Israel United States Relations

US financial aid to Israel not politically sustainable after midterms, former Biden official warns

"I don't think any of the candidates [in the next Democratic presidential primary] will support the notion of financial assistance to Israel," Phil Gordon told The Jerusalem Post.

Philip Gordon, then-assistant to the President of the United States and National Security Advisor to the Vice President, speaks during the Herzliya Conference at Reichman University, June 24, 2024
Joint List party chairman Yousef Jabareen and supporters gather at the party’s election headquarters in the northern Israeli city of Nazareth, following the closing of polling stations on Israel’s general election night, October 27, 2026.

Progressive US Jews call for Israel’s opposition bloc to welcome Arab parties

US Vice President JD Vance speaks at a MAGA Inc. super PAC event in Sterling Heights, Michigan, US, August 31, 2026.

Vance defends Israel ties amid skepticism, says alliance is in America’s 'best interest'

A billboard with Iranian centrifuges illustrations and portraits of nuclear scientists killed in Israeli strikes is displayed on a street in Tehran, Iran August 29, 2025

The war over Hormuz must not replace the fight against a nuclear Iran - opinion


US, Israeli officials pledge to enhance coordination regarding Iran

The US and Israeli counterparts reviewed recent joint military exercises between the US military and the Israel Defense Forces.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomes US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on January 19.

US must stop Israeli sanctions that undermine PA, Shtayyeh tells US envoy Amr

Edelstein told US Ambassador Nides that settlement building must continue and defended Ben-Gvir's visit to the Temple Mount.

 PA PRIME Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh attends a cabinet meeting.

Why Netanyahu is concerned about the US returning to the Iran deal -analysis

Biden said the deal is dead, while the US State Department said that the US would return to it if the Iranians would - worrying Netanyahu.

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen looking out a window during a trip to visit the IDF's Northern Command, on January 10, 2023.

Do visits by Sullivan and Blinken signal a shift in US priorities?

The Biden administration had signaled a shift in priorities away from the Middle East, focusing on the Russia-Ukraine war and China.

 US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan walk along the Colonnade of the White House, last week. They’ve hinted at the possibility of not working with Itamar Ben-Gvir

Bedouin sector Israeli teachers take part in US embassy exchange program

The principals recently returned from the United States, where they took part in an exchange program initiated by the US Embassy in Israel.

 Head of the education committee MK Sharren Haskel visits at a school in the Bedouin town Kuseife, February 17, 2022

Sullivan, Hulata meet in Washington to discuss Iran, regional issues

Defense Minister Benny Gantz is expected to meet the US national security advisor on Friday, as Israeli officials are trying to convince the Biden administration not to rejoin the 2015 nuclear deal.

The White House (illustrative).

How significant is the latest Russia-Iran satellite launch? - analysis

Israel and the US are concerned the technology could be used for intel and nuke progress.

 Iranian satellite carrier rocket "Simorgh" is seen in an unknown location in Iran, in this picture obtained on December 30, 2021.

Gantz calls for US-led military build-up against Iran

Israel ready to strike worldwide, Prime Minister Bennett warns amid threat in Turkey.

 Israeli minister of Defense Benny Gantz gives a statement to the media at the IDF Central Command headquarters in Jerusalem, on March 30, 2022.

Israel seeks strategic partnership in agriculture with US

Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Oded Forer told the Post of his ambitions to forge a strategic partnership with the US on agricultural issues.

Students at the Arava International Center for Agriculture Training

With a new budget comes inevitable US-Israel drama - analysis

Bennett may say he does not want drama with the Biden administration, but the drama will still come to his doorstep.

 PM Bennett meets with President Biden in Washington