U.S.-Israel Relations
News about governmental relations between Israel and the United States
The call between the two leaders comes after the U.S. Secretary of State expedited some $4 billion in military assistance to Israel.
The two leaders also discussed Iran being a major threat to regional security.
“The Trump Administration will continue to use all available tools to fulfill America’s long-standing commitment to Israel’s security,”
Former U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was stopped at the last minute from sanctioning an IDF intelligence unit, according to Israel’s former U.S. ambassador Michael Herzog.
So far, 54% of voters support Trump’s handling of the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Reut Ben-Chaim, a mother of eight and co-founder of Tzav 9, a group opposed to the entry of aid into Gaza, was slapped with U.S. sanctions targeting “extremist” individuals “undermining peace in the region.”
U.S. President Donald Trump’s Mideast envoy had planned to return to the region this week for talks on extending the Israel-Hamas truce deal.
The Biden directive required recipients of U.S. arms to provide written assurances within 45 days that they were abiding by international law.
“The Palestinian Authority has always seen the U.S. funding as an endorsement of its participation in terror,” Maurice Hirsch tells JNS.
Most of the released funds—more than $4.1 billion—were reportedly connected to programs involving overseas arms sales and military assistance, or to Trump’s efforts to regain control of the U.S. border.
The IDF chief of staff was awarded the Legion of Merit in recognition of the cooperation between the Israeli and American militaries during his tenure.
A scheduled meeting between U.S. and P.A. officials to discuss the latter’s counter-terror operation in Jenin has also been postponed.
