U.S.-Israel Relations
News about governmental relations between Israel and the United States
“I’m on every single one of their lists,” the American leader said.
The U.S. ambassador joined bereaved families at a northern Israeli olive grove where supporters around the world plant roots in Israel by adopting trees.
Brian Romick said that as lead negotiator with Iran, U.S. Vice President JD Vance “cannot be lashing out at Israel critics of the Iran deal he is trying to promote.”
A new Pew Research Center survey found Americans now view Israelis and Palestinians nearly equally favorably overall, with younger adults and Democrats expressing significantly stronger support for Palestinians than for Israelis.
The U.S. envoy said the American president has given Tehran “more than adequate opportunities” to negotiate, but warned the regime is not acting “like civilized people.”
The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research survey also found that roughly 30% of Jewish adults in the United States believe Israel has committed “genocide” in Gaza.
“If you want to hate Israel and the Jewish people, may God have mercy on your soul,” Sandra Hagee Parker told JNS.
The remarks by Israel’s defense minister came hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said he believed Jerusalem would withdraw from the country.
“I talked to Bibi about that. I think they’re going to. I think they want to. I don’t think it’s a question,” the U.S. president told reporters. “They’ll leave.”
“I think that everybody understands that,” said the premier.
The ambassador shared a video linking Trump’s 2017 Jerusalem recognition to the 2018 embassy opening and 2026 deal for a permanent U.S. site in the Israeli capital.
He was scheduled to meet with Netanyahu and Katz amid Iran strikes and tensions over possible F-35 sale to Turkey.
