U.S.-Israel Relations
News about governmental relations between Israel and the United States
The Prime Minister’s Office publicly backs the agreement between Netanyahu and Trump to end nearly $4 billion in annual U.S. military aid by the end of 2026.
The visit comes amid a relationship between American Jews and the African American community marked by historical alliances and modern strains.
“It was the Democrats that moved away from Israel, not Israel away from the Democrats,” Dan Diker of the Jerusalem Center for Foreign Affairs told JNS.
Trump defends his handling of the conflict after Vance cites war, Israel ties among reasons for Republican midterm losses.
“The reason we lost is the war,” the U.S. vice president wrote. “If you’d like to argue it was worth it, that losing the Senate for the next six years was worth it, then do so” but “that’s at least honest.”
U.S. President Donald Trump’s statement about ending foreign aid to Israel this year “seemed to have caught everyone by surprise,” said JINSA President and CEO Michael Makovsky.
“Israel is a very thriving country,” the U.S. president said. “They don’t need it.”
The New York City mayor said “New Yorkers stand with” dockworkers in 22 countries protesting arms shipments to conflict zones, though no New York ports joined the strikes.
Steve Adler, a Jewish Democrat, told JNS that James Talarico, Democratic nominee for Senate in Texas, has views that “reflect the kind of more middle-road, more measured view,” though some Jews want him to be more pro-Israel.
The president said Witkoff was pursuing an agreement, while Tehran ruled out transferring its 60%-enriched uranium to a third country.
Arab lawmakers elected to the Knesset “have been outspoken in their condemnation of the very nation they want to be a part of,” the envoy said.
