U.S.-Israel Relations
News about governmental relations between Israel and the United States
“The more we help Israel in terms of their capability to deny Iran a nuclear weapon, the less likely we’ll have a war,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said, adding that the theUnited States should try to provide Israel with “anything that changes the equation.”
While the growth of anti-Israel sentiment in politics is concerning, Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) is part of a new crop of young Democrats who believe that support for Israel has and will remain essential to the Democratic Party’s platform.
The two discussed Iran and Middle East security challenges, as well as ways to increase bilateral cooperation.
Two members of the Partnership for Peace Fund Advisory Board speak to JNS about the challenges and opportunities in funding new joint Israeli-Palestinian initiatives through a highly touted congressional program.
Both officials also said they aim to deepen cooperation in science and technology while maintaining coordination on regional challenges.
The USIEA isn’t as well-known as AIPAC and the alphabet soup of Israel-supporting entities in America, but it has a history of punching above its weight.
The United States and Israel left UNESCO in December 2018 after the organization passed several anti-Israel resolutions.
“Israel is the nation-state of the Jewish people, and immigration and absorption are the bedrock of Zionism. It cannot be that due to one dispute or another between the coalition and opposition, immigrants and Diaspora Jews will be sent a message that they are not a priority,” they wrote.
Rep. Marie Newman (D-Ill.) is under investigation by the House Ethics Committee after a report concluded that there was “substantial reason to believe” she had violated federal law by promising employment to a political rival as a part of a quid pro quo.
The two leaders discussed Iran’s nuclear program, Russia-Ukraine tensions and the elimination of ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi. Biden hopes to visit Israel later this year, according to the White House.
“The State of Israel is as progressive as it gets. Some of what the progressive members of the party fight for is actually occurring in Israel. We need to make sure those who have a tainted, tarnished, misinformed view understand the reality,” said Rep. Shontel Brown (D-Ohio), who serves on the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
The organization’s statements on Israel “are focused on the actions of the Israeli government—they are not, and never will be, a condemnation of Judaism or the Jewish people,” says the organization.
