U.S.-Israel Relations
News about governmental relations between Israel and the United States
“But we don’t have to accept that, and I don’t,” said 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke.
“I have every confidence this president who moved our embassy and who made clear Israel’s rights in the Golan Heights will do all that is necessary to ensure that our great partner in Israel will be protected,” said U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
The administration is committed to “real pressure” on the Islamic Republic, says U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, as he also offers insight on peace in the Middle East, his perspective on the U.S.-Israel relationship and how his role helps keep America safe.
“You represent American Jews, not Israelis,” interjected an audience member named Nathan. “No, I represent the United States,” responded Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.).
“We must keep the State of Israel above political disputes and make every effort to ensure that support for Israel does not become a political issue,” said Israeli President Reuven Rivlin.
“It’s only natural that our two development agencies work together. After all, we very much share the same vision,” said U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) administrator Mark Green.
Born in Gibraltar and a native Spanish speaker, Hassan-Nahoum holds the municipal “foreign-ministry portfolio,” where she has a vision of the city that reflects Israel’s self-determination, economic potential and responsibility to the Jewish Diaspora, while advocating for the education and financial well-being of the city’s minorities.
However, experts are concerned about getting humanitarian aid to the Palestinians without getting it into the hands of the Palestinian Authority and its direct links to terrorists.
The funds, which will be allocated over a period of five years, will facilitate dozens of research programs each year in a variety of fields, expanding on the handful currently being carried out.
Rabbis from all movements will gather with Israeli Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer with the goal of rebooting the conversation between Israeli and American Jewry.
The series of tests is part of an $80 million contract between the U.S. Missile Defense Agency and the Alaska Aerospace Corp, conducted outside of Israel due to the difficulty of testing such a long-range system in a country so small.
Israeli Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer is likely to serve a seventh year, after pressure by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
