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Elbit to integrate additional Iron Fist APS systems onto the US Army’s Bradley IFV

The $228 million contract is a follow-on to the Active Protection System, which protects armored fighting vehicles from a variety of battlefield threats.

US Army's Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle
U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu give thumbs-up at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 29, 2025.

US support for Israel not a favor from past but an investment in region's future - editorial

A woman walks past a street lined with Taiwanese flags, in Kinmen, Taiwan, October 19, 2025.

Following the war, Israel should reduce US dependency and seek alliances in Asia - opinion

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and US Vice President JD Vance meet at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem last month. US politics has transformed Israel into a volatile symbol of domestic partisan identity, the writer asserts.

Israel must pivot from US partisanship dependent on Republican loyalty - opinion


What does the public have to say about Netanyahu's speech to Congress?

It is estimated that more than 80 Democratic politicians in Congress will not come to watch the speech.

 U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Senate Foreign Relations Chair, Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), listen as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., July 24, 2024.

Itamar Ben-Gvir endorses Donald Trump for US presidency

Ben-Gvir accused the Biden administration of "preventing Israel from winning."

 Itamar Ben-Gvir, Minister of National Security attends a National Security committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament on November 20, 2023.

Biden-Netanyahu meeting 'still on track' despite withdrawal from election - AP

The exact timing of the meeting is still being negotiated between the two, as the US President is still recovering from COVID-19, the Press cited the official as saying.

 U.S. President Joe Biden speaks on the phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in this White House handout image taken in the Oval Office in Washington, U.S., April 4, 2024.

Poll numbers in US show Israeli Jews are deterred by White House Middle East approach - editorial

The political and ideological alignment between Trump and Israel’s right-wing factions further solidifies his appeal among these voters.

 Republican candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks as he attends a presidential debate with Democrat candidate, U.S. President Joe Biden, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., June 27, 2024.

Biden battles party doubts as Netanyahu clings to power - opinion

The picture will be clear in three to four months. If Biden wins—seemingly impossible now—he'll rally to rehabilitate himself and his party. If he fails, he'll drag Democrats into political disaster.

 US President Joe Biden (left) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right)

Trump's VP pick J. D. Vance: 'I'll be as strong an advocate for US-Israel relationship as anyone'

In a 2022 interview with The Jerusalem Post, Vance emphasized his commitment to a strong US-Israel relationship.

 Former U.S. president Donald Trump listens as JD Vance speaks during a rally in Youngstown, Ohio, U.S., September 17, 2022.

There’s a risk US support for Israel could erode — Lew says

“There are risks in both the Right and the Left, of erosion on the margins, that only makes it more important for there to be bipartisan support,” Lew told an economic conference at Reichman U.

 Jack Lew, US ambassador to Israel, at a rally in Tel Aviv, May 18, 2024.

US has sent Israel thousands of 2,000-pound bombs since Oct. 7

While the officials didn't give a timeline for the shipments, the totals suggest there has been no significant drop-off in US military support for its ally.

 U.S. President Joe Biden reacts during a visit to a Waffle House, in Marietta, Georgia, after participating in a presidential debate in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., June 28, 2024.

Beyond conflict: Building Israel's future on strength and identity - opinion

Why should Israel find itself beholden to an ally that is not truly interested in our own self-defense?

 US DEFENSE Secretary Lloyd Austin receives Defense Minister Yoav Gallant at the Pentagon, earlier this week.

Netanyahu's complaint: A decade-old US arms delivery deception - opinion

Discover the ten-year-old incident that led Netanyahu to accuse the White House of deceptive tactics regarding US arms deliveries to Israel.

 AN ISRAEL Air Force F-16I with a BLU-109 penetrating bunker-buster bomb under its wing; the bomb is wrapped with a JDAM kit.