U.S.-Israel Relations
News about governmental relations between Israel and the United States
An Israeli government official told JNS that the Biden administration contacted Jerusalem to reschedule.
The South Caroline senator visited Israel on March 26 and 27—his fifth trip to the Jewish state since Oct. 7.
The proportion who disapprove of the IDF campaign rose from 45% in November to 55% this month.
The prominent U.S. lawyer and commentator is keeping an “open mind” due to the Biden administration’s Israel policies.
“I thought the U.S. decision in the Security Council was a very, very bad move,” the Israeli prime minister told Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) in Jerusalem.
The pressure from Jerusalem, Republicans and some Democrats is supposed to create a counterweight that will force Biden to publicly support Israel.
The national security minister told The New York Times that the US president is “enormously mistaken” to pressure Israel over its military campaign against Hamas.
Howard Kohr “helped transform AIPAC into the successful, respected, and enduring force that it is today,” the pro-Israel lobby stated.
Washington received written assurances from Jerusalem that the army is acting in compliance with a Feb. 8 presidential memo.
“Nothing has changed about our policy—nothing,” John Kirby told reporters after Washington abstained rather than vetoing a U.N. Security Council resolution.
The former U.S. president’s secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, also gave public backing to the pending Rafah operation.
The Israeli defense minister is scheduled to meet with his American counterpart Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
