Israeli officials have said they are unaware of any reevaluation by the US government, following a New York Times column saying that US President Joe Biden is reevaluating the US-Israel relationship.
Washington has criticized Jerusalem’s relationship with Beijing in recent years.
An official said the pilot will entail a period during which US delegates will track Palestinian-American travel through Ben-Gurion Airport and West Bank checkpoints.
The disagreement over judicial reform is reverberating in other aspects of the US-Israel relationship.
Israel has reaffirmed its capability for a preemptive strike on Iran, which would likely lead to a multifront war with serious ramifications for the region.
The tale of Israel as a heroic endeavor that has redeemed the Jewish people and, within a century, altered the trajectory of Jewish history has become lost on large parts of the Jewish people.
One senior Israeli political official said regarding the situation that "it's impossible to ignore the sensitive timing" of Blinken's cancelation.
Gallant can point out that the new yeshiva and some other moves really are small and symbolic. They will not really change the status quo of the West Bank issue.
A spokesperson reiterated that the US sees the return to Homesh as inconsistent with previous commitments made to US governments.
"My family misses me," Nides said as the reason behind his decision to step down.
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