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.

 A rally calling for the release of the Israeli hostages held captive by Hamas in Gaza, marking 442 days since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas, at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, December 21 2024.
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In the face of OpenAI disarray, AI21 fortifies leadership with former US ambassador

 BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends a press conference at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, earlier this week.

Grapevine November 3, 2023: The war of words

 THE US EMBASSY in Jerusalem: Israel’s inclusion in the US Visa Waiver Program will benefit individual Israelis, not the prime minister or any other Israeli government official, the writer notes.

It’s time to admit Israel to the US Visa Waiver Program - opinion


US must stop Israeli sanctions that undermine PA, Shtayyeh tells US envoy Amr

Edelstein told US Ambassador Nides that settlement building must continue and defended Ben-Gvir's visit to the Temple Mount.

 PA PRIME Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh attends a cabinet meeting.

Israeli settlement building must continue, Edelstein tells US envoy

The Knesset's foreign affairs and defense committee chief also defended Itamar Ben-Gvir's visit to Temple Mount last week.

 Israeli Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Chairman MK Yuli Edelstein (R) is seen meeting with Israeli Ambassador to the US Tom Nides, on January 11, 2023.

PA accuses Israel of trying to build a new temple on Temple Mount

The PA Prime Minister, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates all issued condemnations against Ben-Gvir's Temple Mount visit.

 Itamar Ben-Gvir.

An Egalitarian Hanukkah: Israeli politics have room to improve - editorial

US Ambassador to Israel, Tom Nides, attended an egalitarian service at the Western Wall. What does that teach us?

 US Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides at the Jerusalem Post Conference in New York, September 12, 2022

Nides lights candles at egalitarian Kotel; Gantz heckled at main site

Two different Hanukkah lightings took place Tuesday night at the Western Wall in Jerusalem with different political messages.

 US AMBASSADOR Thomas Nides arrives at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem on December 5, 2021, to present his credentials.

Israel to host the first-ever Abraham Accords Esports Peace Games

The event's organizers announced plans to add up to 10 nations to the peace games, which will cost $1.5 million to produce.

 A WORKER carries flagpoles in preparation for the Negev Summit in Sde Boker on March 27.

Grapevine December 14, 2022: Making headlines

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 OUTGOING COMMUNICATIONS Minister Yoaz Hendel with Ambassador of Finland Kirsikka Lehto-Asikainen.

US appoints special representative for Palestinian affairs

The move is seen as an upgrade to the relationship between the US and the Palestinian Authority, so far there was no designated representative for Palestinian affairs within the State Department.

 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas welcomes US President Joe Biden in Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank July 15, 2022.

Grapevine November 20, 2022: Ambassadors on the go

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides shaking hands with Former US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman

Tom Nides is a mensch - editorial

US policy on settlements is well known – but what Nides showed is that it can still be possible to disagree and also be a mensch. We commend him for that.

 US Ambassador to the Israel Tom Nides on 9/28/2022.