Israel us relations

Netanyahu warns Israel could face banking sanctions, prepares alternative financial system

Netanyahu says Israel is preparing alternatives to banking sanctions, including blockchain, and warns that US military aid cannot be taken for granted.

|ByMAARIV, TOBIAS HOLCMAN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other officials on the day of the funeral service for late US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC,July 28, 2026.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a special plenum session in honor of U.S. President Donald Trump at the Knesset, Israel’s parliament in Jerusalem, on October 13, 2025

Trump waited for favorable election polling before endorsing Netanyahu, sources say

In recent weeks, the American president had closely monitored Netanyahu's political standing and the balance of power between Israel's rival political blocs, sources told Maariv.

|ByANNA BARSKY
Pictures from the MIBA event announcing the US-Israel Innovation Exchange (USIIE).

Israel-US commercial relations strengthen after 80 organizations sign MoU to improve bilateral ties

The new initiative followed a summit organized by the Michigan Israel Business Accelerator (MIBA) and aims to improve economic and commercial cooperation between Israel and the US.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the White House, July 28, 2026.

Rubio spoke with Israel's Netanyahu on Monday, State Department official says

Rubio called Netanyahu from his plane while flying to Iceland from Washington, the spokesperson said.

|ByREUTERS, IDAN KWELLER

Netanyahu's complaint: A decade-old US arms delivery deception - opinion

Discover the ten-year-old incident that led Netanyahu to accuse the White House of deceptive tactics regarding US arms deliveries to Israel.

JUNE 25, 2024ByLENNY BEN-DAVID
AN ISRAEL Air Force F-16I with a BLU-109 penetrating bunker-buster bomb under its wing; the bomb is wrapped with a JDAM kit.

IDF battles on in Rafah as humanitarian corridor created

“The IDF makes it clear that there is no cessation of combat in the southern Gaza Strip, and the combat in Rafah continues,” the military said.

JUNE 16, 2024ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
IDF soldiers operate in the Rafah area, June 12, 2024.

'Jews aren't the devil you make us out to be' - opinion

Israel was founded on values adored by today’s progressives (anti-colonialism, socialism, collectivism, communion with the land) by the most peripatetic and outcast of people (the “wandering Jews”).

JUNE 16, 2024ByMICHAEL CORWIN
A PROTESTER accuses Israel of war crimes, outside the International Court of Justice, in The Hague, last month. To accuse Israelis of following in the footsteps of the Nazis demonstrates a total lack of understanding of the history of the Jewish people, the writer argues.

GOP Congressman to ‘Post’: Bipartisan support for Israel goes back years, ‘I hope it doesn’t stop'

Congressman Calvert introduced the Israel Security Assistance Support Act, with a vote on it expected Thursday.

MAY 15, 2024ByHANNAH SARISOHN
U.S. President Joe Biden remains in the nearly empty chamber greeting members of Congress following his State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., March 7, 2024.

US temporarily suspends assembly of floating dock off Gaza and hands control to Israel

The pier's construction will be finished before being placed on the Gaza shoreline where aid can be directly delivered to the population.

MAY 3, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US Navy personnel construct a JLOTS, which stands for "Joint Logistics Over-the Shore" temporary pier which will provide a ship-to-shore distribution system to help deliver humanitarian aid into Gaza, in an undated handout picture in the Mediterranean Sea.

Antony Blinken set to visit Israel again next week to discuss hostages, Rafah

Blinken had previously said that an invasion into Rafah would be pose severe risk to the city's displaced population.

APRIL 26, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken leaves after a news conference at a NATO foreign ministers meeting in Brussels, in November.

Schumer’s speech epitomizes US frustration with Israeli policy - comment

'The Netanyahu coalition no longer fits the needs of Israel after October 7,' Schumer declared.

APRIL 18, 2024BySTEVE LINDE
US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY).

What does Israel's hasbara campaign look like six months into the Hamas war?

This campaign's goal within the global information arena is to provide details and a clear explanation of Israel's needs, policies, and conduct in its war against Hamas.

APRIL 12, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A sign that went up at a bus stop in Washington DC regarding the Israel-Hamas war.

An open letter to Netanyahu: Heed Biden’s warnings - comment

The Broad Perspective: If you continue down this path, you will cause irreversible damage to the US-Israel relationship, one that we desperately need.

APRIL 12, 2024ByTAMAR URIEL-BEERI
US PRESIDENT Joe Biden told Hamas in a joint press conference at the White House with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday that they must accept the hostage proposal crafted in Cairo earlier this week.

Democratic Congressional calls to halt arms sales to Israel picks up steam

Biden's efforts to increase the delivery of aid into Gaza will not be sufficient to meet the needs on the ground, according to the letter. 

APRIL 10, 2024ByHANNAH SARISOHN, TOVAH LAZAROFF
U.S. President Joe Biden remains in the nearly empty chamber greeting members of Congress following his State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., March 7, 2024.