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A US C-17 sits at the Nevatim Air Base in the desert in Israel, October 13, 2023, after bringing crates of American munitions for Israel. (AP/ Lolita Baldor/ File)
February 13, 2026, 8:22 am
Israel looks to wean itself off US aid, but breaking free could cost both sides
As PM urges ‘maximal independence’ after years of getting billions from Washington, past officials say IDF can benefit from more freedom, but shift could also destabilize region
By Nava Freiberg
Then-US President Joe Biden, right, meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, July 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
April 28, 2025, 1:10 pm
Biden officials vent frustrations in dealing with Netanyahu, decry missed chance of Saudi deal
In interviews with Israeli TV, 9 senior officials from previous US administration speak with unprecedented candor; ex-envoy Shapiro: Saudi deal would have required Israeli election or coalition shuffle
By Jacob Magid
Scene where a Hezbollah rocket hit the northern town of Nahariya, injuring a man, November 25, 2024. (Magen David Adom)
November 25, 2024, 4:26 pm
Far right warns against emerging Lebanon ceasefire as Hezbollah barrages continue
Man lightly injured by rocket in Nahariya; IDF strikes across Lebanon hit 25 sites belonging to Hezbollah’s executive council
By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Agencies
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a cabinet meeting on November 24, 2024. (Screen grab/GPO)
November 24, 2024, 11:04 pm
Israel said to agree in principle to Lebanon ceasefire offer, though some issues remain
Netanyahu holds consultation reportedly focused on how to sell agreement to public; US envoy said to have warned if no truce now, sides would have to wait for Trump
By ToI Staff
Arnon Milchan seen on a screen in the Jerusalem District Court before his testimony in the Netanyahu trial, from Brighton, UK, on July 6, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 6, 2023, 8:09 pm
On last day of testimony, Milchan reverses himself, says PM did assist with US visa
Questioned for second time by prosecution, key witness in premier’s corruption trial goes back on several claims he made in Netanyahu’s favor during cross-examination
By Jeremy Sharon
Former US ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro attends a farewell session at the Knesset ahead of his departure from the role on January 17, 2017. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
June 29, 2023, 5:43 pm
Ex-US ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro tapped as Biden’s first Abraham Accords envoy
Ex-ambassador will hold title of senior adviser for regional integration, tasked with boosting Negev Forum; Saudi normalization file will remain largely with the White House
By Jacob Magid
The Atlantic Council's N7 Initiative senior director Will Wechsler addresses a gathering of the program in Abu Dhabi on March 14, 2023. (Courtesy)
March 21, 2023, 8:44 pm
As Israel-Arab ties chill, one regional cooperation confab avoids chopping block
Experts, private sector executives from Israel, West Bank and nearly a dozen Muslim countries meet in Abu Dhabi to discuss joint ventures in field of food and water security
By Jacob Magid
Former US ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro attends a farewell session at the Knesset ahead of his departure from the role on January 17, 2017. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
August 30, 2021, 9:17 pm
Biden taps former ambassador Dan Shapiro as US point man to Israel on Iran
Shapiro will report to US Special Envoy for Iran Rob Malley, who is looking to include diverse spectrum of opinions on matter; he’ll split time between Washington and Jerusalem
By Jacob Magid
US President Joe Biden gestures as he speaks to American service members at RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk, England on June 9, 2021. (AP/Patrick Semansky)
June 10, 2021, 2:11 am
Biden administration laying groundwork for push to expand Abraham Accords
Rare carryover policy from previous White House faces hurdles as recent Gaza fighting strengthened conviction of opponents
By Ellen Knickmeyer, Aya Batrawy and Laurie Kellman
Former US ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro participates in the Meir Dagan Conference for Strategy and Defense, at the Netanya College, on March 21, 2018. (Meir Vaaknin/Flash90)
June 5, 2021, 12:17 pm
Biden said considering ex-Israel ambassador Dan Shapiro for a Mideast envoy role
Potential position said likely to involve diplomatic relations resulting from Israel’s normalization agreements with the UAE, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco
By ToI Staff
Colin Kahl, delivers a speech during a panel discussion as part of the US-Islamic World Forum in the Qatari capital Doha on June 1, 2015. (AFP via Getty Images)
March 18, 2021, 4:56 pm
Israeli ex-security officials back Biden nominee who’s on ice over Israel record
3 generals who worked with Colin Kahl say he was instrumental in securing funding for Iron Dome and dedicated to preserving Israel’s qualitative military edge
By Ron Kampeas
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with the US Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro, in Tel Aviv in 2011 (photo credit: Matty Stern/US Embassy/Flash90)
February 12, 2021, 4:27 am
Former US envoy to Israel says timing of Biden phone call ‘utterly irrelevant’
Amid snub rumors, Obama’s envoy Dan Shapiro says it’s nothing personal against Netanyahu — Biden is just focused on domestic issues, Russia and China; expects conversation soon
By Lazar Berman
Tammy Friedman, left, Ambassador David Friedman, second left, and former ambassador Dan Shapiro, right, at the ambassador's residence in Herzliya in 2017. (US Embassy)
January 20, 2021, 4:21 pm
Four years after leaving post, will Dan Shapiro return as old-new US ambassador?
Ex-envoy’s name mentioned as possible candidate, along with energy guru Amos Hochstein and former Rep. Robert Wexler, as David Friedman prepares for post-ambassadorial life
By Tal Schneider
Vice President Joe Biden, left, and Delaware Democratic US Senate candidate Chris Coons, right, applaud while attending a rally for the Delaware Democratic Party ticket on November 1, 2010, in Wilmington, Del. (AP/Rob Carr)
November 13, 2020, 9:33 am
Who are Biden’s potential senior appointees, and what are their views on Israel?
Some picks may hinge on whether Democrats win Senate; choices for secretary of state boast pro-Israel bonafides but rankled some by supporting Iran deal
By Jacob Magid
Marc Zell, the head of Republicans Overseas Israel, at an event in Jerusalem, October 26, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 8, 2020, 3:33 pm
GOP chief in Israel refuses to accept Biden’s win: ‘Waiting for legal process’
Marc Zell repeats Trump’s claims of election fraud, asserts Netanyahu congratulated US president-elect ‘just in case’; former ambassador Shapiro says ‘no chance’ incumbent can win
By ToI Staff
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