Israel United States Relations

Biden accuses Netanyahu of broken promises, prioritizing political survival over Israel in memoir

Former US president Joe Biden accused Netanyahu of making promises he never intended to keep and prioritizing his political survival over Israel's long-term interests.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US President Joe Biden, flanked by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, speaks about the conflict in Israel, after Hamas launched its biggest attack in decades, while making a statement about the crisis, at the White House in Washington, U.S. October 7, 2023.
Philip Gordon, then-assistant to the President of the United States and National Security Advisor to the Vice President, speaks during the Herzliya Conference at Reichman University, June 24, 2024

US financial aid to Israel not politically sustainable after midterms, former Biden official warns

"I don't think any of the candidates [in the next Democratic presidential primary] will support the notion of financial assistance to Israel," Phil Gordon told The Jerusalem Post.

|ByAMICHAI STEIN
Joint List party chairman Yousef Jabareen and supporters gather at the party’s election headquarters in the northern Israeli city of Nazareth, following the closing of polling stations on Israel’s general election night, October 27, 2026.

Progressive US Jews call for Israel’s opposition bloc to welcome Arab parties

With neither the Netanyahu nor Eisenkot bloc capturing a majority in Tuesday’s vote, Arab parties could be kingmakers.

|BySHARON UDASIN/ JTA
US Vice President JD Vance speaks at a MAGA Inc. super PAC event in Sterling Heights, Michigan, US, August 31, 2026.

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

Israel’s pursuit of terrorists in Jenin echoes US actions abroad - opinion

Whether terrorists are in Jenin, three miles from Israel’s border, or Somalia, 7,000 miles from America, they must be pursued.

JUNE 25, 2023BySTEPHEN M. FLATOW
ISRAELI MILITARY vehicles are seen during clashes between security forces and Palestinians in Jenin.

No, Reform US Jews aren’t abandoning Israel - opinion

It is no secret that most American Jews mostly align to the Democratic Party. The Democratic Party is in no way anti-Israel.

JUNE 25, 2023ByCHARLOTTE KRAUSZ
THE BIMAH at Temple Isaiah is adorned with both the US and Israeli flags.

Israel, US want to revive forum of five to discuss West Bank violence

The United States and Israel want to a hold a forum with representatives from Israel, Egypt, Jordan, the PA, and the US in hopes of finding a solution to the violence in the West Bank.

JUNE 22, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Palestinians clash with Israeli security forces during a protest in the West Bank town of Al Ram, north of Jerusalem, January 27, 2023.

Iran attacks Israel through its Middle East proxies, Gallant tells Austin

Gallant emphasized to Austin how much the Islamic Republic stimulates attacks against Israel using proxies in Syria, Lebanon, Gaza and the West Bank.

JUNE 15, 2023ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant shakes hands with US Secretary of Defense Austin Lloyd on June 15, 2023

'Just a clerk': Diaspora Minister Chikli denies criticizing US antisemitism envoy Deborah Lipstadt

Asked about the claims of the White House official during an interview with KAN radio, Chikli hinted in a very obvious way that the anonymous official was actually Lipstadt

JUNE 15, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
Amichai Chikli speaks at the AJC Global Forum in Tel Aviv, on June 14, 2023

Israel's FM attacks US VP Harris, says she doesn't understand judicial reform

Cohen said that the US vice president "would not be able to quote from a single clause from the judicial reform."

JUNE 7, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
(L-R) US Vice President Kamala Harris; Foreign Minister Eli Cohen

US deputy secretary reaffirms 'ironclad support' for Israel’s security

Wendy Sherman and Ronen Levy discussed a range of global issues, including opportunities to advance regional integration through the Negev Forum and recent developments in Sudan.

MAY 18, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Wendy Sherman

US House Speaker McCarthy to Israel: Beware the Chinese Communist Party

McCarthy is the second Speaker in history to address Israel’s legislature. The first was Newt Gingrich in 1998.

MAY 1, 2023ByLAHAV HARKOV
US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy addresses the Knesset, May 1, 2023.

Netanyahu may spark new Israel-US crisis by tapping Golan as NY envoy

Two media outlets reported on Saturday night that Netanyahu had backed away from the Golan appointment in light of US objections to the matter

APRIL 22, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Justice Minister Yariv Levin and May Golan during a discussion and a vote in the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on February 22, 2023

US calls possible new Israeli consul's rhetoric 'particularly damaging'

Golan has stated in the past that she is "proud to be a racist" and has repeatedly attacked African asylum seekers living in Tel Aviv.

APRIL 21, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
MK May Golan visits at MK Itamar Ben-Gvir's makeshift office in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, February 14, 2022.