Israel confirmed in an official letter sent to the Biden administration in mid-November that it has no intention of forcibly displacing Palestinians from northern Gaza or starving the civilian population there, according to a copy of the letter obtained by Walla! on Wednesday. Despite Israel’s assurances, senior Biden administration officials are deeply concerned that … Read more
Israeli members of Knesset congratulated Donald Trump on Wednesday’s election victory on social media. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu immediately wrote to the President-elect, stating, “Congratulations on history’s greatest comeback! “Your historic return to the White House offers a new beginning for America and a powerful recommitment to the great alliance between Israel and America. … Read more
US State Secretary Antony Blinken arrived in Israel on Tuesday for meetings with Israeli leaders, the first stop of a wider Middle East tour to launch another push for an elusive ceasefire. The top US diplomat’s latest trip – his 11th to the region since Palestinian Hamas terrorists attacked southern Israel on October 7 … Read more
US Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris’s decision not to attend Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the US Congress on July 24 was “miserable,” Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli said in an interview with The Jerusalem Post in Jerusalem on Monday. Chikli also criticized Harris for comments she … Read more
Labor MK Gilad Kariv spoke in English on the Knesset plenum for the first time on Monday, where he addressed US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer regarding his recent comments that Netanyahu was an obstacle to peace and that a new Israeli government was needed. Kariv said that Schumer’s criticism of the Israeli government … Read more
