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US A-G Pam Bondi: 'DOJ will pursue death penalty for suspect in Capital Jewish Museum murders'

US Attorney General Pam Bondi opened a Friday address to the Israeli-American Council (IAC) National Summit by recalling the May 2025 killing of two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington.

United States Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks during the IAC National Summit 2026 at The Diplomat Beach Resort on January 16, 2026 in Hollywood, Florida.
Brig.-Gen. (Res.) Erez Eskel, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg, US Ambassador Mike Huckabee at signing of joint AI statement

Israel, US sign joint statement on AI a month after Israel joins Pax Silica initiative

US Senator Lindsey Graham holds a press conference in Jerusalem, November 2024; illustrative.

'Crucial time in the Middle East': Sen. Lindsey Graham to visit Israel, meet Netanyahu

A munition fired by an Israeli jet above the skies of Beirut's southern suburbs

Pentagon audit finds US lost track of many sensitive weapons sent to Israel after Oct. 7


US House passes Israel aid bill, legislation heads to Senate

The US House approves a $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, moving it to the Senate. Despite claims from some Republicans over the national debt, the bill is expected to pass.

 US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) holds a press conference after the Senate passed a $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, US, February 13, 2024.

Democratic Sen. John Fetterman says his office will never stop talking about the hostages

Pennsylvania Senator Fetterman pledges to continue advocating for the return of hostages until they're all brought home.

 A RALLY calling for the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza is held at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on Saturday night.

Leaders of major US Jewish orgs pen letter to Congress imploring passage of foreign aid bills

US Jewish groups urge Congress to support Israel with $26B aid, stressing shared security needs and threats.

PRIME Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a video address to AIPAC in 2019.

Pentagon says it's ready to quickly move munitions to Israel, Ukraine if supplemental bill passes 

US will support sending munitions to Israel if bill passes successfully.

 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the sidelines of the annual opening of the UN General Assembly last September. At that point, holding such a meeting at the White House was not even in the cards, the writer notes.

Haifa Mayor Yona Yahav commits to naming a Haifa neighborhood after Joe Biden

Yona Yahav revealed for the first time his intention to name a neighborhood in the city after US President Joe Biden; a similar proposal led to the creation of Ramat Trump in the Golan in 2020. 

 Yona Yahav

An open letter to Netanyahu: Heed Biden’s warnings - comment

The Broad Perspective: If you continue down this path, you will cause irreversible damage to the US-Israel relationship, one that we desperately need.

 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden told Hamas in a joint press conference at the White House with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday that they must accept the hostage proposal crafted in Cairo earlier this week.

Biden on Israel: What’s good for Arab voters in Michigan, bad for Arab rulers in Gulf - analysis

What necessarily fits the Arab voters in the US isn't necessarily what is suitable for Arabian Gulf states.

 U.S. President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., March 7, 2024.

Israel-Hamas War: What happened on day 176?

Netanyahu: Israel willing to compromise on deal, Hamas not • Hamas is disintegrating from within, Gazan terrorists tell Israel

IDF soldiers securing the entry of worshipers to Joseph's Tomb October 13, 2022.

Americans remain supportive of Israel, but many young voters support Hamas - poll

A large majority (79%) of American voters say that they support Israel more than Hamas, but a fifth support Hamas over Israel, including about 36% of those 18-34.

 JERUSALEM SCHOOLCHILDREN hold Israeli and American flags during a rehearsal for former US President Barack Obama’s visit to Israel in 2013.

Zalman Shoval: A lifetime of insight from Israel's veteran diplomat

He recently released his fourth book, L’da’ati (In My Opinion), a compilation of Hebrew articles and papers on diplomacy and foreign policy issues he has written over this long career.

 Zalman Shoval