Tag: Israel
Who Set the Stage for al-Assad’s Ouster? There Are Different Answers in the U.S. and Israel.
President Biden says he weakened Russia, Iran and Hezbollah, laying the groundwork for Bashar al-Assad’s ouster. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu say [...]
Biden Announces Cease-Fire Deal Between Israel and Lebanon
The deal should end more than a year of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, and President Biden said he hoped it would also facilitate a cease-fire [...]
Steven J. Rosen, Hard-Charging Advocate for Israel, Dies at 82
A prominent behind-the-scenes figure in Washington, his career was derailed when he was charged with leaking government secrets. The case was later dr [...]
Democrats Split as Senate Rejects Bills to Block Weapons Transfers to Israel
The legislation failed resoundingly but highlighted a growing Democratic divide over whether the United States should withhold some weapons to registe [...]
Democrats Face a Series of Tests Over Support for Israel
First up is a resolution put forth by Senator Bernie Sanders, a Vermont independent who is Jewish, to deny Israel certain military weapons.
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Trump Picks Mike Huckabee, Former Arkansas Governor, for Ambassador to Israel
If confirmed, Mr. Huckabee, a former pastor who has never served as an overseas diplomat, would play a crucial role in helping Mr. Trump try to end th [...]
From Smuggling Gold Out of Africa to Bridging Bitcoin and Cardano
A longtime regular on the crypto scene, Sovryn and BitcoinOS founder Edan Yago learned the importance of financial sovereignty at an early age.
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Oil Prices Climb 4% for the Week, Focus Shifts to Iran and Israel
Global investors are stockpiling dollars and betting on heightened volatility as two critical weeks unfold leading up to the U.S. elections on Novembe [...]
Israel Bombs Lebanese City as Blinken Hints at New Ideas for Gaza Cease-Fire
The Israeli military struck targets in the port city of Tyre on Wednesday, the latest phase of a bombardment campaign against the militant group Hezbo [...]
Blinken Presses Israel for Truces in Gaza and Lebanon
The U.S. secretary of state, visiting Israel, said the killing of Hamas’s leader last week could create an opening for peace, and he pushed the Israel [...]
Leaked U.S. Intelligence Suggests Israel Is Preparing to Strike Iran
American officials are trying to determine the source of the leak, which describes military drills and weapons placement, and how damaging it might be [...]
Sinwar’s Death Was a Victory for Israel. But Can the U.S. Persuade It to ‘Take the Win’?
Assassinating Yahya Sinwar was Israel’s Osama bin Laden moment. But getting a cease-fire deal done in the last three months of the Biden presidency is [...]
Why Harris Remains Unlikely to Break From Biden on Israel and Gaza
Her advisers say the empathy she has expressed for Palestinians as vice president should not be confused with any willingness to break from U.S. forei [...]
U.S. Warns Israel to Boost Humanitarian Aid Into Gaza or Face Consequences
The warning was conveyed in a letter sent Sunday to two top Israeli officials that included the possibility of a cutoff of U.S. military aid, official [...]
U.S. to Deploy Missile Defense System and About 100 Troops to Israel
The Pentagon announced it would send the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery and its crew as Israel considered retaliatory attacks against Ira [...]