Posts Tagged: us israel relations
Joint US-Israel Air Defense Drill to Feature Missile Strike Simulation
JNS.org - Juniper Cobra 16, a massive joint Israeli-American air defense exercise, is scheduled to culminate next week with a simulation of a wide-scale missile strike...
Israel’s US Ambassador: Netanyahu-Obama Relations ‘Good, Given the Circumstances’
JNS.org - Israeli Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer said he believes the relationship between the two nations is as strong as ever despite the...
NSA Tapped Phone Call Between Netanyahu and Former Italian PM Discussing US-Israel Relations
The United States’ National Security Agency (NSA) tapped a 2010 conversation between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Italian counterpart Silvio Berlusconi during...
Rivlin Lights White House Menorah Amid Reaffirmation of Strong US-Israel Ties
JNS.org - US President Barack Obama reaffirmed “the unbreakable bond” between the US and Israel while celebrating Hanukkah with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin at the White...
Netanyahu to Jewish Federations: US, Israel ‘Should Work Together’ on Iran
JNS.org - Despite their disagreement over the Iran nuclear deal, the U.S. and Israel “can and should work together now” to ensure that Iran complies with...
Report: Israel to Ask US for $50 Billion in Military Aid Over Next 10 Years
JNS.org - Israel is requesting $5 billion in annual defense aid from the U.S. over the next decade in order to address growing threats in...
Netanyahu Says Campaign in Congress Against Iran Deal Didn’t Harm US-Israel Relations
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that the battle he waged in the United States Congress against the nuclear agreement with Iran had...
US-Israel Relations Will ‘Certainly Improve’ With Any New President, Former State Dept Official Says
Relations between President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have hit such rock-bottom levels that it does not really matter who is elected in 2016,...
Michael Oren’s Questionable Conclusion
Even before MK Michael Oren's book Ally is officially released, it is already causing the kind of buzz that best-sellers are made of. And with...
Michael Oren Says Elements of US-Israeli Relationship Are in ‘Tatters’ (INTERVIEW)
Michael Oren, Israel’s ambassador to the United States from 2009 to 2013, chose to give his book on that period in Washington the catchy title...
US Ambassador Dan Shapiro Slams Michael Oren’s Criticism of Obama — He’s Just Trying to ‘Sell Books’
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro took on his former counterpart Michael Oren on Wednesday, saying that his description of U.S.-Israel ties under U.S. President...
Netanyahu Thanks American Servicemen and Women in Meeting With US General Dempsey
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday told visiting Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staffs Gen. Martin Dempsey of the appreciation Israel has for what...
Shavuot and US-Israel Relations
U.S.-Israel relations have experienced many crises, beginning with the U.S. State Department's opposition to the establishment of the Jewish state in 1948, the U.S. State...
Israeli President Lauds US-Israeli Security Ties at Meeting With Congressional Group
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin extolled Israel's shared values with the United States in a meeting with six visiting US Congress members on Tuesday. The lawmakers visited...
