Israel United States Relations

US financial aid to Israel not politically sustainable after midterms, former Biden official warns

"I don't think any of the candidates [in the next Democratic presidential primary] will support the notion of financial assistance to Israel," Phil Gordon told The Jerusalem Post.

Philip Gordon, then-assistant to the President of the United States and National Security Advisor to the Vice President, speaks during the Herzliya Conference at Reichman University, June 24, 2024
Joint List party chairman Yousef Jabareen and supporters gather at the party’s election headquarters in the northern Israeli city of Nazareth, following the closing of polling stations on Israel’s general election night, October 27, 2026.

Progressive US Jews call for Israel’s opposition bloc to welcome Arab parties

US Vice President JD Vance speaks at a MAGA Inc. super PAC event in Sterling Heights, Michigan, US, August 31, 2026.

Vance defends Israel ties amid skepticism, says alliance is in America’s 'best interest'

A billboard with Iranian centrifuges illustrations and portraits of nuclear scientists killed in Israeli strikes is displayed on a street in Tehran, Iran August 29, 2025

The war over Hormuz must not replace the fight against a nuclear Iran - opinion


Concerns over US-Israel relations are premature - opinion

The strength of the US-Israel relationship extends past the two nations’ joint enemies, strategic objectives, military, intelligence, and technology partnerships. 

 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.

A threat to the pro-Israel consensus - opinion

"This may be an inflection point in US-Israel relations, a time when one of the last consensus issues in American politics succumbs to the era’s bitter divisions."

 Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) stands behind the rostrum as fellow Democratic senators speak to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 31, 2023.

'Israel not a banana republic': Netanyahu slams Schumer's 'undermining' speech

Yair Lapid: Schumer's speech "is proof that, one by one, Netanyahu is losing the staunchest supporters of Israel."

Senator Chuck Schumer

How Washington views October 7, Israel's war on Hamas and what's next - analysis

Support for Israel is still strong in the US. However, the concerns about what comes next are clear. How does this all play out in the next months and the next year amid a US election?

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US President Joe Biden in Tel Aviv, in October

Netanyahu says Biden 'very clear and focused'

“I have had more than a dozen extended phone conversations with President Biden,” Netanyahu said, as he noted that Biden “also came on a visit to Israel during wartime, which is a historic first."

 Benjamin Netanyahu and Joe Biden

White House acknowledges protesters’ right to oppose Biden’s Israel policies

Dalton said Biden has been clear about his views on Israel needing to defend itself and have what it needs to defend itself in the face of an existential threat. 

 Staff and volunteers of Amnesty International USA, MoveOn, Oxfam America and Win Without War hold a vigil outside the White House calling for a ceasefire in the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Washington, U.S., December 18, 2023.

Two million Palestinians want to murder, rape Israelis - Smotrich

Smotrich: "Two million people wake up every morning with a desire to destroy the State of Israel and to slaughter, rape and murder Jews."

 FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich attends a discussion on the state budget, at the Knesset Finance Committee, in July. The state budget for 2024 and the next few years must be fundamentally redrafted, say the writers.

Houthis slam US-led naval force in Red Sea, threaten Middle East - analysis

Houthis aim to derail economic cooperation between the United States, India, the European Union, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates as new railway transport corridor is announced.

 U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is greeted by U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Brad Cooper at Navy's Fifth Fleet headquarters in Manama, Bahrain, December 19, 2023.

Gaza war must continue until Hamas is destroyed, Netanyahu tells Sullivan

Securing the release of the remaining hostages held in Gaza is one of the central objectives of the war, he said.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomes US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on January 19.

Biden: US gave military aid to IDF for Gaza war, but opinions can change

Biden, speaking at a White House reception for the Jewish Hanukkah festival, recalled his decades-long relationship with Netanyahu.

 US President Joe Biden delivers remarks during a Hanukkah holiday reception in the East Room of the White House on December 11, 2023 in Washington, DC, US.