American-Israeli relations

These American teens ranked high in Israel’s Bible Quiz, in strongest US showing in 50 years

The International Bible Quiz is a centerpiece of Israel’s Independence Day festivities that was founded by the first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion.

|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
Akiva Shrier wins the International Bible Quiz on April 19 in Jerusalem, Israel.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holding a press conference at the Prime Minister's Office, January 27, 2026.

Viral memes are being weaponized to turn Americans against Israel - opinion

Aided and abetted by podcasters, politicians, and the famous, the accusation that this is ‘Bibi’s war’ has taken off.

|ByCOOKIE SCHWAEBER-ISSAN
An IDF soldier holds a combined Israeli-American Flag

This war ended the old argument about America and Israel - comment

One younger officer put it to me simply: for long stretches of this war, he has been working in English. That is a bigger story than many people understand.

|ByZVIKA KLEIN
Officials listen to presentations on the work of the Gaza Executive Board during the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace at the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace on February 19, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Pay-to-play 'peace' board is a nightmare Israel cannot avoid - opinion

An invitation-only “Board of Peace” promises order in Gaza’s but for Israel, it exposes the cost of dependence 

|ByANDREW FOX

It is time to ease tensions with US and chart a new course - editorial

We can still make changes to how we appoint judges and on other matters, but our democratic friends have wise counsel to offer.

MARCH 29, 2023ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen in Jerusalem, on March 13, 2023.

Netanyahu minimizes US-Israel crisis, says ties 'unshakable'

Netanyahu defended his judicial overhaul program, as he emphasized that Israel “was, is and will always remain a proud strong and vibrant democracy."

MARCH 29, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leaves Downing Street after meeting with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in London, Britain March 24, 2023.

US-Israel ties have gone from strength to strength since 2001

Sharon's ‘Israel will not be Czechoslovakia’ comments for a time endangered US-Israel relations.

MARCH 2, 2023ByMARK REGEV
THEN-US president George W. Bush welcomes then-prime minister Ariel Sharon to the presidential ranch in Crawford, Texas, in 2005.