Us israel relations

Operation Epic Fury should remind a US with waning Israel support of the alliance's value - opinion

As military cooperation between Washington and Jerusalem reaches unprecedented levels, shifting American public opinion and political divisions threaten to reshape the alliance

US President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One on March 1.
Illustrative image of Iranian and Venezuelan flags.

Iran’s friends vanishing: Why Maduro’s arrest matters for Israel - analysis

President Isaac Herzog hosts the President's Decoration Award Ceremony at the president house in Jerusalem. October 22, 2025.

Herzog : 'I respect Trump’s Netanyahu pardon request, but Israel is a sovereign state' - Politico

 Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter speaks to the media at the Capital Jewish Museum, near the site where two Israeli embassy staff were shot dead, in Washington, DC, US, May 22, 2025

'We want security, not your land': Israeli amb. to US calls for partnership in address to Lebanese


US, EU urge Israel not to spark regional war in Iran response

The US and the EU spoke out as the IDF has made a decision on how to respond but has not yet set the timing for when to take action.

 An anti-missile system operates after Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel April 14, 2024.

Biden's Israel shift: not enough for Democrats, too much for Republicans

On Thursday in a call with Netanyahu, Biden threatened to condition US support for Israel's offensive in Gaza on its taking concrete steps to protect aid workers and civilians.

 U.S. President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., March 7, 2024.

Biden urges Egypt, Qatar to press Hamas on hostage deal ahead of weekend talks

Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday during which they discussed ongoing hostage negotiations and the round of talks in Cairo.

Began and ended his speech on nation, elections, and democracy. Joe Biden

Israel-Hamas War - What happened on day 175?

Hundreds of tons of aid head for Gaza • IDF and Hezbollah exchange blows • IDF admits to killing two Gazans, burying them with a bulldozer •

 IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. March 30, 2024.

After Netanyahu's U-turn: US yet to confirm date of Israeli delegation's visit

"The tone throughout here has been businesslike and it's been professional and we expect that it's going to stay that way," said spokesman John Kirby.

 US President Joe Biden attends a meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as he visits Israel amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 18, 2023

No, Benjamin Netanyahu is not the mirror image of Hamas - comment

There’s a consensus  - in the government, in the Knesset, and in the country – that the IDF will have to take on Hamas in Rafah. That doesn’t seem likely to change, regardless of who is PM.

 Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem on February 7, 2024.

Labor MK Kariv to Senator Schumer: 'We thank you for your leadership, courage'

Kariv also said that Schumer's words "introduced us to a different type of Jewish and Zionist leadership."

 MK Gilad Kariv speaks during a discussion in the Knesset, on July 23, 2023

The possible Rafah invasion and the status of US-Israel relations - opinion

While Biden’s disdain for Netanyahu’s coalition government is nothing new, Israel’s new willingness to transparently push back on the US administration is a welcome, if uncomfortable development.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a cabinet meeting. Considering the messaging coming out of the State Department, the unanimous cabinet vote against unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state was an open act of defiance against the US administration, says the writer.

Prime Minister Netanyahu 'has gone up' in American allies' estimation - opinion

Attempts to find “technocratic” leaders in Gaza, unaffiliated with Hamas or other terrorist entities, are doomed to fail.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US President Joe Biden in Tel Aviv in October.

House Democrats critical of Netanyahu but still stand against Hamas, call for defense aid bill vote

"It's important for us to step in and make sure that Israel has the ability to [defeat Hamas], in the best interest of Israel, the Palestinian people, the region, and the free world."

 US House Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks during a news conference following a House Democratic Caucus meeting at the US Capitol in Washington, November 2, 2021