U.S.-Israel Relations

March 18, 2024

There are limits to how many insults from Washington that Netanyahu will put up with

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a conference in Jerusalem, Feb.18, 2024. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90. by Ruthie Blum (JNS) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu’s angry response to recent comments emanating from Washington is as welcome as it […]
March 9, 2024

The moral failure of Biden’s State of the Union Israel remarks, silence on antisemitism

U.S. President Joe Biden addresses a joint session of Congress during his State of the Union address in Washington on March 7, 2024. Source: Wikimedia Commons. by Jonathan Tobin (JNS) — In an age in which partisanship is greater than […]
February 12, 2024

U.S. obsession with two-state solution is “delusional”

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on a phone call with U.S. officials, including the president, about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s strategy against Hamas on Oct. 11, 2023, in the Oval Office. Credit: Adam Schultz/White House. by Israel Kasnett […]
October 25, 2023

Israel holds off Gaza invasion so U.S. can get air defenses in place

Israeli reserve soldiers train on the Golan Heights before heading to the Gaza border, Oct. 20, 2023. Photo by Michael Giladi/Flash90. (JNS) — Israel has acceded to a U.S. request to hold off on its planned ground invasion of the […]
October 24, 2023

The myth of Biden’s $10 billion check to Israel

U.S. President Joe Biden addresses the nation regarding the wars in Ukraine and in Israel on Oct. 19, 2023 from the Oval Office. Source: YouTube/White House. by Daniel Greenfield (JNS) — U.S. President Joe Biden decided to not only link […]
July 20, 2023

Is the U.S. losing Israel?

U.S. President Joe Biden with Israeli President Isaac Herzog during a ceremony at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, July 14, 2022. Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 by Lawrence Solomon (JNS) — The mantras that “the U.S.-Israel relationship is rock solid” and “the […]
July 16, 2023

Israel Heritage Foundation honors Trump with “Crown of Jerusalem”

Presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump speaks at an event of the Israel Heritage Foundation at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster, N.J., where he was awarded a Keter Yerushalyim (Crown of Jerusalem) Award on July 10, 2023. Credit: Israel […]
July 13, 2023

Georgia, Tennessee law-enforcement delegation visits Israel

A visiting group of the Israel Police for the Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange meets with Avshalom Peled, deputy Israeli police commissioner (center, front row). Credit: Israel Police. (JNS) — Last month, 20 police and public safety executives from Georgia […]
June 17, 2023

Tenn. Rep. Green: Rejoining UNESCO undermines U.S.-Israel relationship

The logo of the UNESCO on the main building in Paris, France. Photo by Bumble Dee/Shutterstock. by Menachem Wecker (JNS) — The U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization announced on June 12 that the United States plans to rejoin the […]
June 1, 2023

Historic Arkansas resolution emphasizes Israel’s claim to Judea and Samaria

Rep. Mindy McAlindon, sponsor of the pro-Israel resolution, speaks in the Arkansas State House of Representatives. Courtesy. by David Isaac (JNS) — A resolution passed by a unanimous vote in the Arkansas House of Representatives, which includes a strong statement […]
May 23, 2023

Georgia governor visits Israel on trade development trip

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on a state visit to Israel. Source: Twitter/Gov. Brian Kemp. (JNS) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp arrived in Israel over the weekend for a weeklong visit focused on strengthening economic ties between the southern U.S. state […]