Israel-US relations

Sen. Bob Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, speaks during a hearing of the US Senate Foreign Relations on Capitol Hill, December 7, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

Top senator said to warn Netanyahu that having Ben Gvir in gov’t would harm US ties

Robert Menendez, who chairs Foreign Relations Committee, reportedly raised ‘serious concerns’ with ex-premier over potentially including extremist elements in next coalition

National Security Council chairman Eyal Hulata and US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan lead the first meeting of the US-Israel strategic dialogue on technological cooperation at the White House on September 28, 2022. (Israeli Embassy in Washington)

Senior Israeli officials kick off meetings to expand US-Israel tech collaboration

By Lazar Berman and Jacob Magid

October 1, 2022, 10:11 pm

Top senator said to warn Netanyahu that having Ben Gvir in gov’t would harm US ties

Robert Menendez, who chairs Foreign Relations Committee, reportedly raised ‘serious concerns’ with ex-premier over potentially including extremist elements in next coalition

By TOI staff

September 28, 2022, 8:38 pm

Senior Israeli officials kick off meetings to expand US-Israel tech collaboration

Team headed by national security chief, innovation minister in DC to turn Jerusalem Declaration into concrete roadmap; Hulata, Sullivan discuss Iran, Palestinians in separate meet

By Lazar Berman and Jacob Magid

US President Joe Biden holds a joint press conference with Prime Minister Yair Lapid in Jerusalem, on July 14, 2022. (Emil Salman/Pool)

September 28, 2022, 3:48 am

US, Israel to launch strategic dialogue aimed at boosting tech cooperation

After agreeing to set up initiative during Biden’s July visit to Israel, 1st meeting will take place Wednesday at White House with top officials from both sides attending

By Jacob Magid

Israeli Navy vessels sail alongside US naval drones in the Gulf of Aqaba, in an image published by the military on September 22, 2022. (Israel Defense Forces)

September 22, 2022, 7:55 pm

Israel, US wrap up four-day drill in Red Sea with naval drones

Earlier this month Iran attempted to seize two American Saildrone Explorers in area; IDF hails exercise for ‘strengthening cooperation’ in protecting shipping routes

By Emanuel Fabian

Members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group participate in the funeral of Taher Zakarneh, 19, who was killed during clashes with Israeli forces, in the West Bank town of Qabatiya, near Jenin, September 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

September 14, 2022, 11:51 pm

Senior Biden official: US aiming to boost Israel-PA security ties amid violence wave

Barbara Leaf says security situation in West Bank cannot be looked at in a vacuum, improvements to Palestinians’ economic conditions essential for stability

By Jacob Magid

IDF soldiers carry out raids in the West Bank on August 18, 2022. (Israel Defense Forces)

September 14, 2022, 6:49 am

US says Israel handed it intel justifying shuttering of Palestinian NGOs

State Department says info under review by several US agencies; DC was unconvinced by previous batch of intelligence provided following blacklisting meant to prove ties to PFLP

By Jacob Magid

Protesters hold posters for slain Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh near the Augusta Victoria Hospital in East Jerusalem ahead of a visit by US President Joe Biden, July 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

September 14, 2022, 3:18 am

US appears to back off pressuring Israel on IDF rules of engagement after backlash

State Department says it is not being ‘prescriptive’ in talks with Israeli officials on seeking accountability for Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing, in shift from previous comments

By Jacob Magid

Republican candidate for governor in Illinois Darren Bailey speaks at the Palestinian American Club in Bridgeview, Illinois, on September 10, 2020. (Palestine TV/Facebook, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

September 13, 2022, 9:37 am

Meeting Palestinians, Illinois GOP governor candidate seems to oppose anti-BDS laws

Darren Bailey addresses the Palestinian American Club in Bridgeview with a map of Palestine and a Palestinian flag hanging behind him

By Jacob Magid

Mossad chief David Barnea attends a ceremony marking Remembrance Day for Israel's fallen soldiers and victims of terror in Jerusalem on May 3, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

September 8, 2022, 9:33 pm

Israel won’t stand by while Iran cheats world, Mossad chief warns US

David Barnea wraps up Washington trip; PM’s office says Israeli spymaster shared ‘sensitive intelligence materials’ with heads of CIA, FBI, Pentagon and other top officials

By TOI staff and Jacob Magid

View of the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumin and the area known as E1, in the West Bank on January 2, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

September 8, 2022, 6:22 pm

Hearing on controversial E1 settlement plan postponed again

Third and final hearing for public comment on the project – called ‘lethal’ for future Palestinian state by critics – pushed off without new date

By Jeremy Sharon

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid and IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi at a graduating ceremony for new Israel Navy Officers at Haifa Naval Base, September 7, 2022. (Shir Torem/Flash90)

September 7, 2022, 7:54 pm

Rebuffing US, Lapid and Gantz say ‘no one will dictate’ IDF’s open-fire regulations

Bennett tells US envoy American intervention in matter ‘unacceptable,’ after Washington called to review policies in wake of accidental shooting of reporter

By Emanuel Fabian and Jacob Magid

Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US Senators including Lindsey Graham and Bob Menendez in Jerusalem on September 5, 2022. (Via Twitter, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

September 7, 2022, 5:26 pm

Netanyahu rebuffed while attempting to record closed-door meeting with US senators

Former PM allegedly tried to film sit-down that dealt with Iran, to American officials’ alarm; team says recording meetings is a matter of protocol and insists ‘there was no drama’

By Ash Obel

US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Yair Lapid meet in Jerusalem, July 14, 2022. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)

September 7, 2022, 6:58 am

Nuclear deal with Iran off the table for time being, US has indicated to Israel

Message conveyed to PM Lapid in recent conversations with Biden and other US officials; Iranian demands to halt IAEA probes appear to have derailed talks

By Shalom Yerushalmi

A Palestinian holds a light candle and a picture of slain Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, to condemn her killing, in front of the office of Al Jazeera network, in Gaza City, May 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Adel Hana, File)

September 7, 2022, 1:12 am

US again pressing Israel to reconsider open-fire rules after IDF’s Abu Akleh probe

State Department indicates administration unhappy with steps taken by army so far on reforming rules of engagement in wake of accidental shooting of Palestinian-American reporter

By Jacob Magid

Prime Minister Yair Lapid at Nevatim airbase in southern Israel, September 6, 2022. (Video screenshot/GPO)

September 6, 2022, 4:40 pm

Standing next to an F-35 fighter jet, Lapid issues warning to Iran: ‘Don’t test us’

On visit to airbase, PM says too early to know if nuclear deal has been stopped; if Iran continues to pose threat, he adds, ‘it will discover Israel’s long arm and capabilities’

By Emanuel Fabian