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US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman attends the 6th Global Forum for Combating Anti-Semitism in Jerusalem on March 19, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 16, 2018, 9:15 pm
US envoy blocked check of IDF human rights record as part of military aid review
In email published by Politico, David Friedman writes there is no need to reexamine vetting process as IDF 'does not engage in gross violations of human rights'
By TOI staff
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (L) walks with US President Donald Trump (R) at the start of their historic US-North Korea summit, at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore, on June 12, 2018. (AFP Photo/Saul Loeb)
June 15, 2018, 12:59 am
Israeli Foreign Ministry said to send out very skeptical paper on Trump-Kim meet
Document reportedly distributed to diplomatic missions and PMO warns of 'significant' concessions made by US president, says 'many' in Japan, South Korea, US Congress are doubtful
By Michael Bachner
Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at a MoveOn.org rally in Reading, Pennsylvania, Dec. 3, 2017. (Lisa Lake/Getty Images for MoveOn.org)
June 8, 2018, 3:19 am
Bernie Sanders, focusing on foreign policy, blasts Israel on Gaza
In a series of videos, the Vermont Independent drops the nuance in blaming Israel for the violence at the border
By Ron Kampeas
The US Embassy in Jerusalem sits on a traffic circle recently named for US President Donald Trump. The compound is in the middle of Arnona, a quiet residential neighborhood in the city’s south. (Ben Sales/JTA)
June 7, 2018, 12:50 pm
Israel has to stop naming things after Trump
The US president's agenda is dangerous to both Americans and Israelis, and shouldn't be honored in the public sphere
By Steven A. Fox and Hara Person
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a press conference on Jerusalem, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on April 11, 2018. (AFP/Abbas Momani)
June 1, 2018, 1:15 pm
Abbas refused to meet House Democrats in protest at embassy move — report
Though many Democrats opposed the Jerusalem decision, PA says it refused to sit with March delegation because it has suspended ties with entire US government
By TOI staff
An F-35 Joint Strike Fighter plane (photo credit: Liz Kaszynski/Flash 90)
May 21, 2018, 6:39 pm
US lawmakers look to block sale of F-35 fighter jets to Turkey
Author of bipartisan bill slams Ankara for 'thuggish, reprehensible' crackdown on free speech, ties with Russia; Israel has also reportedly expressed concerns
By Michael Bachner
Mike Pence speaking at an Israeli embassy event on May 14, 2018, in Washington, DC. (Eric Cortellessa/Times of Israel)
May 15, 2018, 3:47 am
Pence calls Trump the greatest defender Israel ever had in White House
At event marking Israel's 70th birthday, vice president says boss has done more for Jewish state in one year than any other president in history
By Eric Cortellessa
Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon (L) meeting in his Jerusalem office with US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on May 14, 2018. (Finance Ministry)
May 14, 2018, 11:56 pm
Israeli, US finance chiefs meet, agree to keep coordinating on Iran sanctions
Kahlon hosts Mnuchin in Jerusalem before new US Embassy dedication for discussion of terror funds, joint projects, tax issues
By Michael Bachner
White House Deputy Press Secretary Raj Shah speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House, on May 14, 2018. (AFP Photo/Saul Loeb)
May 14, 2018, 11:12 pm
White House: Blame for Gaza violence ‘rests squarely’ with Hamas
Spokesman accuses terror group of 'intentionally and cynically provoking' Israeli response to clashes, says peace plan won't be impacted
By Alexander Fulbright
In this Tuesday, May 23, 2017 file photo, US President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, File)
May 9, 2018, 9:37 pm
Top official: US, Israel coordinated closely in lead up to Iran deal withdrawal
State Department's Andrew Peek says the US will be pressing other world powers to disinvest from Iran and devise new deal that tackles key issues
By TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on May 6, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / POOL / JIM HOLLANDER)
May 7, 2018, 12:59 am
Netanyahu steps up calls to end Iran nuclear deal
In bid to shore up opposition to agreement ahead of Trump deadline, Israel sharing intelligence on Tehran's once 'robust' atomic program with world powers
By Agencies
A view of the Israeli lounge within the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, featuring a wooden interpretation of Psalm 150 by the late Israeli artist Nehemia Azaz. (Alain Jaramillo/via JTA)
May 1, 2018, 5:42 am
The Kennedy Center wants to revive the Israel room you didn’t know it had
Even most Jewish leaders are unaware of the stunning tribute to Israel and the US that Yitzhak Rabin organized in 1971 for one of Washington's most prestigious institutions
By Ron Kampeas
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (L) is greeted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of a press conference at the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv on April 29, 2018. (AFP Photo/Thomas Coex)
April 29, 2018, 6:26 pm
Pompeo: Trump will quit Iran nuke deal if he ‘can’t fix it’
Meeting with Netanyahu, top US diplomat warns of Tehran's 'destabilizing and malign activities' in region, says America is 'with Israel in this fight'
By TOI staff and Agencies
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, left, and Israeli Minister of Defense Avigdor Liberman enter the Pentagon for their meeting, Thursday April 26, 2018, at the Pentagon. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
April 27, 2018, 4:35 pm
Liberman to Mattis: Iran is ‘greatest threat’ in Middle East ‘and beyond’
As he hosts Israeli counterpart, US secretary of defense warns that confrontation between Iran and Israel in Syria is becoming more likely
By TOI staff
American Ambassador to Israel David Friedman attends the lobby for Israel-US relations at the Knesset on July 25, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 25, 2018, 2:41 pm
Friedman said seeking to call West Bank ‘Judea and Samaria’ in statements
Officials say US envoy was prevented from adopting Israeli term for territory; he also pushed, with some success, for dropping 'occupied' from official document
By TOI staff and AP
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