Posts Tagged: us israel relations
US Secretary of State Confirms Full Implementation of Jerusalem Embassy Act
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday confirmed the full implementation of the law mandating the relocation of the US Embassy in Israel from...
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 Minister Condemns Sanders’ Remarks on ‘Racist’ Netanyahu Government
An Israeli cabinet minister condemned US Democratic Party presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders on Tuesday for describing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government as racist over its treatment...
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...
US Jewish and Pro-Israel Groups Praise Trump’s Golan Sovereignty Recognition
Top American Jewish and pro-Israel groups have largely welcomed US President Donald Trump’s tweet on Thursday in which he called for American recognition of Israeli...
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...
New Group Seeks to Bolster Support for Israel in US Congress
A new organization has been established with the goal of bolstering support for Israel in the US Congress -- a task that has received greater...
State Department: Pompeo to Travel to Kuwait, Lebanon, Israel Next Week
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Israel, Lebanon and Kuwait next week, including talks with Cypriot and Greek leaders in Jerusalem on energy...
US Drops Reference to ‘Israeli-Occupied’ Golan Heights in Annual Rights Report
The US State Department changed its usual description of the Golan Heights from "Israeli-occupied" to "Israeli-controlled" in an annual global human rights report released on...
Debate Over Antisemitism Charges Exposes Divide in Democratic Party
A debate within the Democratic Party over charges that one of its US House of Representatives lawmakers made antisemitic remarks has exposed an ideological and...
At English-Language Event in Tel Aviv, Lapid Voices Alarm Over Growing Partisanship in US on Israel Support
Blue and White joint list co-leader Yair Lapid expressed concern to an English-speaking audience in Tel Aviv on Wednesday that Israel was "losing the Democrats”...
THAAD Anti-Missile System Drill a ‘Testament to the Strength’ of the US-Israel Alliance, Netanyahu Says
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited on Wednesday the deployment site of a THAAD anti-missile system that has been stationed in Israel by the US military as...
Clear Majority of Americans Continue to Hold Favorable View of Israel, New Gallup Poll Shows
A comfortable majority of Americans continue to sympathize with Israel over the Palestinians in 2019, according to the annual World Affairs survey published on Wednesday by top polling firm Gallup. "Americans'...
