U.S.-Israel Relations
News about governmental relations between Israel and the United States
“Like Israel, JINSA punches well beyond its weight,” says Dermer.
After seeing the destruction caused by rioting in Lod, mission delegates announced the creation of the Israel Community Fund to support emotional trauma counseling and refurbish Torah institutions.
Israel’s Intelligence Minister Elazar Stern noted that within its first month, the new government has implemented the law “without public pressure and without a petition to the High Court.”
The United States is the largest financial supporter of the United Nations, providing 22 percent of its financial support (China is a distant second with 12 percent). “Americans should know what their money is going toward,” said Eytan Meir of Im Tirtzu.
Almost 100 teachers join the effort to spread Jewish education across the world.
After 18 months away due to the coronavirus, a delegation of Jewish leaders visited institutions and communities, including Lod, to talk about joint relations, the new government, the situation in Gaza and the rise in anti-Semitism across America.
Veteran Israeli diplomat Ron Prosor talks “triple standards” against Israel, the need for 21st-century diplomats to take the initiative, and his new book.
“The United States will continue to work with Israel and the UAE as we strengthen all aspects of our partnerships and work to create a more peaceful, secure, and prosperous future for all the peoples of the Middle East,” said U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
On Monday, Biden met with outgoing Israeli President Reuven Rivlin at the White House, where the two discussed broad range of challenges, including Iran.
Israel’s new government believes that the way to discuss differences regarding Iran is via “direct and professional conversation, not in press conferences,” says Foreign Minister Yair Lapid.
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said rumors that the Biden administration was going to reverse course are part of efforts to undermine U.S.-Israel relations and the new government.
Asaf Zamir will fill a post that has been vacant for nearly a year with Israel Nitzan serving as acting consul general in the interim.
