U.S.-Israel Relations
News about governmental relations between Israel and the United States
The speed of the U.S. response to Israeli needs reflects a “sense of urgency across not just this building, but across the entire U.S. federal government, that’s coming from the president on down,” said a Pentagon official.
Despite growing U.S. pressure on Israel amid its war against Hamas in Gaza, experts say Washington’s support remains strong.
The American leader arrives with the stated aim of bolstering the Jewish state, but critics say Washington is getting in the way of prosecuting the war against Hamas.
Biden will “make it clear that we continue to want to see this conflict not widen, not expand, not deepen,” said a U.S. official.
Two cargo flights with 85 pallets are headed to the Jewish state from Florida, while Virginia is collecting surplus body armor to donate.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was asked about the two-state solution during an interview with Al-Arabiya on Oct. 15.
“Our state unequivocally stands with Israel following the heinous Iran-backed terrorist attacks,” Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis said.
The Americans will board flights home in Cyprus.
The U.S. secretary of state’s whirlwind Middle East tour was part of an American effort to shore up regional allies and prevent a wider conflict.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), who is leading a bipartisan delegation of U.S. senators in Israel, said that the Senate will act swiftly in the hopes that the House of Representatives will do the same.
The decision to resume water supply was made during a call between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Joe Biden.
This is being done “to deter any state or non-state actor seeking to escalate this war,” U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said.
