Us israel relations

Editor's Notes: A break with Israel would hurt American Jews, too - comment

Israel needs to work with Democrats and invest in Jewish education as American Jews weigh difficult political choices.

This week, CNN’s Harry Enten presented Siena polling averages showing that Democrats’ lead among Jewish voters in New York on the congressional ballot had fallen from 49 percentage points in 2022 to 13 this year.
 US President Joe Biden meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office at the White House, July 25, 2024

US-Israel relationship may be irreparably damaged, former Biden official warns

The MEAD conference kicked off in Washington on September 8, 2026.

MEAD conference opens in Washington as Israel, US face key regional decisions

US Embassy Jerusalem celebrates 250 years at the Jerusalem of Tolerance Jerusalem

Freedom 250 in Jerusalem: America celebrates 250 years at a defining moment


Biden-Harris administration really tested US-Israel alliance during their tenure - opinion

At home, the Biden administration’s policies have coincided with a surge in antisemitism across the United States. In 2023, the Anti-Defamation League recorded over 3,900 antisemitic incidents.

 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden, flanked by Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, speaks about the deal between Israel and Hamas, at the White House on January 15, 2025.

Jimmy Carter made historic contributions to peace in the Middle East - opinion

However, it was partially his own fault when that tenacity went too far for many in the pro-Israel community.

 THEN-PRIME minister Menachem Begin (right) and then-Egyptian president Anwar Sadat greet each other for their first meeting at the Camp David summit as then-US president Jimmy Carter and first lady Rosalynn Carter look on, in 1978.

US proposes $8b. arms deal with Israel, including fighter jet munitions

The deal would need approval from House and Senate committees and includes artillery shells and air-to-air missiles for fighter jets to defend against threats such as drones.

 US President Joe Biden (Illustrative)

Jimmy Carter's legacy on Israel and the Palestinians is a complex one - editorial

After Carter stepped down as president in 1981, he became one of Israel’s most outspoken critics and one of the Palestinians' most vocal supporters.

 Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter is seen at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver

Hamas open to limited hostage release ahead of Trump's inauguration - report

The estimated date for the release of the limited amount of hostages in Gaza would be around Trump's inauguration on January 20, the report said.

 US PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP takes the stage to address supporters at his election night rally in West Palm Beach, Florida, early Wednesday morning.

Edan Alexander’s parents urge Trump to help secure hostage deal following Hamas video

“While this video confirms our son, Edan, is alive, it also stands as a haunting reminder that 101 innocent people remain in the clutches of Hamas,” Yael and Adi Alexander said. 

 Yael Alexander, mother of hostage Edan Alexander and Varda Ben Baruch, grandmother of Edan Alexander.

US Senator Lindsey Graham: 'President-elect Trump wants hostage release deal before inauguration'

"I want people in Israel and in the region to know that Trump is focused on the hostages issue. He wants the killing to stop and the fighting to end."

 U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) gives a statement to the press, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, May 29, 2024.

It is in our hands to make Judea and Samaria an inseparable part of Israel - opinion

Judea and Samaria are the construction reserves of the State of Israel. Moreover, the security factor has already proven itself plainly and clearly.

 The writer, then serving as the CEO of the Yesha Council, welcomes Mike Huckabee – the current US ambassador to Israel-designate – at a cornerstone ceremony for a new neighborhood in Gush Etzion’s Efrat, in 2018.

What is Israel's role in Donald Trump's vision for AI? - opinion

The State of Israel can expect strategic moves for innovation and collaboration.

 US PRESIDENT-ELECT Donald Trump, during his first term as president, attends a bilateral meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping during a G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, in 2019. Trump’s agenda emphasizes US dominance in the global AI race, particularly against China, the writers note.

Israel committed in writing to US: No forced displacement of Palestinians from northern Gaza

In an official letter sent by Israel to the Biden administration in mid-November, the Israeli government clarified that it does not intend to expel Palestinians from northern Gaza or starve them.

 Palestinians make their way as they inspect the damages at Jabalya refugee camp, in the northern Gaza Strip, May 30, 2024