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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio attend a news conference at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem in February. The writer asks: What if the US abandoned its long-standing support for Israel?

If the US abandons Israel, an Israeli-Kurdish alliance will enhance regional security

By LOQMAN RADPEY

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump attend a joint news conference in the White House in February. Says the writer: Perhaps Trump can tell Netanyahu, ‘Bibi, I really can really empathize with your political problems, but you are undermining our negotiations with Hamas.'

Israel's security is America's security. Americans should not ignore that

By ERIC R. MANDEL

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump’s relationship with the Jewish community, Israel, and America is complex and multifaceted, says the writer.

Can Jews support Trump’s pro-Israel policies while criticizing his US record?

A PRO-PALESTINIAN protest is held outside the White House last month. When Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses Congress, hundreds of thousands of Hamas supporters are expected to chant outside, ‘Palestine from the river to the sea.’ (Tom Brenner/Reuters)

Pentagon says it has no involvement in Israel's operations in Lebanon

By HANNAH SARISOHN

A woman stands next to posters with photos of hostages kidnapped in the deadly October 7 attack on Israel by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas from Gaza, in Tel Aviv, Israel March 20, 2024.

After the hostage murders: Why Israel must never bow to Hamas

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a news conference in Jerusalem, earlier this year. Either reporters have lost the ability to collect facts or they see themselves simply as conduits for leaks and behind-the-back maneuverings, the writer charges.

Walking a fine line between persuasion and reporting in political media

By YISRAEL MEDAD

MK Itamar Ben-Gvir arrives to open his office in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, February 13, 2022.

Ben-Gvir's defiant nature could damage Israel's global standing

By COOKIE SCHWAEBER-ISSAN

U.S. President Joe Biden, left, meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, to discuss the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023.

Netanyahu's diplomatic tightrope: Navigating Israel-US relations amid crisis

By JPOST EDITORIAL

US PRESIDENT Joe Biden meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the sidelines of the annual opening of the UN General Assembly last September. At that point, holding such a meeting at the White House was not even in the cards, the writer notes.

Trust between Israel and US is key, and it’s missing

US PRESIDENT Joe Biden is welcomed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in October, when the president visited Israel following the massacres carried out by Hamas.

Concerns over US-Israel relations are premature - opinion

By URI PILICHOWSKI

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) stands behind the rostrum as fellow Democratic senators speak to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 31, 2023.

A threat to the pro-Israel consensus

By DOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD

Senator Chuck Schumer

'Israel not a banana republic': Netanyahu slams Schumer's 'undermining' speech

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US President Joe Biden in Tel Aviv, in October

How Washington views October 7, Israel's war on Hamas - and what's next

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Benjamin Netanyahu and Joe Biden

Netanyahu says Biden 'very clear and focused'

By TOVAH LAZAROFF

Staff and volunteers of Amnesty International USA, MoveOn, Oxfam America and Win Without War hold a vigil outside the White House calling for a ceasefire in the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Washington, U.S., December 18, 2023.

White House acknowledges protesters’ right to oppose Biden’s Israel policies

By HANNAH SARISOHN

FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich attends a discussion on the state budget, at the Knesset Finance Committee, in July. The state budget for 2024 and the next few years must be fundamentally redrafted, say the writers.

Two million Palestinians want to murder, rape Israelis - Smotrich

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is greeted by U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Brad Cooper at Navy's Fifth Fleet headquarters in Manama, Bahrain, December 19, 2023.

Houthis slam US-led naval force in Red Sea, threaten Middle East

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomes US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on January 19.

Gaza war must continue until Hamas is destroyed, Netanyahu tells Sullivan

By TOVAH LAZAROFF