Biden's visit to Israel

A Zionist at heart: Biden, your support for Israel will not be forgotten - editorial

Though not all American Jews or Israelis agreed with all of his recent actions in the Middle East, Biden is a Zionist at heart in a way that is very much not a given these days.

 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden is welcomed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in October, when the president visited Israel following the massacres carried out by Hamas.
 US President Joe Biden waves as he walks to board Air Force One to return to Washington from JFK Airport in New York City, US, April 26, 2024.

State Dept: Biden's CNN interview doesn't indicate Israel violated international law

 People ride the new Metropolitan Light Rail on September 20, 2023. The Light Rail runs through Tel Aviv and surrounding central cities.

City of Ramat Gan votes to rename light rail station after US President Biden

 POLICEMAN EVYATAR EDRI looks on, as US President Joe Biden hugs his mother, Rachel Edri, who was held hostage by Hamas, while meeting with people affected by this month’s Hamas attack on Israel, Wednesday in Tel Aviv.

Netanyahu can't unify Israel in the face of war, but Biden can


Between Turkey, Saudi Arabia: Joe Biden’s visit, Middle East shifts - analysis

For some, that tectonic shift is shocking; for others, it means the chance to anchor the US in several strong states in the region and not need to act as a shield for those countries.

 US President Joe Biden walks to board a plane following an Arab summit, at King Abdulaziz International Airprot, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, July 16, 2022

Biden missed the opportunity for an Israeli-Palestinian peace fund - opinion

When it came to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Biden's performance was significant through considerable actions, but it stayed in the same lane.

 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden delivers remarks on Friday at Augusta Victoria Hospital in Jerusalem, pledging support for the East Jerusalem Hospitals Network.

House Republicans introduce resolution against US consulate for Palestinians

According to the resolution text, the Biden administration’s plan to open a United States consulate in Jerusalem for outreach to Palestinians “could be viewed as a challenge to Israel’s sovereignty."

 US Representative Lee Zeldin (R-NY) speaks during the largely virtual 2020 Republican National Convention broadcast from Washington, US August 26, 2020.

Grapevine: Heavy price

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks during an arrival ceremony at the Ben Gurion International Airport in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel, July 13, 2022

Iran may be seeking to kill top US officials as revenge for Soleimani death

Soleimani was assassinated in a targeted US drone strike in Iraq on the orders of then-president Donald Trump in January 2020.

 Iraqi women gather at the scene where Iran's Quds Force top commander Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis were killed in a U.S. airstrike at Baghdad airport, Iraq February 13, 2020.

Abbas portrays Biden's visit as successful amid public criticism

In his speech, Abbas stressed the need to “end Israeli occupation of the land of the State of Palestine, with East Jerusalem as its capital.”

 US President Joe Biden meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the Presidential Compound, in Bethlehem, in the West Bank July 15, 2022.

Biden must set a deadline for Iran nuclear talks - editorial

While Biden understandably wants to try to reach a diplomatic resolution that will stop Iran, there needs to be a deadline, and the Iranians need to know that they cannot drag this on forever.

 US President Joe Biden meets with Israeli President Isaac Herzog at his residence in Jerusalem, July 14, 2022

Voices from the Arab Press: On Biden’s upcoming visit to Saudi Arabia

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

 THEN-US president Barack Obama speaks at a Gulf Cooperation Council summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2016.

Abbas called for end to Israeli apartheid in press remarks with Biden

The US has been blunt about its opposition to accusations of Israeli apartheid, but Biden did not respond to Abbas' use of that language. 

 US President Joe Biden shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the Presidential Compound, in Bethlehem, in the West Bank July 15, 2022

Iran navy announces drone division in Indian Ocean during Biden's Middle East visit

The TV report did not say how many vessels or drones were included in each unit, only that one ship carried 50 drones.

An Iranian Army paratrooper flies with the Iranian flag during a military exercise dubbed 'Zulfiqar 1400', in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman, Iran, November 7, 2021.