US/Israel relations
Jeremy Ben-Ami, president of J Street, speaks at the group's national conference in 2018. (Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
May 26, 2026, 12:55 pm
Hundreds of Jewish leaders call on Israeli ambassador to apologize for attack on J Street
The signatories, including prominent rabbis and former U.S. ambassadors, called on Yechiel Leiter to rescind remarks calling the liberal pro-Israel lobby a “cancer.”
By Grace Gilson
Israel's Ambassador to the U.S., Yechiel Leiter, listens during a meeting with President Donald Trump and Lebanon's Ambassador to the U.S. at the White House in Washington, D.C. on April 23, 2026. (Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)
May 19, 2026, 5:00 pm
Israeli ambassador calls J Street a ‘cancer within Jewish community’
Yechiel Leiter, Israel’s ambassador to the United States, called the liberal pro-Israel lobby “duplicitous” over its opposition to U.S. military aid to Israel.
By Grace Gilson
A woman holds a combination American-Israeli flags during Rededicate 250: A National Jubilee Of Prayer, Praise & Thanksgiving on the National Mall on May 17, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Pete Kiehart for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
May 19, 2026, 4:36 pm
Two polls find growing split among Republicans over support for Israel
As support for Israel declines nationally, new polling reveals widening cracks within Trump’s coalition over U.S. support for Israel.
By Grace Gilson
Rep. Summer Lee (Photo courtesy of summerlee.house.gov/press)
May 17, 2026, 10:52 am
Summer Lee joins Tlaib’s Nakba resolution accusing Israel of apartheid, genocide
The Squirrel Hill rep is one of only 12 co-sponsors of the resolution
By Toby Tabachnick
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) at the Jewish Democratic Council of America’s 2024 Leadership Summit, May 20, 2024. Fetterman was one of seven Democratic senators to oppose resolutions to block weapon sales to Israel (Credit: Jewish Democratic Council of America)
April 16, 2026, 10:19 am
In major shift, all but 7 Senate Democrats vote to block weapons sales to Israel
Several Jewish moderates and likely 2028 presidential contenders newly voted for the resolutions.
By Philissa Cramer
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., conclude a news conference announcing the Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. The legislation aims to “ensure that AI benefits workers, is safe and effective and does not harm communities or destroy the environment." (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
April 14, 2026, 4:13 pm
US funding for Israel’s Iron Dome air defense no longer has bipartisan support
The liberal pro-Israel lobby J Steet joined AOC, Ro Khanna and others in arguing Israel should fund its own defense.
By Andrew Lapin
A view from the public hearing at the International Court of Justice case on Israel's humanitarian obligations to Palestinians in Gaza, the Hague, Netherlands, April 29, 2025. (Mouneb Taim / Middle East Images via AFP)
March 16, 2026, 12:30 pm
US formally defends Israel in International Court of Justice genocide case
The United States said the genocide charge was part of a broader campaign “to delegitimize the State of Israel and the Jewish people.”
By Shira Li Bartov
Secretary Marco Rubio and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu deliver joint statements to the press in Jerusalem, Israel, Feb. 16, 2025. (Official State Department photo by Freddie Everett)
January 10, 2026, 10:46 pm
Netanyahu: Israel seeks to end US military aid within a decade
The Jewish state’s economy has grown, the premier said, stressing the importance of the alliance with Washington.
By JNS Staff
US President Donald Trump, left, meets Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the White House, July 8, 2025. (Avi Ohayon/GPO)
October 23, 2025, 11:53 am
Israel would lose ‘all support’ from the US if it annexes West Bank, Trump warns
VP Vance says Knesset preliminary vote on matter was ‘very stupid’ and an insult to him, marring his visit; US president predicts Saudi normalization this year, weighs intervening for Barghouti
By Lazar Berman
U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Credit: Pixabay)
October 22, 2025, 2:54 pm
Don’t let Israel annex land, all Senate Dems but Fetterman tell Trump
Senators said “any steps by Israel to annex territory or expand settlements that prevent the establishment of a Palestinian state” would undermine peace process.
By JNS
Allison Minnerly, a new Gen Z DNC member from Florida, speaks about a resolution she proposed seeking to block arms sales to Israel and recognize a Palestinian state. (Screenshot)
August 27, 2025, 10:43 am
DNC blocks resolution calling for recognition of Palestinian state and halting arms sales to Israel
Another resolution calling for a ceasefire and aid in Gaza passed — then was withdrawn by party leaders.
By Grace Gilson
Netanyahu to DCPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, depart from Israel for Washington, D.C., July 6, 2025. (Photo by Avi Ohayon/GPO)
July 7, 2025, 10:23 am
Netanyahu lands in DC for meeting with Trump at White House
The United States is pressuring Qatar to "deliver the goods" regarding efforts to reach a ceasefire in Gaza.
By Amelie Botbol, JNS Staff and Ariel Kahana
U.S. President Donald Trump, accompanied by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on April 7, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
June 26, 2025, 2:31 pm
Trump comes to Netanyahu’s defense amid corruption trial
“With all due respect to Trump, he should not interfere in a legal process in an independent country,” said Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid.
By Grace Gilson
Voters cast their ballots at a polling station inside the Galleria at the Sunset Mall in Las Vegas, Nov. 5, 2024. (David Becker/Getty Images)
June 25, 2025, 4:28 pm
Majority of Republicans support US joining Israel-Iran conflict while majority of Democrats oppose
The new Quinnipiac University poll also found that the number of voters who say the U.S. is too supportive of Israel reached an all-time high.
By Grace Gilson
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks before prominent Jewish donors at an event titled "Fighting Anti-Semitism in America" at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill, Washington D.C., Sept. 19, 2024. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
June 12, 2025, 4:42 pm
Sympathy for Israelis drops among Republican voters, poll finds
The partisan gap between Republicans and Democrats on Israel reached over 50 percentage points, according a new Quinnipiac University poll.
By Grace Gilson
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