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 ambassador to Israel 'not a job for the faint-hearted' - Nides to 'Post'

US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides talks to the ‘Post’ about his personal connection to Israel, the challenges of the job and his hopes for the US-Israel relationship.

 Ambassador Tom Nides in his office at the US Embassy in Jerusalem.

Thomas Nides holds informal talks with Netanyahu, Deri - report

The informal meetings took place in the midst of a crisis within Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's coalition.

PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Shas party leader Arye Deri

Letters to the Editor March 21, 2022: Harmful to Israel

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

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Diplomat Nides's settlement statements highly undiplomatic - editorial

By taking sides, Nides is ignoring the nature of his job and is making the situation worse, not better.

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

Settlements, pay-for-slay: Things that infuriate Ambassador Nides - comment

Do settlements complicate matters? Yes. But are they preventing a two-state solution? Hardly.

US Deputy Secretary of State Thomas R. Nides (C) talks to South Korea's Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan (R), as US Ambassador to South Korea Sung Kim listens on, during their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul February 29, 2012.

Nides: Israeli settlement growth infuriates me, calls it 'stupid things'

It is impossible to avert "every single house" built in the West Bank, US ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides explains to Peace Now.

 US Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides on December 2, 2021

US in 'hourly contact' with Israelis on Russia-Ukraine war, envoy says

Israel "has done everything the US asked it to do," Ambassador Tom Nides said during a virtual event with the left-wing group Peace Now.

President Isaac Herzog shakes hands with US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides at the ceremony at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem earlier this month at which the new ambassador presented his credentials.

Grapevine February 22, 2022: Murmers from Malmo

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 FROM RIGHT: Assaf Amdursky, Keren Ann and Matan Lerner, general manager of the Dan Caesarea Resort Hotel.

US Ambassador Nides: I'll meet settlers, but won't visit West Bank settlements

But when it comes to the settlements, "I'm trying not to do symbolic things that just make it worse," said US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides.

 A young man at the settlement of Evyatar looks out at a neighboring Palestinian village.

IDF chief of staff meets Nides following US killing of ISIS leader

The US ambassador and Kohavi discussed issues ranging from Iran and regional challenges to the ongoing investigation into the death of a Palestinian-American.

(L-R) US Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides with IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi