Posts Tagged: Israel US Relations
Israeli Citizens to Become Eligible for US Investor Visas as of May
As of May 1, Israeli citizens will be eligible for work permits in the US provided they can commit to investing “a substantial amount of...
Hoyer Seeks ‘Movement’ as House Weighs Senate-Passed Pro-Israel, Anti-BDS Bill
JNS.org - US House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) said on Tuesday that he hopes to move along a US Senate bill that passed earlier...
Netanyahu Says Still Hopes US Will Recognize Israel’s Golan Hold
Israel still hopes the US will recognize its claim to sovereignty over the Golan Heights, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday, after a top American...
Israel Finding New Ways to Make Its Case to the American Left
BOSTON -- The conventional wisdom about the US-Israel relationship in recent years is that if Israel has strong support on the political right and among...
Israel Exports $3.1 Billion to US in First Quarter of 2017, a 5-Percent Increase
JNS.org - Ahead of President Donald Trump's visit to Israel next week, the Israel Export Institute (IEI) released data showing the deep economic relationship between...
Trump, Netanyahu Discuss Antisemitism, Iran on Monday Call
President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by phone Monday, the White House confirmed. The two leaders discussed the recent wave of antisemitic incidents...
Netanyahu to Ensure ‘No Gaps’ Remain With Trump Ahead of White House Meeting
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, preparing for his first meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House, will work with advisers on Tuesday to align...
Israeli UN Envoy Downplays White House Rebuke on Settlements
JNS.org -- Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon has downplayed the Trump administration's recent criticism of new Israeli settlement construction. Danon told Israel Radio on Friday morning...
Obama: ‘Moment May Be Passing’ for Two-State Solution
President Obama defended his administration's decision to abstain from a United Nations vote condemning Israeli settlements in the West Bank, saying it was necessary for...
In Parting Words to Outgoing US Ambassador, Israeli President Calls Disagreements Over the Years ‘Friendly’
JNS.org -- In his farewell to the departing American ambassador, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin said the Jewish state and the US have “had some differences of opinion”...
In ’60 Minutes’ Interview, Obama Downplays US-Israel Tensions During His Tenure
JNS.org -- In what was expected to be his last official interview, outgoing President Barack Obama downplayed the hit US-Israel ties has taken under his administration. Obama told the CBS Sunday program...
Trump Taps Israel Adviser Jason Greenblatt for International Negotiations Post
JNS.org -- President-elect Donald Trump has named one of his campaign advisers on Israel as his incoming administration's special representative for international negotiations. In the announcement, Trump praised the...
Moving US Embassy to Jerusalem: ‘World War III’ or a Simple ‘Reality Check’?
JNS.org -- The incoming Donald Trump administration’s stated intention to move America’s embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem has been met with a Palestinian reaction,...
Dershowitz: Trump Was Right to Try and Stop Obama From Tying His Hands on Israel
The Egyptian decision to withdraw the one-sided anti-Israel United Nations Security Council resolution should not mask the sad reality that it is the Obama administration...
