Posts Tagged: Israel U.S.
The US-Israel Strategic Relationship: An Israeli Minister’s View
The US-Israel relationship has a deep and long history -- on many levels, and across a wide spectrum of issues paramount to both nations. From...
U.S. Defends, Downplays Kerry’s Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Proposal
Times of Israel - The Obama administration went on the defensive Monday afternoon, critiquing Israeli sources for leaking details of a Gaza ceasefire draft, downplaying...
U.S. and Israel Both Win From Partnership
In 1948, U.S.-Israel relations were a classic case of a one-way-street: the U.S. gave and Israel received, economically and militarily. In 1952, the U.S. administration rejected...
The World Treats Israel With a Double Standard
The tweet arrived last week from a respected journalist. It read: "18 Palestinians killed in #Syria chemical attack." I subsequently checked other mainstream news sources to see...
Israel Seeks More U.S. Military Aid Amidst Ongoing Threats
JNS.org - Israel is seeking an increase in U.S. military to help it deal with the growing Middle East threats that surround it. Israeli and...
Israeli Official: U.S. is Weak and Hesitant in the Middle East
Ynet - While the Israeli political system is mainly preoccupied with the resumption of talks with the Palestinians, namely the release of prisoners, a visit by the chairman...
Netanyahu Retracts Joint Peace Statement
JPost - Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu distanced himself from an official communique released by his bureau and which was to serve as a joint...
Israel’s Intelligence Minister: Iran Moving Closer to Israel’s ‘Red Line,’ Wants a Nuclear Arsenal
Iran is moving closer to Israel's "red line," Israel's Intelligence Minister Yuval Steinitz said Monday. Speaking to a group of reporters, Steinitz said that the Islamic...
Poll: 79% of Palestinian Arabs View the United States Unfavorably
Israelis and Palestinian Arabs have vastly different views of the U.S., but share the hope that President Barack Obama will undertake a larger role in...
Kadima Party Leader: I Participated in Operational Discussions on Iran Strike
During discussions last summer over how to best handle Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak concluded that force was necessary....