Thomas Nides
Two former sr. US officials from Biden, Trump admins call for return of hostages in joint op-ed
Robert C. O'Brien served as national security advisor under Donald Trump's first administration, and Tom Nides is the former US ambassador to Israel under Joe Biden.
In the face of OpenAI disarray, AI21 fortifies leadership with former US ambassador
Grapevine November 3, 2023: The war of words
It’s time to admit Israel to the US Visa Waiver Program - opinion
Israel doesn't want the US to mind its own business - Nides
“Some official, I don’t know who he is, I never met him, suggested I should stay out of Israel’s business,” Tom Nides said, referring to Amichai Chikli.
Letters to the Editor February 27, 2023: Work over family
Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.
Chikli wants US to butt out, but Jerusalem needs US help in the UN - analysis
Nides can chide Israel all he wants, but it would be more effective if he would do so in private. In public, it triggers comments like those of Chikli.
Nides on Israel judicial overhaul: Slow down, build consensus
Tom Nides: “What binds us together is this love of democracies and the love of institutions, this is how we are able to defend Israel in the UN.”
Grapevine February 19, 2023: A united effort
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
Chikli tells Nides to respect Israeli democracy after call to slow on judicial reform
Nides noted the rising concern among American Jews, liberal and reform Jews and even conservative Jews that do not agree with the judicial reforms.
Israel passes first hurdle for US visa waiver with 3% or less refusal rate
Israel at present bans most Palestinian travel through Ben-Gurion for security reasons, even in cases where the Palestinians hold US passports.
Letters to the Editor January 30, 2023: Leave for a better country
Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.
US uses democracy as talking point to defend Israel, Nides says
The Biden administration explains that Israel is “a democracy in the Middle East, where there is no other,” Tom Nides said.
US links Israel visa-waiver to West Bank travel for Palestinian-Americans
Ambassador Thomas Nides expects an announcement soon on whether the number of Israeli applicants who were refused recent requests for US visas had been kept to 3% or fewer.
