U.S./Israel relations
Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, left, is joined by Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and former U.S. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn on Sept. 29. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
September 30, 2024, 12:23 pm
Sen. Bob Casey and Rep. Adam Schiff address Israel and rising antisemitism during Pittsburgh visit
In final weeks of election season, attention called to U.S.-Israel relations, attacks on Jewish students and need to preserve democracy
By Adam Reinherz
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Vice President Kamala Harris (Photo via JTA)
July 26, 2024, 11:00 am
Kamala Harris says she ‘will not be silent’ about plight of Palestinians after meeting Netanyahu
Harris said she rejects binary approaches that require alignment with one side or the other.
By Ron Kampeas
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks from the Oval Office of the White House, July 24, 2024. (Evan Vucci-Pool/Getty Images)
July 25, 2024, 9:22 am
Biden lists ending Israel-Hamas war as a top priority for his last months in office
Biden made the comment during his first public address since deciding to end his reelection bid.
By Ron Kampeas
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shakes hands with Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) before he addresses a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress at the Capitol in Washington, March 3, 2015. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images)
July 22, 2024, 1:45 pm
What to expect when Benjamin Netanyahu comes to Washington
Netanyahu’s mission isn’t just to thank America, but to push back against deep unhappiness among Democrats and in the Biden White House with how he has conducted the war.
By Ron Kampeas
U.S. President Joe Biden greets guests after speaking at a reception celebrating Jewish American Heritage Month in the Rose Garden of the White House, May 20, 2024. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
May 21, 2024, 11:39 am
Biden: Israel will get ‘everything it needs’ to fight Hamas
U.S. president says Gaza war is ‘not genocide’
By Ron Kampeas
New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, a Jewish Democrat who is the majority leader, delivers a speech on antisemitism in the U.S. Capitol, Nov. 29, 2023. (Senate website/screenshot)
March 14, 2024, 12:05 pm
Chuck Schumer calls for new elections in Israel, says Netanyahu has ‘lost his way’
“As a lifelong supporter of Israel, it has become clear to me the Netanyahu coalition no longer fits the needs of Israel after Oct. 7."
By Luke Tress
Contrails of Israeli Iron Dome anti-missile defense system strike Hamas rockets overhead as Hamas militants in Gaza continue fire into Israel, despite being targeted by more than 14,000 strikes during eight weeks of Israeli bombardment and a ground offensive, in Sderot, Israel, Dec. 4, 2023. (Scott Peterson/Getty Images)
February 20, 2024, 1:28 pm
Biden is pressing Congress to send $14B to Israel. What is the emergency aid for?
The aid would be a clear signal that the U.S. continues to stand behind the Israeli war effort as it continues deeper into its fifth month.
By Ron Kampeas
Israeli minister of national Security Itamar Ben-Gvir attends a rally of right-wing Israelis supporting the government's planned judicial overhaul, in Jerusalem on March 27, 2023. (Erik Marmor/Flash90)
August 30, 2023, 9:53 am
State Dept. condemns far-right Israeli minister for comments about West Bank
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said that Jewish rights to freedom of movement in the West Bank trump those of the territory’s Arab residents
By Andrew Lapin
The guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze sails in the Mediterranean Sea during a joint military exercise with the Israeli Defense Forces, Jan. 24, 2023. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Cryton Vandiesal)
August 17, 2023, 7:44 pm
In Israel’s political turmoil, the Biden administration sees threat to US security
“If Israel’s capabilities and its readiness is affected, the United States loses capabilities in the Middle East.”
By Ron Kampeas
Pro-democracy protesters gather outside the US Capitol in Washington ahead of President Isaac Herzog’s speech to Congress, July 19, 2023. (Jacob Magid/Times of Israel)
July 21, 2023, 12:48 pm
In speech to Congress, Herzog lauds strong judiciary, says democracy in Israel’s DNA
President says he’s working to whip up consensus for judicial reform, wins applause for declaring Israel and America mutually ‘irreplaceable’ for one another
By Jacob Magid and Lazar Berman
Isaac Herzog (Photo by Avi Ohayon / Government Press Office, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)
July 21, 2023, 12:22 pm
Nine members of Congress, including Summer Lee, skip talk by Israel’s president
Those skipping the speech reveal that they really oppose Israel rather than its policies, the Republican Jewish Coalition stated.
By JNS
Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with President Joe Biden from his office in Jerusalem, Nov. 7, 2022. (Office of Benjamin Netanyahu.)
July 19, 2023, 10:51 am
Joe Biden invites Benjamin Netanyahu to meet in US, after months of tension
The delay in the invitation has been widely attributed to the right-wing policies pushed by Netanyahu's government coalition, including an effort to weaken the country's judiciary.
By Ben Sales
Jesse Jackson's son, Jonathan Jackson, attends an International Conference 'Is #Auschwitz only Sleeping?' during the celebration of European Roma Holocaust Memorial Day in Krakow, Poland, July 5, 2019. (Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto)
June 29, 2023, 4:18 pm
Progressive Democrats seek to stall Israel’s entry into visa waiver program
Liberal policy groups like J Street and Americans for Peace Now also back entry into the program, but only if Israel fully complies with its provisions.
By Ron Kampeas
Benjamin Netanyahu (File photo)
June 28, 2023, 12:07 pm
Netanyahu announces China visit, stresses US is still Israel’s ‘most vital ally’
China has looked to expand its influence in the Middle East in recent years and also expressed its desire to act as a global peacemaker.
By Jordyn Haime
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken addresses the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) annual policy summit Grand Hyatt in Washington, D.C., June 05, 2023. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
June 7, 2023, 9:14 am
Antony Blinken tells AIPAC Israel-Saudi ties are a priority
Says a 2-state solution ‘can feel remote’
By Ron Kampeas
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