U.S.-Israel Relations

May 6, 2023

Women’s summit builds bridges between African Americans, Israel

Cathelean Steele, national project coordinator at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, leads a workshop about sex trafficking in the United States, July 21, 2017. Source: Twitter. by Etgar Lefkovits (JNS) — A delegation of 200 African-American Christian women will hold […]
April 30, 2023

In Israel, DeSantis signs antisemitism bill, rejects those who reject Israel

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis addresses a conference in Israel organized by The Jerusalem Post and the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s Museum of Tolerance, April 27, 2023. Credit: TPS. (JNS) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill on April 27 to […]
April 20, 2023

US House Speaker McCarthy to lead 20 Congress members to Israel

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Rep. Kevin McCarthy in Jerusalem, Aug. 12, 2019. Credit: Kevin McCarthy/Speaker of the House website. (JNS) — U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) will lead a bipartisan congressional delegation to Israel later this month and become […]
April 19, 2023

Alabama Legislature salutes Israel at 75

In May 2021, Alabama passed a resolution supporting Israel during an onslaught of rocket fire from Hamas in Gaza. Consul General Anat Sultan-Dadon attended the signing by Governor Kay Ivey. (IIS file photo) On April 14, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey […]
March 25, 2023

Problematic legacy: Don’t believe the Jimmy Carter revisionists

Former President Jimmy Carter speaks onstage at Emory University in Atlanta on Nov. 10, 2008. Credit: Nir Levy/Shutterstock. by Jonathan Tobin (JNS) — The stock of historical figures rises and falls with the changing times that follow them. That is […]
January 26, 2023

IAC’s 8th National Summit celebrates in Texas ‘unbreakable bond’ between Israel, U.S.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. Credit: Carrington Tatum/Shutterstock. by Bradley Martin (JNS) — The Israeli-American Council’s 8th National Summit in Austin, Texas, last week served as an opportunity to celebrate the relationship between Israel and the American heartland. “It really is […]
July 21, 2022

Partisans can’t acknowledge that Biden is pro-Israel

by Mitchell Bard Readers of my column know I have not hesitated to criticize President Joe Biden for policies that are contrary to both American and Israeli interests, notably providing aid to the Palestinians and UNRWA, trying to reopen the […]
July 1, 2022

Congressional delegation gets first-hand view of Israeli government transition

U.S. Congress members visit Israel to discuss regional ties and issues. At center is Yair Lapid, previously Israel’s foreign minister and who will serve as caretaker prime minister until new Israeli elections this fall, June 29, 2022. Source: Twitter/Yair Lapid. […]
June 17, 2022

Mayors of Greensboro, Louisville among AJC delegation to Israel

Mayors Nancy Vaughan of Greensboro, N.C., and Greg Fischer of Louisville, Ky. by Richard Friedman  “It was an amazing trip. It was an experience I will never forget. I know I want to go back. There is nothing like being […]
June 2, 2022

Arizona governor leads trade mission to Israel

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey visits the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron, on May 30, 2022. Photo by Dudu Koren. by Josh Hasten (JNS) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is in Israel this week on a five-day trade mission with […]
May 10, 2022

Nebraska becomes 27th state to adopt IHRA definition

Part of an exhibit on the Holocaust supported by the International Holocaust Remembrance Association. Photo: courtesy of IHRA. (JNS) — Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts inaugurated May as Jewish American Heritage Month in Nebraska, becoming the first American state to do […]