Israel us relations

Record turnout, same deadlock: Who lost Israel’s election? - from the editor

Israel voted in record numbers, yet remains divided and without a government. The election settled little, if anything

Israelis turned out in their highest numbers since 1999 for the October 27 election, but the result left the country facing another uncertain round of coalition negotiations.
Democratic US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks to the press in the spin room after taking part in a debate with Republican rival candidate Mike Rogers, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, US, October 8, 2026.

El-Sayed faces pointed Israel questions as Michigan Senate race heats up

IDF CONVOY of supplies on the Burma Road to Jerusalem during the War of Independence, June 14, 1948.

Clearing the shadow: Celebrated American Col. David ‘Mickey’ Marcus’s true contribution to the IDF

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other officials on the day of the funeral service for late US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC,July 28, 2026.

Netanyahu warns Israel could face banking sanctions, prepares alternative financial system


What does Israel's hasbara campaign look like six months into the Hamas war?

This campaign's goal within the global information arena is to provide details and a clear explanation of Israel's needs, policies, and conduct in its war against Hamas.

 A sign that went up at a bus stop in Washington DC regarding the Israel-Hamas war.

An open letter to Netanyahu: Heed Biden’s warnings - comment

The Broad Perspective: If you continue down this path, you will cause irreversible damage to the US-Israel relationship, one that we desperately need.

 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden told Hamas in a joint press conference at the White House with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday that they must accept the hostage proposal crafted in Cairo earlier this week.

Democratic Congressional calls to halt arms sales to Israel picks up steam

Biden's efforts to increase the delivery of aid into Gaza will not be sufficient to meet the needs on the ground, according to the letter. 

 U.S. President Joe Biden remains in the nearly empty chamber greeting members of Congress following his State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., March 7, 2024.

Israel alienating President Biden and Senator Schumer would be reckless - opinion

Schumer continues to be a major force bonding the US and the state of Israel and upholding the value of their strategic alliance.

 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden chats with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer in the Oval Office. Alienating the Bidens and Schumers of this world will go down in Israel’s history as reckless folly, the writer argues.

Americans remain supportive of Israel, but many young voters support Hamas - poll

A large majority (79%) of American voters say that they support Israel more than Hamas, but a fifth support Hamas over Israel, including about 36% of those 18-34.

 JERUSALEM SCHOOLCHILDREN hold Israeli and American flags during a rehearsal for former US President Barack Obama’s visit to Israel in 2013.

Zalman Shoval: A lifetime of insight from Israel's veteran diplomat

He recently released his fourth book, L’da’ati (In My Opinion), a compilation of Hebrew articles and papers on diplomacy and foreign policy issues he has written over this long career.

 Zalman Shoval

Biden vs. Netanyahu: Could military aid to Israel become conditional if Rafah is invaded? - report

The news also comes after reports of tensions between Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, where the former accused the latter of "undermining values on which Israel was founded."

 US President Joe Biden delivers his third State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, 07 March 2024.

Benny Gantz's visit to Washington shows change in Israel-US strategy - opinion

it was agreed among the experts on the Biden team that a way had to be found to counter the perception that what Israel is doing is wrong.

 PROTESTERS ACCUSE the US of funding genocide in Gaza, as they descend on a hotel where US President Joe Biden was staying in San Francisco last month.

When the US supported Zionist territorial claims - opinion

One could ask Blinken whether “old” settlements are legal or whether it is only “any expansion” of Jewish communities that would be illegal.

 IN NOVEMBER 2019, then-US secretary of state Mike Pompeo issues the Trump administration’s declaration regarding the legality of Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria.

US requests Israeli commitment on American weapon use in Gaza, sets deadline for response

Israel is being asked to comply with new regulations demanding the use of US arms in accordance to international law and the allowance of US aid deliveries.

 U.S. President Joe Biden pauses during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023.