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Rubio spoke with Israel's Netanyahu on Monday, State Department official says

Rubio called Netanyahu from his plane while flying to Iceland from Washington, the spokesperson said.

|ByREUTERS, IDAN KWELLER
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the White House, July 28, 2026.
Thousands of Jewish and Israeli Americans participate in the annual Israel Day Parade, the world’s largest pro-Israel parade, on May 31, in New York City. Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who did not attend the march, is the first New York mayor not to do so.

The end of the ‘Goldene Medina’ - opinion

Antisemitism is the fundamental trigger of hostility to Israel and not vice versa, nor is the latter primarily a consequence of the political character of whichever Israeli government...

|ByZALMAN SHOVAL
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee looks on during an interview with Reuters in Jerusalem, August 20, 2026.

Huckabee says Turkish military was 'further south than supposed' before Israel's attack on Syria

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee told Al Arabiya in a Thursday interview that he didn't believe the Israeli attack on Syria was a provocation against Turkey, but more of a reaction.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN, REUTERS
Hamas terrorists celebrating during a rally in the northern Gaza Strip.

Hamas must be banned from Palestinian Authority elections - comment

October 7 is not the only date from which Israel – and the world – needs to learn. January 25, 2006, is another.

|ByHERB KEINON

Western naiveté is undermining Israel's fight for survival – opinion

If Israel shifts to diplomatic pathways, it means victory for Iranian-backed terror groups and a death warrant for the Jewish state.

OCTOBER 18, 2024ByCOOKIE SCHWAEBER-ISSAN
US DEFENSE Secretary Lloyd Austin welcomes Defense Minister Yoav Gallant at the Pentagon, in June. Austin’s demand ‘to pivot from military operations in Lebanon to a diplomatic pathway’ is naive, the writer argues.

Kamala Harris has shown up time and again for the Jewish community - opinion

From early advocacy work to her role in combating antisemitism, Kamala Harris has shown dedication to Jewish causes.

OCTOBER 15, 2024ByROSELYNE (CISSIE) SWIG
DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL nominee and US Vice President Kamala Harris, together with Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, plant a tree to mark the first anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, in Washington.

Trump to join radio host's live broadcast from Israel on October 7

Trump will call in to Sid Rosenberg's Monday show remembering the October 7 massacre

OCTOBER 7, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Activists holding flags gather after joining a convoy to the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem to show support for US President Donald Trump, ahead of the upcoming US election, in Jerusalem October 27, 2020.

This is what pro-Israel Americans need from the next US president - opinion

Americans voting in the elections that care about US support of Israel must be especially wary of how the candidates talk about the Palestinians.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024ByALIZA PILICHOWSKI
US PRESIDENT Joe Biden meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office at the White House in July. US Jews and non-Jews have every right to prioritize US-Israel ties in deciding for whom to vote in this election, the writer maintains.

We must reject Trump’s efforts to divide the Jews - opinion

People with political acumen much greater than mine have spoken about what the election of Trump would mean for democracy, the rule of law, and America’s role in the world.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024BySTAN POLOVETS
THE WRITER attends the ceremony awarding the 2015 Genesis Prize to actor Michael Douglas, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands between them. Douglas used the $4 million prize to advance inclusiveness and the unity of the Jewish people.

The forest beyond the thorns: The strategic depth of US-Israel relations - analysis

The US is demonstrating its commitment through its current concentration of forces in the region and the ongoing airlift of arms to Israel.

AUGUST 26, 2024ByHERB KEINON
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US Vice President, and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Kamala Harris, in Washington, last week. Some have described Harris as seeking a clean slate for the US relationship with Israel, the writers say.

Israel-Hamas War day 295: What happened in Israel, Gaza, Lebanon?

IDF strikes Hamas command center • IDF kills terrorists in Rafah • Netanyahu at the meeting with Trump: 'I hope we reach a deal, time will tell'

JULY 27, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Damage following rocket strike on soccer field in Majal Shams, July 27, 2024.

‘I don't know how Jews can vote for Harris’ - Trump at Netanyahu meeting

Netanyahu met with both Harris and Trump during his visit to Washington this week, to help set up the relationship with whichever one of the candidates enters the White House.

JULY 27, 2024ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
PM Benjamin Netanyahu meets Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, Florida, July 26, 2024.

What does the public have to say about Netanyahu's speech to Congress?

It is estimated that more than 80 Democratic politicians in Congress will not come to watch the speech.

JULY 24, 2024ByGADI ZAIG
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Senate Foreign Relations Chair, Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), listen as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., July 24, 2024.

Itamar Ben-Gvir endorses Donald Trump for US presidency

Ben-Gvir accused the Biden administration of "preventing Israel from winning."

JULY 24, 2024ByELIAV BREUER
Itamar Ben-Gvir, Minister of National Security attends a National Security committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament on November 20, 2023.