Netanyahu, US National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien meet in Jerusalem O’Brien awards Israeli counterpart Meir Ben-Shabbat the U.S. Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service, the highest honorary award given to non-U.S. citizens. Dec. 14, 2020
O’Brien: Uptick in global anti-Semitism means greater immigration to Israel “The Israeli birth rate is strong and is growing because sadly, anti-Semitism in Europe and other places around the world is encouraging more Jews to return to Israel. The settlements are going to continue to expand,” said U.S. National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien. Feb. 5, 2020
US National Security Advisor O’Brien meets with Israeli counterpart at White House They discussed the security and defense situations regarding Iraq, Syria and Lebanon, in addition to other regional issues. Dec. 19, 2019
Jewish, pro-Israel community react to national security pick “He is intimately familiar with most of the hot-button issues—Iran, North Korea, the ‘War on Terror’—that are on the front burner in Washington at the moment,” said Ilan Berman, senior vice president of the American Foreign Policy Council, of Robert O’Brien. Jackson Richman Sept. 18, 2019
Trump names Robert O’Brien to replace Bolton as national security advisor He takes over amid threats against the United States from Iran, Russia, North Korea and China, as the United States also grapples with global Islamic terrorism. Sept. 18, 2019
