U.S.-Israel Relationship
The gold-plated peacenik in the White House by Melanie Phillips, Jewish News Syndicate, May 15, 2025
Israelis are wondering whether they’ve escaped one nightmare to find themselves in another.
Trump’s Middle East tour poses a strategic opportunity for Israel by David M. Weinberg, The Jerusalem Post, May 15, 2025
Trump’s Gulf tour seemed to sideline Israel, raising alarm. But he’s daring Israel to lead—and will back it if it does.
Israel Has to Figure Out What It Can Do for Trump by Michael J. Koplow, Israel Policy Forum, Koplow Column, May 15, 2025
When Trump looks at Israel, he sees a country that will not invest hundreds of billions of dollars in the U.S., will not hew to his non-interventionist instincts, and is constantly asking for things that make his life harder rather than easier. For Trump, Israel has transformed from a source of reliable wins to one of reliable headaches. [….] It may feel like there is a crisis in the relationship, but that is only in light of unrealistic Israeli expectations.
Trump’s Virgil Sollozzo Approach to Israel by Michael J. Koplow, Israel Policy Forum, Koplow Column, May 8, 2025
The Policy Implications of Huckabee’s Non-Policy Approach to Israel by Michael J. Koplow, Israel Policy Forum, Koplow Column, March 27, 2025
Israel Needs to Get Used to Trump’s Unexceptionalism by Michael Koplow, Israel Policy Forum, Koplow Column, March 11, 2025
Taking the US-Israel Alliance to New Heights by Asher Fredman, Misgav: The Institute for National Security & Zionist Strategy, January 2, 2025
A Roadmap for Revitalizing a Mutually Beneficial US-Israel Partnership.
Policy Recommendations for the Trump Administration and the 119th Congress, Israel Policy Forum, January 2025
How America benefits from its security partnership with Israel by Bradley Bowman, The Washington Times, October 29, 2024
The 11th Blinken Visit Was No Better Than the First 10 by Shoshana Bryen, The Algemeiner, October 28, 2024
Let Israel Win the War Iran Started by Eli Lake, The Free Press, October 1, 2024
Joe Biden has hoped to deter Iran by restraining Israel. Time to take off the handcuffs.
Non-Partisan Biden-Harris Report Card on Israel, Facts and Logic About the Middle East (FLAME), September 3, 2024
US is unlikely to stop giving military aid to Israel − because it benefits from it, interview with Dov Waxman, The Conversation, August 22, 2024
Video: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the United States Congress (53’50”), July 24, 2024 (text)
The US Shouldn’t Want a Ceasefire in Gaza; It Should Want the Defeat of Hamas by Shoshana Bryen, The Algemeiner, July 8, 2024
Is Israeli-Saudi normalization end or means? by Hussain Abdul-Hussain, June 13, 2024
Biden is delaying Saudi normalization with Israel until the region is fixed, mistakenly making peace the end game
The Policies That Are Killing Israeli Soldiers by Jonathan Schanzer, Commentary, June 1, 2024
The Strategic Imperative of U.S.-Israel Cooperation by Philip M. Breedlove & John Bird, RealClear Defense, May 30, 2024
Unconscionable US Interference in Israel’s War by Lawrence A. Franklin, Jewish Policy Center, May 20, 2024
Why Biden Is Right by Michael J. Koplow, Israel Policy Forum, Koplow Column, May 16, 2024
Biden wants Israel to connect its military campaign to a larger political strategy and pay attention to the tradeoffs between tactics and strategy. Israel’s resistance to doing so and the resulting consequences are its leaders’ fault.
Biden’s Shameful Betrayal by John Podhoretz, Commentary, May 8, 2024
Biden’s Israel arms embargo will go down as one of the worst American betrayals by Michael Makovsky and Blaise Misztal, New York Post, May 9, 2024
On Tuesday, President Biden declared, “Never forget.” On Wednesday, he forgot.
When America is Wrong by Eran Shayshon, Atchalta, May 9, 2024
Biden’s threat to stop sending ammunition to Israel if it launches a large-scale operation in Rafah carries dramatic significance.
Joe Biden Is, at Best, a Fair-Weather Friend of Israel by Shoshana Bryen, Newsweek, May 8, 2024
After Biden’s Afghanistan fiasco, why should Israel take his advice? by Michael Makovsky and Blaise Misztal, The Hill, April 4, 2024
Making “Israel Alone” a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy by Michael J. Koplow, Israel Policy Forum, Koplow Column, March 26, 2024
Israel is not actually alone, despite the U.S. abstention at the U.N. But preventing its sense of isolation from deepening depends on Netanyahu wising up to where he does and does not have leverage.
The American betrayal of Israel by Melanie Phillips, Jewish News Service, March 21, 2024
The suggestion that Israel is no better than Hamas is a pernicious lie spread by those who want Israel gone.
The Misconceptions Behind the U.S.-Israel Spat by Michael J. Koplow, Israel Policy Forum, Koplow Column, March 14, 2024
How the Biden Administration Quietly Punishes Israel by Shoshana Bryen, The Washington Times, March 1, 2024
From Partner to Ally: The Case for a U.S.-Israel Defense Treaty, Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA), September 19, 2023
America’s best investment in Israel is continuing military aid by Yaakov Katz, The Jerusalem Post, August 11, 2023
Israel and the US have weathered many storms over the years, and both countries have pressure points and influence that they wield over one another.
Do Not Cut Off Aid to Israel by Elliott Abrams, Commentary, September 2023
An increasingly fashionable view is wrong—and dangerous.
How good are US-Israel relations? by Mitchell Bard, Jewish News Syndicate, August 16, 2023
We are nations of immigrants that believe in free markets. The idea that America will turn on Israel over judicial reform is nonsense.
Israeli arrogance has already wounded relations with the US once by Tova Herzl, YNetNews.com, August 16, 2023
As Israel continues to stretch out its hands to Eastern allies including Russia and China, our greatest supporters in the U.S. are watching with a worried eye.
US Military Stays Tight With Israel Despite Political Rifts by Shoshana Bryen, The Daily Caller, August 2, 2023
The Deadly Costs of Biden’s Israel Policy by Chip Roy & Victoria Coates, National Review, July 31, 2023
As terror spikes in Israel, President Biden is getting what he paid for.
President Biden can show his support for Israel by staying silent by Robert Satloff, The Hill, July 29, 2023
Apocalypse Now, or the Gathering Storm? by Michael J. Koplow, Israel Policy Forum, Koplow Column, July 27, 2023
U.S.-Israel relations will look stable in the short term, but the judicial overhaul will have long-term consequences.
Dead Wrong by Ted Cruz, Tablet, July 27, 2023
Biden’s White House is stabbing Israel in the back. Ending military aid will be the final twist of the knife.
Former NSC chiefs: Calls for US to stop aid ‘irresponsible,’ ‘damaging’ by Lahav Harkov, The Jerusalem Post, July 24, 2023
“The idea that giving up on aid will give us more freedom to act and then the Americans will stop telling us what to do with the Palestinians is irrelevant,” said Jacob Nagel.
With Israel, It’s Time to Start Discussing the Unmentionable by Nicholas Kristof, The New York Times, July 22, 2023
Herzog’s lamentable performance by Melanie Phillips, Jewish News Syndicate, July 20, 2023
Israel needs to deliver an entirely different message to its two-faced U.S. ally.
End U.S. Aid to Israel by Jacob Siegel and Liel Leibovitz, Tablet, July 16, 2023
America’s manipulation of the Jewish state is endangering Israel and American Jews
Biden’s New Focus Regarding Israel Is Exactly Right by Michael J. Koplow, Israel Policy Forum, Koplow Column, July 13, 2023
Israel’s American ‘frenemy’ by Melanie Phillips, Jewish News Syndicate, June 22, 2023
If Netanyahu won’t alert Americans to their government’s abandonment of Israel, U.S. politicians must step up to the plate.
Should Bibi be more worried about American policy? by Mitchell Bard, Jewish News Syndicate, May 3, 2023
The problem with focusing on congressional victories is that Congress does not make foreign policy, and while it can have some influence, primarily on military aid, the final arbiter is the president.
Israel: A Strategic Ally for the United States by Lauri B. Regan, InFocus, Spring 2023
Why ‘Foreign Aid’ to Israel Benefits the United States by Yoram Ettinger, The Algemeiner, April 25, 2023
What Really Lies Behind The Biden Admin’s Icy Israel Relationship by Shoshana Bryen, Jewish Policy Center, April 3, 2023
Why is Joe Biden involving himself in Israeli matters, sparing Iran? by David M. Weinberg, The Jerusalem Post, March 31, 2023
Biden’s Middle East Team Needs To Grow Up by Shoshana Bryen, Newsweek, February 21, 2023
It’s Time for the U.S. to Put Up or Shut Up by Michael J. Koplow, Israel Policy Forum, Koplow Column, February 16, 2023
Where The U.S. and Israel Make Common Cause by Shoshana Bryen, American Thinker, January 27, 2023
Israel can normalize ties with Saudi Arabia – with Biden’s help by John Hannah, The Jerusalem Post, January 4, 2023
Israel-Saudi peace is possible, but it can’t be achieved without a major assist from President Joe Biden and improvement in US-Saudi relations.
What Nancy Pelosi and Steny Hoyer did for US-Israel ties by Ester Kurz, The Times of Israel, December 27, 2022
The outgoing US Speaker and Majority Leader strengthened the relationship immeasurably through their public actions and, especially, behind the scenes
A New Year’s Resolution for Americans and Israelis by Michael J. Koplow, Israel Policy Forum, Koplow Column, December 22, 2022
U.S.-Israel Military Partnership Remains Strong for 2023 by Shoshana Bryen, Newsweek, December 21, 2022
The U.S.-Israel Relationship: Navigating The Post-Election Landscape by Shoshana Bryen, Jewish Policy Center, November 11, 2022
Israel has strengthened America many times over the years by Yoram Ettinger, Jewish News Syndicate, July 24, 2022
The Jewish state has given the United States invaluable intelligence and military expertise, and protects American interests in the Middle East.
The Jerusalem US-Israel Strategic Partnership Joint Declaration, signed by President of the United States Joe Biden and Prime Minister of Israel Yair Lapid, July 14, 2022
Why Does America Support Israel? by Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, July 14, 2022
A conversation with historian Walter Russell Mead about misconceptions of Jewish power and the decidedly non-Jewish roots of support for the Jewish state
How Biden can reset a course toward peace on his visit to Israel by Michael J. Koplow, The Times of Israel, July 11, 2022
The US president should legitimize the core narratives of each side and reiterate that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a conflict of dueling nationalities
Busting myths about the ‘Israel lobby,’ US-Israel alliance in new book by Lahav Harkov, The Jerusalem Post, July 8, 2022
Walter Russell Mead, “The Arc of a Covenant: The United States, Israel, and the Fate of the Jewish People”
The Biden visit and the return to bipartisanship by Ester Kurz, The Times of Israel, June 20, 2022
After a quiet mending of the immeasurable harm Bennett‘s predecessor did to US-Israel ties, the two countries’ leaders have an opportunity to make real advances
‘Foreign aid’ to Israel is a billion-dollar bonanza for the US by Yoram Ettinger, Jewish News Syndicate, June 2, 2022
U.S. investment in Israel is a boon to American and Israeli taxpayers alike.
The Opportunity of Biden’s Israel Trip by Michael J. Koplow, Israel Policy Forum, Koplow’s Column, May 19, 2022
US economic ‘aid’ to Israel no longer exists by Lenny Ben-David, Jewish News Syndicate, May 17, 2022
The “patron-client” relationship between Israel and the U.S. is now a “partnership.”
Thomas R. Nides: Another clueless American Ambassador to Israel? by Alex Grobman, Israel National News, April 10, 2022
US Amb. Nides’ statement on the Palestinian Arab Terror attacks in Israel omitted the word “Palestinian.” Should we be surprised?
‘A defense pact with the US wouldn’t be worth the paper it’s written on’ by Nadav Shragai, Israel Hayom, March 7, 2022
Experts talk to Israel Hayom about the disadvantages to a formal defense alliance with the US, which they say would far outweigh any possible advantages for Israel.
Is the U.S. Ready for Israel to Fully Be Part of the Middle East? by Michael J. Koplow, Israel Policy Forum, Koplow Column, March 24, 2022
Iran talks highlight Israel’s failed US policy by Michael Makovsky, The Jerusalem Post, March 2, 2022
The Biden Administration’s Stealthy Success by Michael J. Koplow, Israel Policy Forum, Koplow Column, February 10, 2022
Moving backwards by Shoshana Bryen, Jewish News Syndicate, February 4, 2022
The United States has returned to its earlier position as a neutral party between Israel and the Palestinians. It needs to be is an honest broker.
Mind the Expectations Gap by Michael J. Koplow, Israel Policy Forum, Koplow Column, December 16, 2021
Trump quotes confirm what we saw: He never quite bought Netanyahu’s Palestinian line by David Horovitz, The Times of Israel, December 12, 2021 (also hear audio, 18’23”, with Times of Israel military correspondent Judah Ari Gross and senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur)
In bombshell interviews with journalist Barak Ravid, candid, ruthless ex-US president shows how readily he could be won over… and how swiftly he could turn from ally to adversary.
The Twin Gambles Undergirding U.S.-Israel Relations by Michael J. Koplow, Israel Policy Forum, Koplow Column, November 4, 2021
It is all about Iran by David M. Weinberg, The Jerusalem Post, October 29, 2021
Biden is braying about Jerusalem, Palestinians, and settlements mainly to force Bennett into submission regarding Iran. He is signaling to Bennett: Shut-up about the nuclear deal and don’t you dare try to scuttle it, or else the US will make your life miserable on the Palestinian front.
The Senate is setting a dangerous precedent with Iron Dome funding by Michael Makovsky, The Hill, October 25, 2021
The Foreign Minister’s Visit by Shoshana Bryen, American Thinker, October 12, 2021
Why the US really wants a Palestinian consulate in Jerusalem by Eugene Kontorovich, Israel Hayom, October 7, 2021
The Biden administration knows it does not have domestic support to completely “unrecognize” Jerusalem, so it is catering to far-left demands by undoing the natural consequences of recognition.
Bipartisan Support for Israel Is Broken—Here’s How to Fix It by Asaf Romirowsky, The National Interest, September 30, 2021
The United States and Israel need a reality check on the alliance and a better understanding of the politics and culture in both Jerusalem and Washington.
The Aftermath of the Iron Dome Vote by Michael J. Koplow, Israel Policy Forum, Koplow Column, September 27, 2021
Memo to Progressives: Israel’s Iron Dome Saves Palestinian Lives, Too by August Pfluger and Michael Makovsky, Newsweek, September 26, 2021
America’s relationship with Israel is stronger than ever by Jack Rosen, The Times of Israel, September 27, 2021
5 Things You Need to Know About Israel’s Iron Dome Defense System and Those Who Voted Against It, AJC, September 24, 2021
Is U.S. Aid a Threat to Israel? by Michael Oren, Tablet, September 23, 2021
The IDF is addicted to credits for shiny new American weapons. But the strategic price may be too high.
In the thick of it: A conversation with Ambassador Ron Dermer led by Ethan Bronner, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, September 13, 2021 (see also Israel Hayom Interviews Ron Dermer by Ariel Kahana, Israel Hayom, September 13)
Forging the American-Israeli Alliance of the Future by Jonathan Schanzer, Newsweek, September 3, 2021
Israel Officially Moves to CENTCOM, The Jewish Institute of National Security Affairs (JINSA), September 2, 2021
Blinken and Netanyahu: Ships Passing in the Night by Shoshana Bryen, Jewish Policy Center, May 28, 2021
Americans Shifting against Israel? Check History by Mitchell Bard, Jewish News Syndicate, May 26, 2021
What The U.S. Should Be Doing Right Now by Michael J. Koplow, Israel Policy Forum, Koplow Column, May 20, 2021
The Simplification of a Non-Simple Issue [U.S. security assistance to Israel] by Michael J. Koplow, Israel Policy Forum, Koplow Column, April 29, 2021
Policy Reversals and Leaks Undermine Peace by Shoshana Bryen, Newsweek, April 13, 2021
Don’t cut or condition US military aid to Israel by Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D‑FL) and Michael Makovsky, The Hill, March 19
Biden and Congress must act against calls to condition aid to Israel by Charles Perkins and Jonathan Ruhe, The Hill, March 3, 2021
Don’t Call Me, I’ll Call You by Michael J. Koplow, Israel Policy Forum, Koplow Column, February 18, 2021
It’s Time for Biden to Call Netanyahu by Jonathan Schanzer, The Dispatch, February 16, 2021
What To Do When Israel Is Not the Center of the World by Michael J. Koplow, Israel Policy Forum, Koplow Column, February 11, 2021
Resetting the Board by Michael J. Koplow, Israel Policy Forum, Koplow Column, January 28, 2021
Restoring American Bipartisan Commitment Towards Israel: A Moral Duty and Strategic Necessity by Colonel (res.) Dr. Eran Lerman, The Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security (JISS), January 23, 2021
It is possible to restore American bipartisan backing for Israel. Therefore, it is important to avoid being too identified with President Trump, despite Israeli gratitude due to him for many of his policies. Bonds between Israel and American Jewry should be bolstered; bridges should be built to both sides of the aisle in Congress; and US defense establishment support should be solicited. All this, in view of Israel’s need to influence decisions in Washington on matters vital to its future.
Bolstering U.S.-Israel Defense of Shared Interests: An Agenda for the Biden Administration, Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA), January 25, 2021
Dangerous Conditions: The Case Against Threatening Israel’s Qualitative Military Edge, Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA), December 16, 2020 (see also: New report urges bipartisan consensus on US aid to Israel, Jewish News Syndicate, December 16, 2020)
Israel can’t contain Iran alone. It doesn’t have to. by Daniel Shapiro, The Washington Post, December 5, 2020
At the end of the day, the United States and Israel do not have to agree on everything, but it’s in their mutual interest to coordinate their approaches on Iran.
Politics at Home and Politics Abroad by Michael J. Koplow, Israel Policy Forum, Koplow Column, November 19, 2020
How Israelis and Palestinians Can Start Off on the Right Foot by Michael J. Koplow, Israel Policy Forum, Koplow Column, November 12, 2020
Israel’s Eleventh Hour Mad Dash by Michael J. Koplow, Israel Policy Forum, Koplow Column, October 15, 2020
The Use and Misuse of Leverage by Michael J. Koplow, Israel Policy Forum, Koplow Column, October 8, 2020
Helping Israel Swallow the Pill of the F-35 Sale to the UAE by Benjamin Weil, The Algemeiner, September 4, 2020
The New Center of Gravity on Annexation by Michael J. Koplow, Israel Policy Forum, Koplow Column, July 9, 2020
I am the architect of the U.S.-Israel police exchange. Don’t believe the lies. by Steven L. Pomerantz, The Forward, June 19, 2020
Accusations That Israel to Blame for US Police Brutality Are Untrue and Antisemitic, Expert says by Benjamin Kerstein, The Algemeiner, June 10, 2020
Why Israel Is the Ideal Ally for This Moment by Michael Makovsky and Charles Perkins, Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA), Newsweek, May 27, 2020
U.S. Aid to Israel Is a High-Yield Investment by Dr. Frank Musmar, The Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,578, May 24, 2020
America and Israel face numerous shared challenges, including terrorism, weapons and nuclear proliferation, cyber warfare, and the spread of radical Islamist ideology. America can consistently depend on the beacon of stability represented by democratic Israel in the turbulent Middle East, where the two countries share the same national and homeland security concerns: the megalomaniacal vision of Iran’s ayatollahs, the threat of Sunni and Shiite Islamic terrorism, and the critical security requirements of vulnerable pro-US Arab regimes. Israel also invests heavily in the American economy and is one of the top 20 suppliers of direct investment in the US.
The Perils of Sacrificing Sovereignty to Gain Sovereignty by Michael J. Koplow, Israel Policy Forum, Koplow Column, February 6, 2020
JINSA to ‘Post’: Defense pact wouldn’t restrict Israel freedom of movement by Omri Nahmias, The Jerusalem Post, December 6, 2019
JINSA [The Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs] has been working for a few months on a draft for such a treaty, which has gained the support of Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina.
Video: Amb. Ron Dermer at JINSA 2019 Fall National Leadership Conference (1:06’37”), November 21, 2019
Aid to Israel keeps America safer by James Sinkinson, Jewish News Syndicate, November 12, 2019
Our support of Israel is an investment first and foremost in our own security, and linking it to the Palestinian conflict is a serious mistake.
U.S.-Israel Security Cooperation Is A Win-Win by Shoshana Bryen, DailyWire.com, November 6, 2019
The US-Israel relationship, revisited by Naomi Chazan, The Times of Israel, November 4, 2019
When supporting Israel contradicts core American values of equality, justice, tolerance, and liberty, the traditional US automatic financial backing can’t last.
The Shifting Ground of Conditioning Aid to Israel by Michael J. Koplow, Israel Policy Forum, Koplow Column, October 24, 2019
The Layers of Israel’s Trump Mistake by Michael J. Koplow, Israel Policy Forum, Koplow Column, October 17, 2019
The Israel Angle to Trump’s Syria Sellout by Michael J. Koplow, Israel Policy Forum, Koplow Column, October 10, 2019
A U.S.-Israeli Defense Pact: How to Ensure that Its Advantages Outweigh Its Disadvantages by Brig.-Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Jerusalem Issue Brief Vol. 19, No. 15, September 19, 2019
US-Israeli missile defense cooperation sends clear message to foes by Jacob Nagel and Jonathan Schanzer, The Hill, August 5, 2019
Innovations in the U.S.-Israel security alliance by Seth Frantzman, Tablet, July 9, 2019
Cutting-edge Israeli defense technology has become increasingly critical to American military operations
A US-Israeli Defense Treaty? A Noble Idea, But Neither Desirable nor Practical by Efraim Inbar and Eran Lerman, The Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, June 26, 2019 (See also For a Narrow U.S.-Israel Defense Pact, JINSA Gemunder Center’s U.S.-Israel Security Policy Project, Jewish Institute for National Security of America, July 30, 2019)
The need to assign American soldiers to fight with Israel might undermine Israel’s popularity in the US and constrain its freedom of action.
The Emerging Political Costs of Partial Annexation by Michael J. Koplow, Israel Policy Forum, Koplow Column, June 13, 2019
It’s Time to End US Blank Check Military Aid to Israel by Peter Beinart, The Forward, May 20, 2019
The Most Pro-Israel President Ever by Michael J. Koplow, Israel Policy Forum, Koplow Column, April 25, 2019
How Arafat Helped Establish Israel As The Major US Ally In The Middle East That It Is Today by Bennett Ruda, Daled Amos, March 18, 2019
The myth of the pro-Israel lobby by Steve Israel, The Hill, March 13, 2019
Israel: America’s Ally by the Numbers by Jonathan Honigman, Jewish Policy Center, Winter 2019
Ilhan Omar is wrong. It’s about Christian Zionism, not AIPAC’s Benjamins by Sam Goldman, The Washington Post, February 12, 2019
Trump’s Purely Political Israel Glasses by Michael J. Koplow, Israel Policy Forum, Koplow Column, January 17, 2019
Syria is the wrong issue for a pro-Israel fight with Trump by Evelyn Gordon, Jewish News Syndicate, January 3, 2019
Asking America to keep soldiers anywhere for Israel’s sake violates a sine qua non of both the Israeli ethos and the bilateral alliance—that Israel defends itself by itself.
Why Does Israel Matter? by Facts and Logic About the Middle East (FLAME), November 2018
Shared ideological and spiritual values make the U.S. and Israel ideal allies, but Israel also gives us priceless military, political and technological benefits.
What Does A Democratic House Mean For Israel? by Michael J. Koplow, Israel Policy Forum, Koplow Column, November 7, 2018
Beating back Iranian aggression by supporting Israel by Michael Makovsky and Charles Wald, The New York Daily News, September 25, 2018
How the U.S. Should Wish Israel a Happy 70th Birthday by ADM James Stavridis, USN (ret.) and Michael Makovsky, Bloomberg, May 8, 2018
To counter Iran, Washington should raise the Jewish state’s intelligence clearance and speed up promised military aid.
How Harry Truman Crossed His Own State Department to Recognize Israel in 1948 by Efraim Karsh, Mosaic, April 16, 2018
The US Is Now Supporting Israel in Both Word and Deed by Mitchell Bard, The Algemeiner, April 4, 2018
Understanding Israel’s love affair with Trump by Evelyn Gordon, JNS, March 14, 2018
Netanyahu’s Self-Constructed Trump Prison by Michael J. Koplow, Israel Policy Forum, Koplow Column, March 8, 2018
Audio: Americans and Israel (24’36”), AJC Passport, February 2018
Tamara Cofman Wittes, Senior Fellow in the Center for Middle East Policy at The Brookings Institution, on the bipartisan consensus on Israel
The US-Israel Honeymoon May Not Last by Daniel Pipes, Washington Times, February 6, 2018
How Not to Measure Americans’ Support for Israel by Tamara Cofman Wittes and Daniel Shapiro, The Atlantic, January 26, 2018
It’s true that the issue has become politicized. But Americans are far more divided on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict than they are on Israel itself.
What Mike Pence Just Did in Jerusalem by Aaron David Miller, Politico, January 23, 2018
The Trump administration has fused itself to Israel more than any in American history.
How Long Could Israel Survive Without America? by Chuck Freilich, Newsweek, July 14, 2017
Trump’s Treacherous Trip by Michael J. Koplow, Israel Policy Forum, Matzav Blog, May 18, 2017
Are Trump’s Israeli-Palestinian Peace Efforts Not Getting Enough Credit? by Adam Basciano, Israel Policy Forum, Matzav Blog, March 15, 2017
What to Expect from the Netanyahu-Trump Meeting by Ilan Goldenberg, Israel Policy Forum, Matzav Blog, February 13, 2017
A Five-Part Plan for Trump to Rebuild US Relations with Israel by Gregg Roman, The Hill, January 27, 2017
What a Trump Presidency Will Mean for Israel by Ilan Goldenberg, Israel Policy Forum, Matzav Blog, January 18, 2017
Out With the Old, Divest This, January 16, 2017
Out with the old, in with the new by Maj. Gen. (ret.) Yaakov Amidror, Israel Hayom, January 13, 2017
Kerry on Israel: An Alternate Universe by Omri Ceren, The Daily Beast, December 29, 2016
David Friedman Is A Symptom, Not A Cause by Michael J. Koplow, Israel Policy Forum, Koplow Column, December 22, 2016
The Myth of Linkage by Alex Grobman, JewishPress.com, December 13, 2016
Will Trump and Netanyahu Make the America-Israel Relationship Great Again? by Lee Smith, Tablet, December 7, 2016
PEOTUS is stacking his cabinet with friends of the Jewish State, but the geopolitical realities of Iran, Russia, Syria, Saudi Arabia, and ISIS may complicate his Middle East policy, whatever it turns out to be
Israel Puts the Spike Missile on its Apache Helicopters by Shoshana Bryen and Stephen Bryen, Jewish Policy Center, November 17, 2016
Calling Congress: The U.S.-Israel Memorandum of Understanding by Shoshana Bryen, Jewish Policy Center, September 15, 2016
US-Israel Relations: Beyond the $38 Billion by Prof. Jonathan Rynhold, Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 366, September 27, 2016
Scenes from the U.S.-Israel Funhouse by Michael J. Koplow, Israel Policy Forum, Koplow Column, September 22, 2016
Ungrateful Israel owes the US a simple thank you by David Horovitz, The Times of Israel, September 18, 2016
Nobody put a (US-funded) gun to our heads. We chose to sign the $38 billion military aid deal. We should stop moaning about it.
Can Obama buy the love of his pro-Israel critics? by Nahal Toosi and Bryan Bender, Politico, September 13, 2016
The Invaluable U.S.-Israeli Alliance by Yair Lapid, Foreign Policy, August 23, 2016
U.S.-Israel Memorandum of Understanding: An Unbalanced Deal by Shoshana Bryen, Jewish Policy Center, August 11, 2016
Israel-U.S. Ties Are Going to Get Stronger by Ron Dermer, The Times of Israel, July 10, 2016
Funding Israel’s Missile Defense – and America’s by Shoshana Bryen, Jewish Policy Center, June 23, 2016
When to Say Yes to $3.7 Billion by Michael J. Koplow, Israel Policy Forum, Matzav Blog, May 12, 2016
U.S. Investment in – not Foreign Aid to – Israel by Yoram Ettinger, inFocus Quarterly Volume X No. 2, Spring 2016
The Double Edged Sword of the Qualitative Military Edge by Jordan Chandler Hirsch, Israel Policy Forum Matzav Blog, April 11, 2016
Lo and behold, Americans support Israel by Jeff Robbins, The Times of Israel, March 24, 2016
Video: Bob Cohen Remarks and Truman-Jacobson Relationship (9’03”), AIPAC Policy Conference, March 2016
Obama and the daylight between US and Israel by Benjamin Weinthal and Asaf Romirowsky, The Hill, March 18, 2016
Israel Gives Much More to the U.S. Economy Than You Imagined by Aaron Menenberg, The Tower Issue 36, March 2016
From Israel, America receives unusually high amounts of investment; helpful and profitable technologies and services; and advancements in science, agriculture, the environment, and healthcare that improve the quality of and, in some cases, quite literally save our lives. Our exports to Israel create jobs in America. Through Israeli innovations and collaboration, our scientists and medical professionals become smarter and more effective at their jobs, and our agriculture and environmental sectors become more efficient and productive. The impact of the alliance is as wide as it is deep.
Former Israeli Ambassador to the US Slams Obama’s ‘Atlantic’ Interview by Ruthie Blum, The Algemeiner, March 10, 2016
Scenes from a Marriage by Amir Tibon & Tal Shalev, The Huffington Post, November 12, 2015
The worst relationship between a U.S. president and an Israeli prime minister ever—as autopsied by the people closest to them.
Bibi’s Excellent Washington Adventure by Aaron David Miller, Foreign Policy, November 11, 2015
Obama’s Chance to Reinvent the U.S.-Israel Defense Relationship by Matt Spence, Defense One, November 8, 2015
“The defense relationship with Israel makes America safer. Israel has the military and intelligence capabilities of no other nation in the Middle East. It provides the U.S. critical intelligence, joint military exercises, and technology. Defensive technological cooperation can find better ways to shoot down enemies’ missiles, defend against cyber attacks, and detect weapons smuggled through tunnels on Israel‘s border.”
Israel: Security Asset for the United States by Shoshana Bryen, Jewish Policy Center, July 16, 2015
No Way To Treat An Ally by Gary Rosenblatt, The Jewish Week, June 17, 2015 [see also From Clooney to Clinton: 20 revelations from Michael Oren’s new book by David Horovitz, The Times of Israel, June 17, 2015 and video, Michael Oren Interviewed by Daniel Pipes (60’04”), Free Library of Philadelphia, June 24, 2015]
First interview: Former Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren has written a devastating insider’s account of White House distancing from Israel.
Rabbi Obama’s tough love by David M. Weinberg, Israel Hayom, June 4, 2015
No, Mr. President, you don’t fully understand our fears by David Horovitz, The Times of Israel, June 3, 2015
Don’t just blame Israelis for seeing danger where you see possibility, as you did in your latest TV interview. Work to give us a tangible basis upon which to rebuild our hopes for a peaceful future
In Search of the Real Barack Obama by David Rothkopf, Foreign Policy, June 1, 2015
A conversation with Jeffrey Goldberg on why he thinks “the most Jewish president we’ve ever had” is having such a tough time in the Middle East.
A Critique of Obama’s Understanding of Israel by Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic, June 1, 2015
What the president gets wrong about Israelis, Palestinians, and Iranians, according to a former Israeli intelligence official [Yossi Kuperwasser]; a follow-up to ‘Look … It’s My Name on This’: Obama Defends the Iran Nuclear Deal by Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic, May 21, 2015
The U.S.-Israeli Relationship Is Fraying, but Won’t Fail by Aaron David Miller, RealClearWorld, May 26, 2015
The Coalition Time Out by Aaron David Miller, Foreign Policy, May 12, 2015
Israel watchers have been expecting icy relations between Obama and Bibi to worsen — but the post-election period may offer an unexpected thaw.
Spirit of Israel lives in Democratic Party by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, The Hill, March 30, 2015
The United States should recognize the state of Palestine by Matthew Duss and Michael A. Cohen, The Washington Post, March 27, 2015
Israel, Jews, and the Obama Administration by Victor Davis Hanson, PJ Media, March 8, 2015
Why Obama hates Netanyahu, and vice versa by Haviv Rettig Gur, The Times of Israel, March 3, 2015
The enmity between the two leaders over the Iran deal is at a fever pitch, but it is an older and deeper loathing that will not end no matter how that crisis is resolved
Seven in 10 Americans Continue to View Israel Favorably by Lydia Saad, Gallup, February 23, 2015
Why Netanyahu broke publicly with Obama over Iran by David Ignatius, The Washington Post, February 19, 2015
The United States and Israel at a Crossroads, Foundation for Middle East Peace, February 19, 2015
Obama changes the subject by Richard Baehr, Israel Hayom, February 13, 2015
Past U.S.-Israel disagreements on israeli security never ruptured the relationship, Israel’s Prime Minister‘s Office, February 10, 2015
Trash Talk Diplomacy, US-Israel Relations, and Iran by Jeffrey Herf, The Times of Israel, February 1, 2015
Why Netanyahu is right to go around Obama to Congress by Marc A. Thiessen, The Washington Post, January 26, 2015
Obama joins the Mearsheimer-Walt team by Richard Baehr, Israel Hayom, January 21, 2015
The Crisis in U.S.-Israel Relations Is Officially Here by Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic, October 28, 2014 (see also rebuttal by Joel Pollak and analysis by Jonathan Tobin)
The Obama administration‘s anger is “red-hot” over Israel’s settlement policies, and the Netanyahu government openly expresses contempt for Obama‘s understanding of the Middle East. Profound changes in the relationship may be coming.
Obama administration’s unprecedented outburst against Israel by Isi Leibler, Word From Jerusalem, October 8, 2014
Hyperbole and Reality in Assessing the State of the U.S.-Israeli Partnership by Benjamin Runkle, Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs, JINSA Viewpoints, October 6, 2014
The root causes and dire consequences of US-Israeli mistrust by Haviv Rettig Gur, The Times of Israel, September 1, 2014
Jerusalem and Washington blindsided each other during the Gaza war, and their dysfunctional ties now threaten Israel’s sought-after diplomatic and psychological victory over Hamas
The “Disengaged” President Punishes Israel by Shoshana Bryen, American Thinker, August 15, 2014
Why the US Opposes Israel on Gaza by Rabbi Kaufman, We Are for Israel, August 11, 2014
Video: The United States, the Jewish State, and the Future of the Middle East (1:00’09”) Jeffrey Goldberg interviews Amb. Michael Oren, The Aspen Institute, June 27, 2014
Israel’s Economic Impact on the US by Sherwin Pomerantz, The Times of Israel, June 19, 2014
12 ways the US administration has failed its ally Israel by David Horovitz, The Times of Israel, June 3, 2014
Kerry may be ready for his Jim Baker moment by Alon Pinkas, Al-Monitor Israel Pulse, April 23, 2014
Money, Politics and Israel‘s Defense by Shoshana Bryen, Gatestone Institute, March 7, 2014
Obama to Israel — Time Is Running Out by Jeffrey Goldberg, Bloomberg View, March 2, 2014 (see also analyses by David Horovitz and by Alexander Joffe)
John Kerry: Not an equal opportunity threatener by David M. Weinberg, Israel Hayom, February 3, 2014
What Crisis in US-Israeli Relations? by Steven L. Spiegel, Roll Call, January 21, 2014
For Obama, Iran Talks Are Also About Testing the Limits of American Jewish Power by Lee Smith, Tablet, November 20, 2013
“In Washington, the president and his allies are using the nuclear issue to drive a wedge between Israel and its U.S. interlocutors.”
How the U.S. Gains from the Israel Alliance by David Pollock and Michael Eisenstadt, JTA, June 19, 2013
Israeli politicians form new caucus to track the U.S. relationship by Ruth Eglash, The Washington Post, June 18, 2013
Current Limits of U.S.-Israel Security Cooperation by Shoshana Bryen, Gatestone Institute, March 8, 2013
The End of the Forty-Year Peace Between Israel and Arab States by Robert Satloff, The New Republic, December 4, 2012
Why U.S.-Israel Ties Just Got Warmer by Jonathan Schanzer, CNN.com, November 28, 2012
Friends with Benefits: Why the U.S.-Israeli Alliance Is Good for America by Michael Eisenstadt and David Pollock, Foreign Affairs, November 7, 2012
The U.S.-Israel Relationship: What’s Love Got to Do With It? by Steven A. Cook, Council on Foreign Affairs, October 3, 2012
The Crisis of the Obama-Israeli Alliance by Jonathan S. Tobin, inFocus Quarterly, Fall 2012
How the United States Benefits from Its Alliance with Israel by Michael Eisenstadt and David Pollock, Washington Institute for Near East Policy, September 2012 [pdf]
Israel and the U.S. Are Natural Allies by Daniel Gordis, The New York Times, August 23, 2012
Back to the U.S.-Israel Future by Shoshana Bryen, American Thinker, July 26, 2012
Where Obama failed on forging peace in the Middle East by Scott Wilson, The Washington Post, July 14, 2012
Talking Points [on Obama-Netanyahu relationship] by Steven J. Rosen, Foreign Policy, March 2, 2012
Video (2’46): How Israel supports US security, US Embassy in Tel Aviv, February 1, 2012
The Ties that Bind by Yoram Ettinger, Israel Hayom, September 22, 2011
Why Obama Is Losing the Jewish Vote by Dan Senor, The Wall Street Journal, September 14, 2011
He doesn’t have a ‘messaging’ problem. He has a record of bad policies and anti-Israel rhetoric.
Obama‘s Unexpected Pro-Israel Speech by Mitchell Bard, The Jewish Chronicle, June 24, 2011
What Accounts for Israel‘s Popularity in Congress? by Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic, June 6, 2011
Much ado about Netanyahu by Jeff Jacoby, The Boston Globe, May 29, 2011
The Dreamer Goes Down For The Count by Walter Russell Mead, The American Interest, May 25, 2011
Obama vs. Netanyahu, Round Three by Daniel Pipes, National Review Online, May 24, 2011
White House Down in Middle East by Walter Russell Mead, The American Interest, May 14, 2011
The Ultimate Ally by Michael Oren, Foreign Policy, April 25, 2011
Is Obama Abandoning Diplomatic Support for Israel? by Jennifer Rubin, The Washington Post, April 12, 2011
The U.N. veto and the real headline by Jennifer Rubin, The Washington Post, February 18, 2011
How to Lose Friends and Not Influence People by Elliott Abrams, Council on Foreign Relations, February 18, 2011
Obama‘s Mistaken Palestinian and Israeli Priorities by Asaf Romirowsky, inFocus Quarterly, Winter 2010
Obama’s double-or-nothing moment in the Middle East by Jackson Diehl, The Washington Post, December 8, 2010
“As I have pointed out before, the settlements are mostly not material to a deal on a Palestinian state, since both sides accept that the majority of them will be annexed to Israel in exchange for land elsewhere. The issue has become an obstacle in large part because of Obama’s misguided placement of emphasis on it, which forced Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to embrace a hard line.”
Obama and the Coming Palestinian State by John Bolton, The Wall Street Journal, October 20, 2010
Barack Hearts Bibi by Barry Rubin, The Rubin Report, September 2, 2010
Has U.S. Policy on Israel Changed Since the July 6 Obama-Netanyahu Summit? by Zalman Shoval, Jerusalem Issue Brief Vol. 10, No. 6, August 17, 2010
The Peace Process Story So Far: Israel‘s Cooperation with the US by Barry Rubin, Rubin Report, August 3, 2010
Israel: Not Just a Strategic Asset, But a Strategic Bonanza by Robert Satloff, Washington Institute for Near East Policy, July 20, 2010
The Strategic Foundations of the US-Israel Alliance by Caroline B. Glick, Jewish World Review, April 23, 2010
A Crisis in U.S.-Israel Relations: Have We Been Here Before? by Dore Gold, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, JCPA Issue Brief Vol. 9, No. 23, April 8, 2010
The Conflict Between the US and Israel Must End Now! by Alan Dershowitz, The Huffington Post, April 1, 2010
The Peace Process in Our Time, Jewish Current Issues, March 25, 2010 (Interview by Gideo Rose, managing editor of Foreign Affairs, with Ehud Yaari)
The Netanyahu Diaries: What Israel‘s prime minister really thinks by Bret Stephens, The Wall Street Journal, March 23, 2010
Why Obama is waging war on Israel by Caroline B. Glick, Jewish World Review, March 19, 2010
For Israel and America, a Disagreement, Not a Crisis by Michael B. Oren, New York Times, March 17, 2010
Israel and the Crisis With Obama by John Bolton, The Wall Street Journal, March 17, 2010
The Crisis: Was Obama‘s confrontation with Israel premeditated? by Yossi Klein Halevi, The New Republic, March 16, 2010
American Credibility at Stake in Showdown Over East Jerusalem Construction by Hillel Halkin, The New York Sun, March 16, 2010
Biden‘s Israel Visit and Its Aftermath: The Importance of Maintaining Strategic Direction in U.S. Middle East Policy by Robert Satloff, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, PolicyWatch #1642, March 15, 2010
A two-way street: Admiral Mullen‘s visit reaffirms US-Israel ties based on mutual strategic interests by Yoram Ettinger, YNetNews.com, February 22, 2010
Is Barack Obama More AIPAC Than J Street? by Steven J. Rosen, Foreign Policy, February 17, 2010
A Comment to President Obama by Yaacov Lozowick, Yaacov Lozowick‘s Ruminations, January 24, 2010
How Obama Lost the Middle East by Walter Russell Mead, The Daily Beast, November 10, 2009
The End of the Beginning by Robert Satloff, The New Republic, September 28, 2009
Obama‘s impossible ambition by Benny Morris, The Guardian, September 11, 2009 (The US president‘s intention to bridge the divide between Israel and Palestine is bound to fail)
Listen Up: The arrogance of the advice-givers by Barry Rubin, The New Republic, September 11, 2009
Tough love for Israel? Imposed Solution? The Ignorant Arrogance of the Advice-Givers by Barry Rubin, Rubin Report, September 7, 2009
Obama administration‘s approach to Israel and its neighbors is ill-conceived by Nevet Basker, Seattle Times, September 3, 2009
Family Feud: Six ways that Obama can regain Israeli trust by Yossi Klein Halevi, The New Republic, July 28, 2009
Why Won’t Obama Talk to Israel? by Aluf Benn, The New York Times, July 27, 2009
The President Takes a Hard Line on Israel by Mackubin Thomas Owens, The Wall Street Journal, July 24, 2009
Obama’s opening gambit, Middle East Strategy at Harvard (MESH), July 16, 2009
U.S. Presidents Support a Jewish National Home in Palestine – Eretz-Israel by Eli E. Hertz, Myths and Facts, July 14, 2009
Public Opinion Toward Israel by Mitchell Bard, Jewish Virtual Library, June 17, 2009
U.S. Policy on Israeli Settlements by Dore Gold, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Jerusalem Issue Brief, Vol. 9, No. 2, June 9, 2009
U.S., Israel Share Strategic Goals by Dore Gold, The Los Angeles Times, May 18, 2009
The New Israel and the Old: Why Gentile Americans Back the Jewish State by Walter Russell Mead, Foreign Affairs, July/August 2008