Israel United States Relations

Vance defends Israel ties amid skepticism, says alliance is in America’s 'best interest'

Vance acknowledged disagreements between the US and Israel but said the two countries would “continue to work together,” citing shared interests across a range of issues.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
US Vice President JD Vance speaks at a MAGA Inc. super PAC event in Sterling Heights, Michigan, US, August 31, 2026.
A billboard with Iranian centrifuges illustrations and portraits of nuclear scientists killed in Israeli strikes is displayed on a street in Tehran, Iran August 29, 2025

The war over Hormuz must not replace the fight against a nuclear Iran - opinion

Tehran is stalling as Washington wavers. And Israel is watching the Hormuz drama eclipse the real fight: stopping a nuclear Iran.

|ByMAJ.-GEN. (RET.) AMOS YADLIN
AMERICANS HAVE been drinking the anti-Israel Kool-Aid for years not knowing it was part of a well planned and executed influence campaign.

Mazal tov: Israel finally joined the cognitive war - opinion

The failure is not the size of the investment. The failure is treating an existential national-security responsibility as a marketing challenge that can be outsourced.

|ByJEFFREY KAHN
HEROIC SUPPORT: Democratic Sen. John Fetterman (C) applauds as US President Donald Trump delivers the first State of the Union address of his second term to a joint session of Congress, in Washington, Feb. 24.

'Our special ally': Fetterman says he will leave Democratic Party if it stops supporting Israel

Fetterman's comments came after lawmakers defeated a measure to end US aid to Israel. Nearly all Republicans and a narrow majority of Democrats voted against the bill.

|ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF

Ilhan Omar: Israel has too much influence on Trump administration

"There’s an alarming connection to the really destructive policies Israel is proposing and how much of it is being rubber stamped by this administration."

MAY 27, 2020ByJTA/MARCY OSTER
US Reps Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) hold a news conference after Democrats in the US Congress moved to formally condemn President Donald Trump's attacks on four minority congresswomen on Capitol Hill in Washington

Could Ukraine’s role in impeachment scandal hit U.S.-Israel relations?

Ukraine scandal in US reveals increasing politicization of US foreign policy

NOVEMBER 24, 2019BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump welcomes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House in March

Israel, U.S. to push for UNRWA oversight when mandate is renewed

Israel and the US have been highly critical of UNRWA, which otherwise enjoys broad international support as an organization that provides humanitarian assistance to the Palestinians.

OCTOBER 31, 2019ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
New U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft addresses a meeting of the U.N. Security Council at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S. September 12, 2019;Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Danny Danon speaks during a meeting of the UN Security Council at UN headquarters in New Yor

U.S. peace team to visit Israel by end of month

From Jerusalem, the team will continue to Riyadh to participate in an economic conference.

OCTOBER 17, 2019ByOMRI NAHMIAS
US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, Special Representative for International Negotiations Jason Greenblatt, Senior Advisor Jared Kushner, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Israeli ambassador to the US Ron Dermer during a meeting in Jerusalem June 22 2018.

IAF Chief Maj.-Gen. Amikam Norkin receives Legion of Merit

Norkin received the award in Washington the same day Hezbollah attacked an IDF vehicle in northern Israel.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Israeli Air Force Commander Maj.-Gen. Amikam Norkin stands alongside senior US Air Force officers in Washington

Why Israel errs in barring Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar - comment

Israel has nothing to hide regarding its policies and treatment of Palestinians – most of it is just and some of it is ugly.

AUGUST 15, 2019ByDAVID BRINN
Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar

Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib to visit Jerusalem, Hebron, Bethlehem, Ramallah

Tlaib and Omar are known to hold heavily anti-Israel positions.

AUGUST 15, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) shares a fist bump with Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)

Congress tackles the anti-Israel boycott, but bipartisanship is fleeting

Israel, BDS and Jews are not going away this election season.

JULY 20, 2019ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C

Over U.S. objections, Chinese firms step up their involvement in Israel

Israeli government officials estimate that in Israel alone, Chinese corporations have invested in or accessed projects worth nearly $15 billion.

JULY 13, 2019ByYOSSI MELMAN
Previous transportation minister Israel Katz and employees of the China Railway Engineering Corporation take part in an event in 2017 marking the beginning of underground construction work of the Tel Aviv light rail, using a Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM)

U.S. investors in Israeli business to be eligible for special Israeli visa

The new program will take effect on May 1 and will be mutually applied to US investors in Israel and Israeli investors in the United States.

APRIL 29, 2019ByOMRI NAHMIAS
US passport [Illustrative]