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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


Strengthening the Israel-US alliance: Putting innovation and security in focus - opinion

Israel and the US are evolving their alliance, focusing on technology, security, and mutual economic growth.

 Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US President Donald Trump.

Trump announces former Gov. Mike Huckabee nominated as ambassador to Israel

Huckabee is a former Southern Baptist Pastor and a former Trump challenger who ran in the 2016 presidential election. 

 FORMER ARKANSAS governor and past US Republican presidential nomination candidate Mike Huckabee helps inaugurate a program to build more in Efrat, Gush Etzion, in 2018. Settler leaders tend to think the worst of the US and its presidents, argues the writer.

Why Yechiel Leiter is the right choice for Israel's US ambassador – opinion

Yechiel Leiter’s appointment as ambassador ushers in a new era for Israel-US relations.

 Gabriel Groisman (right) interviews incoming Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yehiel Leiter on his podcast, ‘Standpoint,’ late last month.

Small majority of US voters believe support for Israel too strong, exit polls show

32% said they felt the support was too strong, 31% said not strong enough, and 31% replied that they felt the support was about right.

 Israel and American flags are flown near the US Capitol during a rally in support of Israel and protest against antisemitism on the National Mall in Washington, November 14, 2023.

Amid hostage trauma, Las Vegas man leads pro-Israel campaign for Democrats - exclusive

One Israeli born and raised in Israel, but residing in Nevada, mobilized to get Jewish voters on the move.

ODED COHEN attends a campaign event in Las Vegas, where Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic candidate for vice president, made an appearance.

US says Israel strikes on Iran are targeted, proportional self-defense

The White House said that this should be the end of any direct fire between the two countries.

Former US President Joe Biden (R) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) seen at the forefront of a wall of hostage posters seen in the background (illustrative)

Want Israel to win the war? Don't vote for Harris – opinion

Democrats seem more interested in appealing to voters by publicly condemning Israel than upholding the ironclad American commitment to Israel.

 US VICE President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris attends a Get Out The Vote event in Detroit, last Saturday. She and President Joe Biden delayed Israel’s invasion of Rafah in order to pick up votes in Arab-majority Dearborn, Michigan, the writer argues.

How sukkah conversations reveal the changing political landscape of American Jews - opinion

Above the Fold: American Jews have traditionally voted Democrat, but will that change this year with a murky future ahead for US-Israel relations?

A combination picture shows Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump gesturing during a rally with his vice presidential running mate US Senator JD Vance in Minnesota, US, July 27, 2024, and US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaking as

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.

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.

Zionist influencers, activists tackle rising antisemitism at Oct. 7 documentary screening

Split into five separate stories, the film features the parents of those who were victims or taken hostage on that day and also explores the resilience of the Jewish people.

 Aish CMO Jamie Geller speaks with Iris Haim, mother of Gaza hostage Yotam who was mistakenly killed by the IDF.