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U.S.-Israel Relations

Governmental relations between Israel and the United States

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Stephanie Hallett, head of the U.S. embassy in Israel, during a press conference after the United States allowed Israel into its Visa Waiver Program, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on Sept. 28, 2023. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.

Liberal groups: Too soon for Israel’s entry into Visa Waiver Program

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), a frequent Israel opponent, was among those who claimed that Israeli border policies are unfair to Palestinian Americans.

October 3, 2023

Shalem College. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Daniel Gordis, Shalem College and the Tikvah Fund

Shalem College’s distinguished fellow has been attacking everything its supporters stand for.

October 2, 2023

Israel Defense Minister Yoav Gallant welcomes U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at Ben-Gurion Airport, March 9, 2023. Photo by Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry.

Gallant to meet Austin in Washington

The two defense ministers last met in Brussels in June.

October 2, 2023

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers remarks about snapback sanctions on Iran, at the State Department in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 21, 2020. Credit: U.S. State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha.

Pompeo tops list of Israel’s Christian allies

The Washington-based advocacy group Israel Allies Foundation releases the list annually.

Etgar Lefkovits

September 29, 2023

Miller Miller, U.S. State Department spokesman, answers reporter questions at the department's press briefing on Sept. 28, 2023. Source: YouTube/U.S. State Department.

Top ‘AP’ reporter: Israel hasn’t met Visa Waiver Program requirements

“Whether it is based on sound national security strategy,” Matt Lee said at a press briefing, Israeli treatment of Palestinian-Americans entering the country “doesn’t meet the requirements.”

September 29, 2023

The Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Washington state. Credit: Davslens/Shutterstock.

‘Long overdue,’ Israel is first in Middle East in US Visa Waiver Program

Many are hailing Israel's admission as historic, while critics say that Washington's strict requirements could compromise Israeli security.

Menachem Wecker

September 27, 2023

Ben-Gurion International Airport on Dec. 22, 2021. Photo by Flash90.

Israel enters US Visa Waiver Program

"This decision shows the strong ties between the two countries,” said acting U.S. Ambassador to Jerusalem Stephanie Hallett.

September 27, 2023

Alejandro Mayorkas (left) and Antony Blinken, U.S. secretaries of homeland security and of state, respectively, at a meeting with the Mexican foreign secretary at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on an Oct. 13, 2022. Credit: Freddie Everett/U.S. State Department.

Report: Blinken urged Mayorkas to admit Israel to Visa Waiver Program

The final decision rests with the secretary of homeland security, who is expected to announce Israel's admission on Sept. 28.

September 26, 2023

Anti-overhaul activists protest against the judicial overhaul and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his visit in New York City for the U.N. General Assembly, Sept. 19, 2023. Photos by Luke Tress/Flash90.

Socialist legislators protest Netanyahu during New York visit to UN

The leftist anti-Zionist group Jewish Voice for Peace was among those who organized the event.

September 26, 2023