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US funding for Iron Dome air defense system no longer enjoying bipartisan support

Funding was relatively uncontroversial in the past, but some of the progressives now opposing Iron Dome funding are arguing that Israel does not need the assistance.

Anti-missile batterie fire interception missiles toward incoming ballistic missiles launched from Lebanon, as seen in northern Israel, during the war with Iran and Hezbollah and ongoing missile fire toward Israel, March 22, 2026.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks on the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, in February.

Iran’s president urges Americans to reject ‘propaganda’ on Iran, calls US Israel's proxy

HOUTHI TERRORISTS carry weapons as they stand near the site of Israeli airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, in September. Iran has reportedly lost control of the Houthis, the writer notes.

When Iran becomes the battlefield, its proxies go their own way - opinion

People rush into a public bomb shelter in Tel Aviv amid reports of incoming missiles on February 28.

Israel’s 81% war consensus is an illusion - opinion


Jews who vote Harris should have 'their heads examined,' Trump tells Musk

Donald Trump also said Kamala Harris was "so anti-Israel [and] picked an anti-Israel radical left person" as her running mate, referring to Tim Walz.

 Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he campaigns in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.

Pro-Israel groups skip Ilhan Omar’s race after recent push to oust Progressives

Despite millions in funding aimed at unseating members of the “Squad,” pro-Israel groups are not heavily backing Ilhan Omar’s opponent in this year’s primary.

US Democratic House Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN), walks toward the campus exit after visiting the protest encampment supporting Palestinians at Columbia University campus, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York City, US, April 25, 2024.

Biden’s exit positions Doug Emhoff to become the first Jewish White House spouse

Since he came into the role in 2021, Emhoff has especially leaned into his position’s Jewish aspects, from lighting a menorah in the official residence to focusing on antisemitism.

 US SECOND Gentleman Douglas Emhoff speaks at a meeting of special envoys and coordinators on combating antisemitism, in Berlin, earlier this year.

Exclusive: Benjamin Netanyahu's 4th of July message to the American people

Freedom is the most precious gift humanity will ever know. And freedom isn’t free. You have to be willing to fight for it.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; Israeli and American flags flown near the US Capitol.

Is the US's luster beginning to fade? - editorial

The US is Israel’s greatest ally, but only so long the US stands strong, engaged, respected, and influential.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu meets then-US vice-president Joe Biden at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, in 2016. Netanyahu does not care that President Biden is displeased, says the writer.

Biden told Netanyahu the night of Iran attacks: 'You retaliate, and you're on your own'

Netanyahu initially refused to heed Biden’s warning, arguing that a response was necessary to deter future attacks from Iran, but Biden only doubled down.

 US President Joe Biden (left) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right)

Gallant: Our enemies are watching, we need to resolve our differences

Gallant spoke amid a bitter public dispute between the two countries over the flow of arms to Israel for its wars against the Iranian proxy groups.

 DEFENSE MINISTER Yoav Gallant speaks during a press conference at the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv on Wednesday in which he challenged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Netanyahu's diplomatic tightrope: Navigating Israel-US relations amid crisis - editorial

Netanyahu faces diplomatic strain amid fluctuating US-Israel relations over Gaza conflict, exacerbated by public disputes and upcoming controversial Washington visit.

 U.S. President Joe Biden, left, meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, to discuss the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023.

Netanyahu's complaint: A decade-old US arms delivery deception - opinion

Discover the ten-year-old incident that led Netanyahu to accuse the White House of deceptive tactics regarding US arms deliveries to Israel.

 AN ISRAEL Air Force F-16I with a BLU-109 penetrating bunker-buster bomb under its wing; the bomb is wrapped with a JDAM kit.

US ignorance around the hostages is 'shocking,' says parents of hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin

“Americans don’t like people being held against their will, certainly not other Americans, so it’s disappointing that there isn’t more conversation [about the hostages]", says Jon Polin.

Jon (left) and Rachel (right,) parents of Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin. Uploaded on 10/6/2024