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Illustrative: The IDF launches a missile from the Iron Dome air defense system to intercept an incoming rocket from Gaza from a position in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon on May 29 2018. (AFP PHOTO / MENAHEM KAHANA)
August 2, 2018, 9:56 am
US Senate passes huge defense bill including $550 million for Israel
Overall $716.3 billion authorization, with funding for Israeli anti-missile and anti-tunnel defense systems, now heads to Trump for approval
By AFP and TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and US President Donald Trump in the White House Oval Office, March 5, 2018 (Haim Tzach/GPO)
July 31, 2018, 8:59 pm
US assures Israel no change in Iran policy after Trump offers talks — source
Jerusalem 'completely surprised' by US president's proposal to meet Rouhani without preconditions, but still said to trust him
By Raphael Ahren, TOI staff and AP
This file photo taken on September 21, 2017 shows US President Donald Trump reaching to shake Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's hand before a meeting at the Palace Hotel during the 72nd United Nations General Assembly in New York City. (AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski)
July 27, 2018, 11:36 am
Report: US asked Israel to free terror suspect in deal for pastor held in Turkey
Trump threatens sanctions after Erdogan releases Andrew Brunson to house arrest after reneging on reported deal; Turkish citizen was held on suspicion of smuggling for Hamas
By TOI staff
Jared Kushner, son-in-law and senior adviser to US President Donald Trump, speaks at the inauguration ceremony of the US Embassy in Jerusalem on May 14, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 20, 2018, 4:42 pm
US indicates readiness to work with Hamas if it ends terror; Hamas says no
Gaza terror group rejects demands from American envoys to recognize Israel, calls Kushner, Greenblatt and Friedman 'spokesmen of the Israeli occupation'
By TOI staff
US President Donald Trump (left) with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, May 23, 2017. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images via JTA)
July 5, 2018, 5:31 pm
White House: Improved ties with Israel show US more ‘beloved’ around the world
Deputy press secretary: Trump has regained some credibility across the globe and made the country more respected, more feared
By JTA
A woman walks by Trump supporters at the opening of the campaign supporting the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Modiin on August 15, 2016. (Joe Davids/Flash90)
July 4, 2018, 6:37 pm
Israelis overwhelmingly prefer Trump to Obama — poll
Just 40% of secular Israelis want to see mass Jewish immigration from US, while 43% do not; most Israelis feel US Jews should not criticize Israel publicly
By TOI staff
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)
July 4, 2018, 12:23 am
US, Israel set up task force to stoke internal pressure in Iran – report
John Bolton and Meir Ben-Shabbat said to have met on issue, but not pursuing regime change; secret document sent to Israeli missions abroad details plan to turn up heat on Tehran
By TOI staff
US President Donald Trump listens while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the press prior to their meeting at the Palace Hotel in New York City ahead of the United Nations General Assembly on September 18, 2017.(AFP Photo/Brendan Smialowski)
July 2, 2018, 4:42 pm
Poll shows most Israelis have little hope for Trump peace plan
As Palestinians continue boycotting US administration, over half of respondents support peace talks -- but less than a fifth think they will bear fruit
By Agencies and TOI staff
Illustrative: US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford meets with IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot in his office in army headquarters in Tel Aviv on March 3, 2016. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
June 28, 2018, 10:21 pm
IDF chief in Washington to meet senior US defense officials
Gadi Eisenkot, American counterparts likely to discuss latest offensive by Syrian regime on rebel-held areas near Israel's border
By Judah Ari Gross
Rick Perry on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017 (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
June 27, 2018, 5:30 am
US and Israel team up to stop hackers from hitting critical sites
New partnership will work to boost development of critical and innovative technologies in energy and water sectors
By JTA
Sivan Rahav Meir
June 24, 2018, 1:10 pm
Sivan Rahav Meir
Democrats, Lieberman, and the political future
The Jewish narrative is far larger than any current enmeshment with the Republican Party
Illustrative: US President Donald Trump signs a Presidential Memorandum on the Iran nuclear deal from the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, on May 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
June 19, 2018, 1:16 pm
Trump signed secret pledge to safeguard Israeli nukes — report
According to New Yorker, Israeli envoy Dermer raised US ire in seeking assurances on program; 'This is our f*ckin’ house,' White House official reportedly said in disapproval
By TOI staff
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
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