New House speaker: First bill on floor will be Israeli aid package
The U.S. House of Representatives eleåcted Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.), who has a reputation for being a strong supporter of Israel, as the new speaker on Wednesday.
Meeting Jonathan Pollard in Jerusalem
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US training and arming 5,000 Palestinian Authority troops in Jordan
The Zionist Organization of America condemned the US plan “in the strongest possible terms”.
Israeli ambassador to US summoned over Disengagement Law’s partial repeal
Washington is “deeply troubled” by Jerusalem’s move to repeal the portion of a 2005 law that barred Jews from parts of northern Samaria
Democrat Senator calls to make support for Israel dependent on future Palestinian state
US Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) called for the Biden administration to get tougher on Israel, in an interview with CNN on Thursday,
Anti-reform protesters try to block Ben-Gurion Airport on ‘Day of Resistance
Seven demonstrators were arrested for damaging the Jerusalem office of the Kohelet Policy Forum, which helped draft the judicial reform bills.
Israeli delegation in DC for talks on Iranian nuke program
Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer and National Security Advisor Tzachi Hanegbi meet with Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Netanyahu welcomes Smotrich’s walkback of Huwara comments; Biden admin plans boycott
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has twice clarified that he did not mean innocents should be harmed when he said that the Palestinian village should be “wiped out.”
Israeli defense minister urges US counterpart to take clear stance against Palestinian terrorism
Defense minister Yoav Gallant also expressed concern over Iran’s continued nuclear enrichment, after inspectors detected uranium enriched to 84% in the Islamic Republic.
Netanyahu talks confronting Iran, expanding Abraham Accords with US senators
The Israeli premier met with U.S. Sens. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), stressing to them that America is the Jewish state’s “greatest friend.”