Us israel relations

Huckabee: If France wants a Palestinian state, build it in the French Riviera

Hamas condemned Huckabee's statement in the Fox News interview, calling it a "flagrant disregard for the legitimate national rights of our people."

 US Ambassador Mike Huckabee addresses the media outside the US Embassy in Jerusalem, May 9, 2025.
 Syiran President Ahmed al-Sharaa and US President Donald Trump.

Syria, Lebanon could join Abraham Accords before Saudi Arabia, Israeli amb. to US says

 THE GENEROUS offer of advanced American arms, which US President Donald Trump made to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was undoubtedly an unpleasant shock to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the writer maintains.

Trump's visit to Middle East leaves behind confusion for Israel - opinion

 U.S. President Donald Trump holds a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 30, 2025.

Trump’s 2026 budget request includes plans for an Israeli-inspired ‘Golden Dome for America’


‘The Jews are superior to us in everything’: Recording of former Egyptian president Nasser surfaces

In the recording, Nasser is heard acknowledging that the Arab world lacks the military capability to confront Israel.

 A MAN adjusts a billboard with pictures of former president Gamal Abdel Nasser, in Cairo, July 2002, the 50th anniversary of the revolution when the Free Officers, led by Nasser, seized power from the monarchy.

As Trump's eyes and ears in Israel, Huckabee’s role as ambassador will be vital - editorial

A conservative, Envangelical pastor, Huckabee has led thousands of participants on solidarity missions to Israel over the decades.

 US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee at the Western Wall, April 18, 2025.

Brooklyn event with Itamar Ben-Gvir cancelled days before his US trip

The event featuring the far-right Israeli minister was to be hosted by Beis Shmuel Chabad, a Crown Heights synagogue.

 Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir arrives to a court hearing of the Shin Bet official arrested in suspicion of leaking classified information to a journalist and a Minister at the court in Lod, April 15, 2025.

Trump „entsetzt“ über Rückgabe der Bibas-Kinder, sagt Sicherheitsberater Mike Waltz

Waltz sagte, die Übergabe der Leichen der Bibas-Kinder ohne ihre Mutter Shiri zeige, aus was für verachtenswerten Menschen die Hamas bestehe und warum sie Gaza niemals regieren dürften.

 US-Präsident Donald Trump im Weißen Haus in Washington, USA, 5. Februar 2025.

Tariff-ic timing: Trump imposing tariffs on Israeli goods is shameful betrayal - editorial

What makes this decision particularly galling is the timing. On Tuesday, Israel officially removed all tariffs on American products.

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC, US, April 2, 2025

What's behind the Hamas offer to release US-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander? - analysis

Israel has been unable to get a deal with Hamas and has waited for the US to make the move.

 Yael Alexander, mother of hostage Edan Alexander, at the address to the press at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv.

With strong US-Israel alliance, criticism of each other should be expressed in private - editorial

Israel believes, justifiably, that meeting with Hamas is a mistake. It believes, rightfully, that Boehler’s rather sanguine reading of the situation is woefully unrealistic.

 US State Secretary Marco Rubio arrives in Israel on the first leg of his Middle East trip, as Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar waits to welcome him, in Tel Aviv, Israel, February 15, 2025.

From Holocaust to Oct. 7: The story of the cartoon given to Trump by former hostages

The cartoon illustrated a clear, visual link between the Nazis’ treatment of the Jews and the hostages held in captivity by Hamas since October 7.

US President Donald Trump meets with a delegation of former hostages in the Oval Office, and shows off a plaque of gratitude from Hostage Families Forum, March 5, 2025.

Trump 'horrified' by return of Bibas children, Security Advisor Mike Waltz says

Waltz said that Hamas's return of the Bibas children's bodies, without their mother Shiri, shows what despicable people Hamas are and why they can never be allowed to run Gaza.

 US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, US. February 5, 2025.

Trump administration asks congressional leaders to approve new $1b. arms sales to Israel - WSJ

President Trump also said that he wouldn't withhold any future weapons shipments to Israel.

 Aviation ordonancemen stand next to JSOW (Joint Standoff Weapon) (left) and JDAM satellite guided bombs (right) aboard the USS Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier in the northern Gulf April 9, 2003

Will US military aid to Israel stay solid under Trump? - analysis

There is concern that just as Trump is expected to order the withdrawal of US forces from Iraq, he will also do so from Syria and Israel.

US President Donald Trump takes oath on the day of his Presidential Inauguration at the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, US, January 20, 2025.