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A man opens a store adorned with the flags of Israel and the United States in the Florentin neighbourhood of Tel Aviv, Israel, May 12, 2024

Through the looking glass, Israel is on the right side, the US in the wrong - opinion

By SHAWN A. WEISS

(L-R) US Department of State Antony Blinken & US President Joe Biden; Wall of hostage posters seen in the background (illustrative)

US Secretary of State Blinken arrives in Israel to revive ceasefire talks

REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL nominee and former US president Donald Trump speaks at an event commemorating the first anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel on Monday in Doral, Florida.

A Jewish and former Democratic congressman’s case for electing Donald Trump in 2024

By PETER DEUTSCH/JTA

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US Vice President Kamala Harris in Washington, in July.

Does Kamala Harris actually believe that Netanyahu is a US ally?

By DAVID CHRISTOPHER KAUFMAN

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken makes a statement during a press conference at the State Department in Washington, U.S., May 10, 2024.

Mideast at ‘precarious moment’ after Nasrallah hit, cautions Blinken

By TOVAH LAZAROFF

DONALD TRUMP and Kamala Harris address presidential campaign events. We must start thinking about how Israel remains a vital ally for all Americans, the writer argues.

Reevaluating Israel’s role as a US ally amid changing politics

By BARAK SELLA

DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL candidate and US Vice President Kamala Harris and her vice presidential running mate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz attend a campaign event, in Las Vegas, last weekend. They are intent on ‘bringing back the joy.’

What is the Harris-Walz platform and its implications for Israel?

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

U.S. Secretary of State Blinken speaks during a meeting with Israel's President Isaac Herzog (not pictured), in Tel Aviv, Israel, August 19, 2024.

US Secretary Blinken: Israel accepts bridging hostage proposal, Hamas must also do so

By TOVAH LAZAROFF

Uncommitted delegates at DNC say Harris risks losing states unless Israel policy is changed

By HANNAH SARISOHN

Israeli minister of Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli speaks at the AJC Global Forum in Tel Aviv, on June 14, 2023.

Harris's decision to shun PM congress speech was 'miserable,' Chikli says

By ELIAV BREUER

Voters line up outside a voting place in a synagogue Shaare Torah, on Election Day in Pittsburgh, Nov. 3, 2020.

Pittsburgh Jewish groups hope to quash a referendum that would force the city to boycott Israel

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA

Democratic vice presidential candidate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, speaks during a campaign rally with U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., August 6, 2024.

Harris campaign taps Israeli-born peace negotiator Ilan Goldenberg as Jewish community liaison

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA

U.S. national security spokesperson John Kirby speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 25, 2024.

US: We must be ready for significant attacks on Israel by Iran

By TOVAH LAZAROFF

According to the US Embassy, there are approximately 600,000 American citizens residing permanently or temporarily in Israel, and of these, an estimated 500,000 may be eligible to vote in the US Presidential election.

State Dept. confirms to Post it released $3.5 billion to Israel on Thursday to spend on US weaponry

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF , REUTERS , HANNAH SARISOHN

DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL candidate and US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at an election campaign event in Atlanta, on Tuesday. Looking to end the war in Gaza is understandable, but wanting Hamas to stay in power is not, the writer argues.

Kamala Harris is appeasing Hamas

By YARON SCHWARTZ

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu aimed his Congress speech at an American audience and designed it to remind those listening what this war in Gaza is about.

Netanyahu's powerful speech to Congress emphasizes unyielding US-Israel alliance

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu attends a debate in the Knesset plenum last week. The longest-serving Israeli prime minister faces unprecedented challenges, the writer maintains.

Netanyahu's fourth congressional address: A legacy in jeopardy

By NIMROD NOVIK

REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL nominee and former US president Donald Trump addresses a campaign rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, last Saturday. In Israel, Trump has been the preferred candidate from the beginning of the election campaign, says the writer.

Trump's nomination and Israeli preferences: Navigating the perils of political alignment

By EFRAIM INBAR