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US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides speaks to the Conference of Presidents of American Jewish Organizations, in Jerusalem on February 19, 2023. (Amit Elkayam)
May 11, 2026, 2:02 am
Past top Israeli, US officials reveal new vision for ties rooted in tech partnership
As US support drops, ex-envoy Tom Nides and ex-IDF intel chief Amos Yadlin present Technology Alliance, in which both countries would invest $2 billion a year into joint projects
By Lazar Berman
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
Blackstone vice chairman of strategy and client relations Tom Nides (right), and Yifat Oron, Blackstone senior managing director at the alternative asset manager's Tel Aviv office on Feb. 3, 2025. (Courtesy)
February 4, 2025, 7:29 pm
Former US ambassador: Trump will want Netanyahu to push next stage of hostage deal
In addition to Gaza plan and cooperation on Iran, the prime minister and the US president will discuss economic issues, including AI chip rules, Tom Nides says
By Sharon Wrobel
Demonstrators protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the current Israeli government and for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip outside the Kirya Base in Tel Aviv, July 20, 2024. (Itai Ron/Flash90)
July 21, 2024, 1:15 am
Thousands rally nationwide, urge PM not to leave for US before finalizing hostage deal
At weekly protests, relatives of abductees claim Netanyahu obstructing a deal; ‘If there’s no deal, don’t go,’ says Yair Lapid in Tel Aviv; protesters expected at airport Monday
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
Foreign Minister Israel Katz during a plenum session at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, March 6, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 18, 2024, 11:45 am
FM calls Schumer speech ‘unacceptable,’ tries to downplay rift with US over Rafah plans
Katz says PM will serve as long as he has Knesset majority, suggests Arab countries set up tents for Rafah evacuees; former US envoy Nides defends Schumer as ‘true Zionist’
By ToI Staff
Jack Lew, US President Joe Biden's nominee to be the US ambassador to Israel, testifies during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill October 18, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP)
November 1, 2023, 2:53 am
Jack Lew approved as next US envoy to Israel in confirmation fast-tracked by war
Two GOP senators vote with Democrats in favor of ex-treasury chief, who will take charge of American mission in Jerusalem in wake of Hamas onslaught on October 7
By Jacob Magid and JTA
Illustrative: People check in at a counter at Ben Gurion International Airport in November 2022. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
October 3, 2023, 1:00 pm
Daily Briefing Oct. 3: US visa waiver ‘is gamechanger’ for bilateral ties and travel
US bureau chief Jacob Magid discusses visa waiver program success; news editor Luke Tress looks at award for anti-Israel ex-UN official; Jessica Steinberg talks Sukkot events
By ToI Staff
US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides attends a conference at Reichman University in Herzliya, September 11, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
September 27, 2023, 7:38 pm
Ex-envoy Nides: Visa waiver success proves Israel can make concessions when it wants
Jerusalem agreed to reforms regarding Palestinian travelers that it initially thought were ‘nuts,’ former ambassador tells ToI, offering lesson as Saudi normalization moves forward
By Jacob Magid
US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides speaks at an event in Jerusalem on February 19, 2023. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
September 23, 2023, 11:53 am
Wells Fargo taps former US envoy to Israel Tom Nides as vice chairman
Ex-ambassador, who also held positions at Morgan Stanley and Fannie Mae, hailed as ‘important asset’ by bank’s CEO
By Jacob Magid
US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew speaks during the US-Israel Joint Economic Development Group (JEDG) meeting at the David Citadel Hotel in Jerusalem on June 18, 2014. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 5, 2023, 3:59 pm
Jack Lew, US ex-treasury secretary and Obama chief of staff, tapped as Israel envoy
A top US official says willingness to face confirmation process, which GOP will use as pre-election referendum on Biden’s Israel policies, shows how important issue is to president
By Jacob Magid
Christian worshippers take part in the Holy Fire ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City during the Easter holiday on April 15, 2023 (Photo by Jamal Awad/Flash90)
August 16, 2023, 1:40 pm
Daily Briefing Aug. 16: US envoy news; Holy Sepulchre renovation yields a trove
US bureau chief Jacob Magid on the frontrunner for US ambassador and Democrats on Biden’s Israel plans; feature writer Melanie Lidman on finds at Jerusalem church
By ToI Staff
Former US treasury secretary Jack Lew speaks at the panel "Reforming the Euro Area: Views from inside and outside of Europe," during the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings, in Washington, April 19, 2018. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
August 13, 2023, 6:34 pm
Former treasury secretary Jack Lew frontrunner for next US ambassador
An Orthodox Jew, ex-Obama chief of staff has extensive ties to Israel, has been critical of Netanyahu
By Jacob Magid
US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides, left, and Deputy Ambassador Stephanie Hallett in a photograph posted on July 21, 2023. (US Embassy in Israel)
July 21, 2023, 5:25 pm
Career diplomat Stephanie Hallett now interim US embassy chief as Nides departs
‘She’s as good as it gets,’ says ambassador who leaves deputy in charge in Jerusalem at a time of heightened tension between the Netanyahu and Biden governments
By Jacob Magid
US Ambassador to Israel Thomas R. Nides, right, speaks at the annual National Leadership Mission of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, in Jerusalem, February 19, 2023. (AP/Maya Alleruzzo/File)
July 10, 2023, 9:23 pm
Nides: US working to stop Israel from ‘going off the rails’ with judicial overhaul
In interview with Wall Street Journal, departing US envoy says he told Netanyahu to ‘tap the brakes, slow down’ efforts to remake judiciary, and to seek broad consensus
By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
Right to left: At the time US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Isaac Herzog and Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, at an event in honor of the 247th US Independence Day at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, July 3, 2023. (US embassy in Jerusalem)
July 4, 2023, 12:40 am
Netanyahu calls US Israel’s ‘irreplaceable ally’ a week after announcing China trip
At US embassy’s July 4th event, PM, who has yet to receive White House invite, thanks Washington for its backing; outgoing envoy Nides hails premier’s commitment to Israel
By Jacob Magid and Lazar Berman
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