Six things to watch for in Biden’s meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett by Naomi Lim, White House Reporter President Joe Biden, who considers himself a foreign policy expert, had deprioritized the Middle East. But with Afghanistan’s implosion and a…
Taliban triumph in Afghanistan has Arab states and Israel hedging dependence on US By Ariel Ben Solomon The Taliban’s quick takeover of Afghanistan has Middle Eastern countries deeply concerned about their dependence on the U.S. security umbrella. Elliott Abrams, who…
With US credibility gashed by Kabul fiasco, Israel may be bruised by association By Lazar Berman People racing alongside taxiing transport planes, some clinging to the outside and then falling hundreds of feet to their deaths. Bullet-strewn bodies lying on…
What challenges and opportunities wait for Herzog in Washington? By OMRI NAHMIAS WASHINGTON – Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced on August 6 that he was naming Michael Herzog ambassador to the US “in light of his rich, years-long experience in the…
Israeli and American militaries tighten air-defense cooperation By YAAKOV LAPPIN Representatives from the U.S. and Israeli Air Forces met last month to discuss a remarkable development: what the Israel Defense Forces described as “updated orders for the cooperation between the…
US, UK know Iran attacked oil tanker, but are unlikely to strike back By LAZAR BERMAN The once-covert maritime war between Israel and Iran seemed to escalate further on Thursday night, when an oil tanker operated by an Israeli-owned company…
After months of optimism, a return to the Iran nuke deal begins to look unlikely By LAZAR BERMAN After months of expectations that a breakthrough in the Vienna talks on Iran’s nuclear program was only a matter of time, the…
Former Ambassador Ron Dermer joins JINSA think tank By JERUSALEM POST STAFF Former ambassador to the US Ron Dermer joined the Jewish Institute for National Security of America as a distinguished fellow at its Gemunder Center for Defense and Strategy,…
As leaders meet, Jordan finds itself vital to US plans in the region By LAZAR BERMAN US President Joe Biden met King Abdullah at the White House Monday afternoon, with Jordan set to play an important role in America’s changing…
Amid signs of fragility, Biden and Bennett move to shore up Jordan’s Abdullah By LAZAR BERMAN Both Israel and the United States made major gestures to Jordan and its ruler King Abdullah II this week, a sign that they share…