Dan Shapiro

‘Israel cannot put all its eggs in one basket’: A stable alliance faces growing scrutiny in America

The alliance remains secure at the executive level but is now openly debated in the arenas that shape political consensus, where narratives, values, and identity carry growing weight.

HADAS LORBER, Michael Herzog, Eyal Hulata, Pnina Sharvit Baruch, Akiva Tor, at INSS Annual International Conference, February 25, 2025
 ADAM MONTEFIORE.

Grapevine June 25, 2025: Yesteryear, today and tomorrow

 US President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs the White House to attend the G7 summit in Canada, in Washington, DC, US, June 15, 2025

Trump expected to offer Iran 'last-chance' proposal, US and European sources tell 'Post'

 AFTER SIGNING the Abraham Accords, then-prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the foreign ministers of Bahrain (left) and UAE display their copies as then-US president Donald Trump looks on, at the White House, September 15, 2020.

Biden admin goes from slighting Abraham Accords to promoting them - analysis


Grapevine: Considerable curiosity

PM Benjamin Netanyahu

Grapevine: A class act

Tal Brody meets with Bar-Ilan University president Prof. Daniel Hershkowitz

Israel left out of White House's ‘underreported’ terror acts list

The list includes 78 terrorist acts from September 2014 to December 2016 which the White House deems underreported by the media.

Scene of suspected ramming terror attack in Jerusalem, January 8, 2017

Grapevine: A candle in the White House

Almog and Peres intend to present Obama with a family heirloom – a hanukkia that was saved from the plunder that took place during the Holocaust and has been lovingly safeguarded ever since.

Obama and Rivlin at the White House Hanukka Reception.

Obama disappointed in failure to advance Israeli-Palestinian peace, envoy admits

US Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro notes that in the remainder of Obama's term "there's still time to make progress - in the right direction," toward a two-state solution.

US President Barack Obama arrives with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (R) in Washington September 1, 2010

My word: Diplomatic offensives

There are territorial disputes in places ranging from Crimea to the Pacific islands; the Sahara to Transdniestria, so why is Israel’s relationship with the Palestinians singled out?

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

Palestinians charge Israel with confiscating 371 acres in the Jordan Valley

Both US Ambassador Dan Shapiro and US State Department Spokesman John Kirby issued harsh words this week against Israeli settlement activity.

Saeb Erekat, the secretary-general of the Palestine Liberation Organization

Former Netanyahu adviser uses Hebrew slur against US envoy Shapiro

Earlier this week, the Prime Minister’s Office dismissed as “unacceptable and wrong” an uncharacteristically sharp public criticism of Israel’s legal standards leveled by Shapiro.

Daniel Shapiro speaks at JPost Diplomatic Conference

Shaked demands Shapiro recant comments about ‘2 standards’ in West Bank

Justice minister: It’s something that did not need to be said; Civilian lawyers to be more involved in oversight of military targeting decisions

Ayelet Shaked

Ayelet Shaked to meet with US Ambassador Shapiro about foreign NGOs bill

Supporters say the bill will balance out problematic foreign intervention in Israel’s domestic affairs, while critics say that the government is trying to silence critics of its policies.

Ayelet Shaked