U.S. Government

U.S. President Joe Biden with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in the Oval Office at the White House, on Aug. 27, 2021. Source: Embassy of Israel/Twitter. by Dmitriy Shapiro (JNS) — After a number of delays as a result of […]

Shontel Brown. Credit: Shontel Brown/Facebook. by Dmitriy Shapiro (JNS) — Pro-Israel and establishment Democrats secured a major victory on Aug. 3 as their favored candidate, Cuyahoga County council member Shontel Brown, handily defeated former State Sen. Nina Turner to become […]

by Yoram Ettinger (JNS) — Would a Palestinian state resolve or exacerbate the Israel-Palestinian conflict? Would a Palestinian state enhance or erode Middle East stability? Would a focus on the Palestinian issue bolster or cripple the expansion of the Israel-Arab […]

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on May 31, 2021. Credit: GPO/Kobi Gideon. (JNS) — Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said on June 1 that Israel would be requesting a billion dollars in U.S. aid […]

The aftermath of a Hamas rocket barrage on central Israel, which left 55-year-old Ramat Gan resident Gershon Franco dead, May 15, 2021. Photo by Gili Yaari/Flash90. by Gerard Filitti The world is watching warily to see whether the Biden Administration […]

Rep. Eliane Luria (D-Va.), a Birmingham native, speaking on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. May 13, 2021. Source: Screenshot/C-Span. by Dmitriy Shapiro (JNS) — Two blocs of Democratic members of […]

U.S. President Joe Biden in the Oval Office. Credit: White House/Flickr. by Israel Kasnett (JNS) — The Biden administration has come under withering criticism in the United States and Israel for its poor handling of the current situation in the […]

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaking at the 2021 J Street virtual conference. Source: Screenshot. by Dmitriy Shapiro (JNS) — Speaking at the virtual J Street national conference on April 19, former Democratic presidential candidates Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Elizabeth […]

by Jonathan Tobin (JNS) — Has the Biden administration found a way to spite its predecessor and aid the Palestinians without breaking the law? The U.S. State Department thinks it has, and so do its cheerleaders in the mainstream media […]

by Richard Friedman Richard Shelby, a tall, affable man who will be remembered for years to come as a political giant, has announced that he will not seek re-election to the U.S. Senate when his current term expires. Shelby, Alabama’s […]

Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir and US Secretary of State George Shultz. (JNS photo) by Richard Friedman The news that long-time American statesman and diplomat George Shultz had died at age 100 on Feb. 6 brought back a pivotal memory […]