Posts Tagged: us israel relations
Conference of Presidents: American-Israeli Unity Strong As Ever
'Unity' was one word that often came up during the 39th annual mission of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations held at...
Barak Traveling to Washington for Last Time as Defense Minister
Times of Israel - Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak is traveling to Washington to meet with top defense officials. Barak, who announced in November that he...
Netanyahu on Obama Visit: We Have Agreed to Discuss Iran, Syria and the Peace Process
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced at today's weekly cabinet meeting that he has agreed to discuss three key issues with President Obama during the...
Israel’s Top General Awarded Legion of Merit
The United States gave Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz the Legion of Merit award on Tuesday. Gantz is currently in...
5 Reasons Why Now is the Time for Israel to Reconsider Accepting US Aid
Only weeks ago, a small kerfuffle erupted when rising Israeli politician Naftali Bennett indicated in an interview with The Jewish Press that Israel's continued...
Obama Congratulates Netanyahu Amid Alleged Tension
Jerusalem Post - US President Barack Obama on Monday called Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to congratulate him on "his party's success in winning a...
Obama: I Will Only Visit Israel if I See Diplomatic Progress
Times of Israel - US President Barack Obama said on Sunday that he would be happy to visit Israel during his second term, but...
With Obama’s Second Term Israel’s Troubles Will Really Begin
I predicted two months before the November 2012 presidential vote that, should Barack Obama be re-elected, "the coldest treatment of Israel ever by...
Likud Campaign: We Are the “Answer to Obama”
Israel 's leading Likud-Beitenu political party, headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed recent comments made by U.S. President Barack Obama with a campaign poster,...
“No One Decides for the Citizens of Israel”
"No one decides for the citizens of Israel," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday, in an exclusive interview with Israel Hayom. The prime minister was responding to...
Bill Seeks to Terminate U.S. Visa Requirements for Israeli Tourists
Times of Israel - Israelis may soon find it much easier to visit and tour the United States. On Tuesday, Congressmen Brad Sherman (D-CA) and...
GOP Senators Make First Efforts to Penalize Palestinians for UN Bid
Republican U.S. senators introduced a bill Wednesday that would penalize both the Palestinians and the United Nations should the former be granted upgraded status Thursday. The...
Who Will Block the Palestinian Authority at the UN?
U.S. President Barack Obama was right to advise Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas not to seek to upgrade the status of the...
Report: Obama Wanted to Renew Diplomatic Relations with Iran
Times of Israel -- Soon after he took office, President Barack Obama began a process ultimately designed to reestablish full US diplomatic relations...
