Tag: U.S.-Israel Relations
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...
US monitors Israeli border crossing pilot for Palestinian Americans
A U.S. delegation was in Israel this week to observe border crossing conditions for Palestinian Americans.
The inspections are part of an Israeli bid to join the U.S. Visa Waiver Program and are taking place during a...
US State Department: Judicial reform will not affect Israel aid
The U.S. State Department stressed on Tuesday that the Biden Administration has no intention to slash aid to Israel following the passing into law by Israel's coalition of key judicial reform legislation.
Responding to a leading question by Said...
Netanyahu’s brother casts doubt on Biden’s mental fitness
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s physician brother on Tuesday questioned the mental state of U.S. President Joe Biden.
In an interview with the Kan public broadcaster, Dr. Iddo Netanyahu, 71, said he does not believe that Biden...
Netanyahu’s next US challenge: Trump
Less than a week had passed since Thomas Friedman's dramatic column about the United States beginning to "reassess" its relationship with Israel when the phone rang at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office in...
Next year in America
Amid the headlines about Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit to the White House and address to Congress, it was easy to overlook a major piece of good news: Israel may finally be in the...