with the...
AIPAC: Reducing ties with Israel over annexation ‘would be a mistake’
It “would be a mistake” for the United States to alter its alliance with Israel were the Jewish state to follow through with annexing parts of the West Bank, said the American Israel Public...
House members introduce bill to enhance US-Israel efforts against COVID-19
A bipartisan bill was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday that would authorize a new partnership program to enhance cooperation between the United States and Israel to develop innovative approaches for...
Cardin says he won’t sign Senate letter against annexation
Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), the second-highest ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said on Tuesday that he won’t sign a letter calling on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Blue and White...
Pompeo scheduled to visit Israel, meet heads of new coalition government
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to visit Israel next week, according to media reports on Wednesday.
The scheduled 24-hour visit would be the first by a senior foreign official since Israel closed...
Major upheavals due to coronavirus pose challenges for US-Israel relationship
As the world’s attention has been focused on combating the spread of the coronavirus for the past two months, presidential primary campaign politics in the United States has been put on the backburner. Former...
China’s coronavirus coverup and the implications for Israel
Growing calls for an investigation into China’s handling and possible coverup of the coronavirus outbreak have observers debating the potential implications for both Israeli and U.S. policy on China.
In Israel, there was concern over...
White House to Israel: Support Trump peace plan, annexation to be approved
The White House has told Israel that it will support the annexation of parts of the West Bank if the Jewish state agrees to the Trump administration’s Mideast peace plan—the “Peace to Prosperity” vision—that...