Foreign policy
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Credit: Art Bromage/Pixabay)
US/Israel relations
US Senate blocks resolution on Judea and Samaria rights report
By JNS Staff
Lawmakers rejected a measure demanding an assessment of Israeli actions in the biblical heartland after opponents warned it politicized the alliance.
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Credit: Art Bromage/Pixabay)
September 30, 2026, 8:42 am
US Senate blocks resolution on Judea and Samaria rights report
Lawmakers rejected a measure demanding an assessment of Israeli actions in the biblical heartland after opponents warned it politicized the alliance.
By JNS Staff
Israeli Air Force Lockheed Martin F35 "Adir" performs maneuvers as part of Israel’s 75th Independence Day celebrations. (Yan Khachko/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
September 20, 2026, 2:35 pm
Proposed U.S. $24.3 billion sale of F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia advances
Israel is currently the only Middle East country to have the planes, considered the most advanced in the world.
By Sharon Udasin
U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) speaks to members of the media at the U.S. Capitol Building on May 21, 2026 in Washington. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
September 17, 2026, 7:36 am
Key House Democrat refuses to clear $2.8 billion bomb sale to Israel
Top Foreign Affairs Democrat Gregory Meeks has “questions” about how these munitions could be used in densely populated areas of Gaza and Lebanon.
By Sharon Udasin
U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla., Dec. 29, 2025. (Photo by Daniel Torok/White House)
September 16, 2026, 1:11 pm
Vance: US cannot let its Mideast foreign policy be ‘subservient to Israel’
US vice president says allies sometimes disagree, Trump has shown he’s ready to "part ways" with Netanyahu for sake of American interests
By ToI Staff
President Donald Trump (R) meets with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) at the White House on Feb. 11, 2026, in Washington D.C. (Avi Ohayon - GPO/Anadolu via Getty Images)
July 7, 2026, 4:32 pm
Number of Israelis who believe Trump prioritizes Israel’s security falls to new low, poll finds
Another survey found further waning support for Israel among Democrats in the U.S.
By Grace Gilson
June 24, 2026, 3:42 pm
Chronicle poll results: Is Trump administration turning its back on Israel?
We asked our readers if the Trump administration is turning its back on Israel. Here's what they said.
By Toby Tabachnick
USA and Iran flags waving together (Photo by rarrarorro via iStock)
June 17, 2026, 3:22 pm
‘Shall not develop nuclear weapons’: 14-point memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran
Sides declare ‘immediate, permanent end to war on all fronts, including Lebanon’; fate of Iran’s enriched uranium will be ‘adequately addressed in final deal’ to be inked within 60 days
By Jacob Magid
June 16, 2026, 4:18 pm
Chronicle poll question
Is the Trump administration turning its back on Israel?
President Donald Trump speaks before signing a proclamation in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 11, 2026. (Kent NISHIMURA / AFP)
June 15, 2026, 10:21 am
Netanyahu under fire over Trump’s Iran deal
Israeli politicians on the right and left say the agreement leaves the country in danger even as Jerusalem declares its hands won’t be tied on Hezbollah.
By Tovah Lazaroff and Grace Gilson
President Donald Trump speaks before signing a proclamation in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 11, 2026. (Kent NISHIMURA / AFP)
June 14, 2026, 8:38 pm
Trump announces deal with Iran is ‘now complete’
Pakistan’s prime minister, a key mediator in the deal, said the official signing ceremony will take place Friday.
By Grace Gilson
Reps. Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna conduct a news conference after reviewing unredacted portions of the Jeffrey Epstein files, outside a Department of Justice office in NoMa on Feb. 9, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
June 1, 2026, 10:06 pm
Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie team up to strip US-Israel military tech cooperation from defense bill
The move marks the latest instance of lawmakers across the political aisle finding common cause on Israel-related policy.
By Grace Gilson
Vice President JD Vance takes the stage during a Turning Point USA event at Akins Ford Arena at the Classic Center on April 14, 2026 in Athens, Georgia. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
April 15, 2026, 1:57 pm
JD Vance heckled over Middle East policy at Turning Point USA event
“I recognize that young voters do not love the policy we have in the Middle East, OK,” Vance responded.
By Grace Gilson
A girl walks inside Gaza to get food (Jaber Jehad Badwan, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)
August 18, 2025, 11:20 am
US suspends Gaza visas after criticism by Laura Loomer
“This is a national security threat,” the Jewish far-right provocateur tweeted.
By Philissa Cramer
A B-2 Spirit bomber deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, flies near Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, during an interoperability training mission Jan. 15, 2019. (Credit: Master Sgt. Russ Scalf/U.S. Air Force photo)
June 21, 2025, 9:56 pm
‘Very successful’ US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites at Fordow, Natanz, Isfahan, Trump says
The U.S. president said that “all planes are now outside of Iran air space” and that “full payload of bombs” had been dropped on Fordow.
By Andrew Bernard
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, President Trump's nominee to be ambassador to Israel, testifies during his confirmation hearing. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
April 10, 2025, 9:52 am
Senate confirms Mike Huckabee as Israel ambassador
Pennsylvania's John Fetterman was the sole Democrat to support Trump’s pick.
By Grace Gilson
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