Posts Tagged: Trump and Israel
Trump Hails ‘Strong’ Ties With Israel on One-Year Anniversary of Jerusalem Embassy Move
President Donald Trump celebrated via Twitter on Tuesday the one-year anniversary of the move of the US Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. “Our beautiful embassy stands...
Top US Officials Express Full-Throated Support for Israel Amid Gaza Rocket Attacks
Top US officials from both sides of the aisle expressed full-throated backing for Israel this past weekend as it faced a rocket assault from the...
Israeli PM Netanyahu Wants to Name New Golan Community After Trump In Honor of Recognition Move
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to name a new community in the Golan Heights after US President Donald Trump, in honor of the recent...
With Netanyahu Looking On, Trump Officially Grants US Recognition of Israeli Sovereignty Over Golan
US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Monday officially recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights. The signing ceremony took place as Israeli Prime Minister...
Trump: Time Has Come for US to ‘Fully Recognize’ Israeli Sovereignty Over Golan Heights
In another act of diplomacy by tweet, US President Donald Trump called on Thursday for American recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights. “After 52...
US Secretary of State Pompeo Makes Unprecedented Visit to Western Wall in Jerusalem
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo -- joined by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu -- visited the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City on Thursday. This...
Don’t Give Up on the Democrats: The Need for Bipartisanship
During the Passover seder next month, Jewish families around the world will recall how “In each and every generation, they rise up against us to...
Kushner: Israeli-Palestinian Peace Plan to Be Unveiled After Knesset Elections in April
The Trump administration will present its long-awaited Israeli-Palestinian peace plan after the Knesset elections in April, senior White House adviser Jared Kushner said on Thursday,...
French-Jewish Intellectual Bernard-Henri Lévy Warns: Open Antisemitism Is ‘Back, Everywhere’
The steady rise of antisemitism around the world means that Jews in the US and Europe have little choice but to recognize that the need...
Israeli TV Report: Trump Peace Plan Sees Palestinian State on Most of West Bank, Some of East Jerusalem
Israeli television said on Wednesday that US President Donald Trump's peace plan would propose a Palestinian state on as much as 90 percent of the...
In Apparent Bid to Assuage Concerns Over Syria Pullout, US Reiterates Backing of Israel Against Iran Threats
In an apparent bid to assuage Israeli concerns over President Donald Trump’s surprise announcement last week of the withdrawal of US troops from Syria, the...
Israeli Military Chief: US Withdrawal From Syria a ‘Significant Event,’ but ‘No Need to Overstate It’
The head of the Israeli military on Sunday called the withdrawal of US troops from Syria a “significant event,” but added there was “no need...
Trump’s Decision to Pull US Troops Out of Syria Draws Lukewarm Israeli Response
The Trump administration’s announcement on Wednesday that a withdrawal of US troops from Syria had begun drew a lukewarm response from Israel. The news broke with...
Parents of Fallen IDF Soldier Whose Body Is Held by Hamas in Gaza Urge Trump to Act to Bring Son Home to Israel
The parents of an IDF soldier who was killed in the Gaza Strip four years ago and whose body was seized by Hamas are urging...
