Biden administration

Biden warned Trump that Israel 'won't miss chance' to escalate Gaza war to Iran strikes - report

In an all-encompassing New Yorker report, several Biden administration officials alleged that they blame US President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu for allowing the Gaza war to spread to Iran.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a security assessment at the Kirya in Tel Aviv with Defense Minister Israel Katz and IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir on April 3, 2026.
US Vice President Joe Biden (L) shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they deliver joint statements during their meeting in Jerusalem March 9, 2016

How Israel kept Biden backing a Gaza war his administration wanted to end - report

Former Biden admin. officials believe that their unconditional support of Israel emboldened Prime Minister Netanyahu to expand the war in Gaza to Lebanon and Iran, sources told The New Yorker.

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Jay Clayton, US President Donald Trump's nominee to be Director of National Intelligence, testifies during a Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Trump spy nominee Jay Clayton faces tense hearing after refusing to say Joe Biden won in 2020

Clayton said only that Biden had been "certified" as president, while also insisting, "I am not an election denier."

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Protesters opposing mass deportations by ICE hold signs during a protest held at the Cassidy Gate at Fort Bliss, the U.S. Army base where a large new ICE detention facility is being built, in El Paso, Texas, US, August 17, 2025.

ICE ends 30-day death reporting rule as detainee deaths reach 20-year high - report

This change in policy comes amid concerns about the quality of medical care provided in ICE facilities after 18 deaths were reported in the first five months of 2026.

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Doug Emhoff is Kamala Harris’s envoy for persuading Jewish donors - analysis

Supporters say Doug Emhoff relied heavily on his ties in Los Angeles — a traditional source of significant funds for Democrats — to help the campaign accumulate a total of $615 million in six weeks.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024ByJOHN GITTELSOHN, MAXWELL ADLER, AMANDA GORDON/BLOOMBERG NEWS/TNS
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff claps as Democratic presidential nominee U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Phoenix Awards dinner at Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, US, September 14, 2024.

White House not confirming Hamas leaders killed in Wednesday UNRWA strike  

"We're in touch with our Israeli counterparts to get more information on what happened," Press Secretary Karrine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Thursday.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024ByHANNAH SARISOHN
Palestinians inspect a school sheltering displaced people, after it was hit by an Israeli strike, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip, September 11, 2024.

Mark Ruffalo uses Hersh Goldberg-Polin's execution by Hamas to criticize US support of Israel

In his latest X/Twitter post, actor Mark Ruffalo compares Hersh Goldberg-Polin's murder by Hamas to Turkish Aysenur Egan Eygi's death in a West Bank protest as reasons to halt US aid to Israel.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Mark Ruffalo walks on the red carpet during the Oscars arrivals at the 96th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, US, March 10, 2024.

Trump blames 'Comrade Kamala Harris and Crooked Joe Biden' for hostage deaths

Trump said he grieved the "senseless death" of the six, "horrifically including a wonderful American Citizen, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, murdered by Hamas."

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he campaigns in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.

Biden spoke with Rachel Goldberg and Jon Polin after Hersh's death announced

Hersh had been one of eight remaining hostages who held dual Israeli-American citizenship.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Rachel Goldberg, mother of Hersh Goldberg-Polin who is being held hostage in Gaza, reacts next to her husband Jon Polin as they take the stage on Day 3 of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., August 21, 2024.

Trump: Kamala Harris caused October 7 attack, hates Israel

Trump also wrote that Harris "hates Israel [and] wouldn’t even show up to Congress for Netanyahu’s session."

AUGUST 23, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he campaigns in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.

Israel's sovereignty at risk: Reclaiming our nation's independence - opinion

For us to fearlessly and to clearly address these existential issues we must re-embrace our sovereign mission to protect our citizens in the one and only Jewish nation-state.

AUGUST 20, 2024ByDOUGLAS ALTABEF
PEOPLE LOOK ON as smoke rises from a fire that broke out near Kibbutz Shamir in the Upper Galilee, as a result of a rocket attack from Lebanon, last week. The writer asks: What about securing the ability of our citizens to return to their homes in the North?

Israel forgot about Iran's nuclear threat - will it pay the price?

Sources are mixed on if Jerusalem is ready to stop the bomb

AUGUST 15, 2024ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
ISRAEL IS weighing up its response to the Iranian attack last weekend, but should it focus on Iran’s nuclear capabilities or strike at Iranian oil facilities?

US NSC to 'Post': Claims of sharing intel of Mossad agents with Tehran 'categorically false'

The report first originated from a Fox News article, citing a report in the Kuwaiti newspaper Al Jarida.

AUGUST 15, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Iranians gather for the funeral procession of assassinated Hamas chief, Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Iran, August 1, 2024.

Biden: Iran could hold back on attack if Gaza deal reached

McGurk, Hochstein to visit the Middle East, while Blinken’s trip was reportedly nixed.

AUGUST 13, 2024ByTOVAH LAZAROFF, REUTERS
(L-R): Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, US President Joe Biden