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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.

|ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER
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

If Washington doesn’t want more wars in the Middle East, it needs to support the one country that keeps the region from falling back into chaos.

|ByJPOST 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

Israel’s recovery from the October 7 Hamas attack reshaped the Middle East battlefield. Yet the war exposed a deeper challenge: growing strains in its relationship with the United States

|ByDR. DORON FELDMAN
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

The more Israel is perceived as a purely partisan Republican project, the harder it will be to restore cross-party trust, risking the long-term erosion of legitimacy.

|ByOFER ISRAELI

America’s best investment in Israel is continuing military aid - opinion

Israel and the US have weathered many storms over the years, and both countries have pressure points and influence that they wield over one another. 

AUGUST 11, 2023ByYAAKOV KATZ
US CHAIRMAN of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley visits the Tze’elim Ground Forces training base as part of the International Operational Innovation Conference in Israel, last year.

Letters to the Editor August 7, 2023: Power base disappearing

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

AUGUST 7, 2023ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters

US House Speaker names House-Knesset Parliamentary Friendship Group members

Kevin McCarthy and Amir Ohana had signed a pledge to establish a Parliamentary Friendship Group during McCarthy's trip to Israel earlier this year.

JULY 30, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy meets with Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana during a visit at the Knesset, Israel's Parliament in Jerusalem, April 30, 2023

Netanyahu: Biden invited me to the White House in the fall

Netanyahu spoke amid a period of tension with Washington over the Knesset passage earlier this week of legislation that narrows the review powers of the court. 

JULY 27, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an interview with The Jerusalem Post.

Gallant speaks to Austin, Halevi with CENTCOM chief amid IDF crisis

The US military is checking in with the IDF to see how much joint operations may be impacted by the IDF reservists’ quitting movement.

JULY 25, 2023ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
IDF RESERVISTS and activists protest judicial reform, outside the Prime Ministers Office in Jerusalem, March 2.

Senate introduces bill to bolster regional integration through Abraham Accords

The bill aims to bring deeper cooperation between Abraham Accords signees and Negev Forum members through increased funds.

JULY 21, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
U.S. Senator James Risch (R-ID) speaks during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on "Accountability for Russian Atrocities in Ukraine", on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 31, 2023.

Herzog heads to Washington during delicate time for US-Israel relations

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: Herzog is to meet US President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and Secretary of State Antony Blinken and address a joint session of Congress.

JULY 14, 2023ByHERB KEINON
PROTESTERS MARCH past the US Embassy Branch Office in Tel Aviv on Tuesday during the ‘Day of Disruption’ against the judicial overhaul.

Israel has an America problem, and it needs to be fixed - opinion

Israel’s longest-serving prime minister has been able to do what no antisemite has been able to do over 75 years – drive a wedge between Israel and the US.

JULY 13, 2023ByDOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD
Demonstrators show their support for US President Joe Biden, for not inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House, in front of the US Consulate in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 30, 2023.

US ambassador slammed for ‘misguided’ equivalence between terrorists and victims

Israeli Ambassador to the US Mike Herzog tweeted that “any attempt of a so called ‘balanced’ condemnation is misguided and disrespectful to the memory of the victims.”

JUNE 20, 2023ByLAHAV HARKOV
US AMBASSADOR to Israel Tom Nides speaks at the annual National Leadership Mission to Israel of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, in Jerusalem, last week.

After passing the budget, ensuing stability will pay off - opinion

With a two-year budget in place, the government can now focus on its main goals: Preventing a nuclear Iran, expanding peace in the Middle East and driving economic growth.

MAY 29, 2023ByYARON SCHWARTZ
WOMEN’S ADVANCEMENT Minister May Golan takes a selfie with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Justice Minister Yariv Levin in the Knesset, last week. Elections are not likely anytime soon, says the writer.