Biden administration

Biden warned Trump that Israel 'won't miss chance' to escalate Gaza war to Iran strikes - report

In an all-encompassing New Yorker report, several Biden administration officials alleged that they blame US President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu for allowing the Gaza war to spread to Iran.

|ByCORINNE BAUM
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a security assessment at the Kirya in Tel Aviv with Defense Minister Israel Katz and IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir on April 3, 2026.
US Vice President Joe Biden (L) shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they deliver joint statements during their meeting in Jerusalem March 9, 2016

How Israel kept Biden backing a Gaza war his administration wanted to end - report

Former Biden admin. officials believe that their unconditional support of Israel emboldened Prime Minister Netanyahu to expand the war in Gaza to Lebanon and Iran, sources told The New Yorker.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Jay Clayton, US President Donald Trump's nominee to be Director of National Intelligence, testifies during a Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Trump spy nominee Jay Clayton faces tense hearing after refusing to say Joe Biden won in 2020

Clayton said only that Biden had been "certified" as president, while also insisting, "I am not an election denier."

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Protesters opposing mass deportations by ICE hold signs during a protest held at the Cassidy Gate at Fort Bliss, the U.S. Army base where a large new ICE detention facility is being built, in El Paso, Texas, US, August 17, 2025.

ICE ends 30-day death reporting rule as detainee deaths reach 20-year high - report

This change in policy comes amid concerns about the quality of medical care provided in ICE facilities after 18 deaths were reported in the first five months of 2026.

|ByESTHER DAVIS

IDF striking schools in Gaza: Made sense before, not anymore - this is why

By May, the costs of killing mixes of terrorists and civilians likely started to outweigh the benefits, even when legal.

AUGUST 11, 2024ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Palestinians look at damages at the site of an Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced people, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Gaza City August 10, 2024.

Striking back: Israel's bold message through recent high-profile assassinations - opinion

Ultimately, the events of this week signal a clear message: No matter how secure an enemy might feel, no matter how hidden or protected, Israel’s reach is long.

AUGUST 2, 2024ByYAAKOV KATZ
Members of Hezbollah stand in front of an image of Fuad Shukr, a senior Hezbollah commander who was killed by an Israeli strike on Tuesday, during his funeral in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon August 1, 2024.

Harris’s words could harm hostage deal talks, senior Israeli official says

Harris surprised Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and those close to him by issuing her statement, which she also placed on X shortly after her hour-long meeting with him.

JULY 26, 2024ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris looks on during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (not pictured) at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House grounds, in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 25, 2024.

Netanyahu prepares 'statesman-like' speech for Congress, alleviates Biden admin. fears

Prime Minister Netanyahu prepares to deliver a speech to Congress conveying messages of peace, the Iranian threat to Israel, and emphasizing Israeli-Us relations on his upcoming trip to the US.

JULY 24, 2024ByANNA BARSKY
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks about Iran during a joint meeting of the United States Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol March 3, 2015.

South American enablers amplify Hezbollah’s threat - opinion

It is time for Israeli and American leaders alike to end their timid posture on this issue and work to root out the corruption of Hezbollah’s South American enablers. 

JULY 24, 2024ByPETER MARKO TASE
PARAGUAYAN PRESIDENT Horacio Manuel Cartes Jara addresses the United Nations General Assembly in New York, 2017. Last year, the US Treasury Department accused representatives of Cartes of collecting bribes at private Hezbollah events, the writes explains.

With campaign tactics, Jewish organizations can win the narrative war - comment

From a former Biden field organizer: Why pro-Israel organizations should employ field teams to change hearts and minds on Israel.

JULY 23, 2024ByDARCIE GRUNBLATT
DEMONSTRATORS RALLY in support of Palestinians, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, outside the White House in November. Several previous Biden organizers have organized pro-Palestinian demonstrations across the United States, the writer explains.

Even amid domestic turmoil, the White House knows how to handle world crises - opinion

Mr. Netanyahu is stepping foot on American soil at a time when the political ground in the US is shaky and unstable

JULY 23, 2024ByDAVID JABLINOWITZ
US PRESIDENT Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address, as Vice President Kamala Harris applauds, last year. Regarding October 7 and the aftermath, the world couldn’t have had a better president to act quickly and correctly, said his aide.

Tougher tone on Israel, steady on NATO: how a Harris foreign policy could look

On a range of global priorities, said analysts, a Harris presidency would resemble a second Biden administration.

JULY 22, 2024ByREUTERS
US VICE PRESIDENT Kamala Harris applauds as President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union Address, last week. Too many people are having a hard time correctly interpreting criticism leveled by liberals throughout the world against our government’s policies, the writer argues

'Progressive fringe' Kamala Harris drives Jews to Trump, says former US ambassador to Israel

Friedman expressed concern over the Democratic Party’s decision to push Kamala Harris as the presidential candidate without a proper vetting process.

JULY 21, 2024ByZVIKA KLEIN
David Friedman

Israeli officials react to US President Joe Biden's exit from the presidential race

Israeli officials, such as Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid and Democrats chairman Yair Golan, thanked US President Joe Biden for his service and friendship with Israel.

JULY 21, 2024ByELIAV BREUER, MAYA GUR ARIEH, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
US President Joe Biden reacts as he stands next to Israel Prime Minister Yair Lapid and Israel President Isaac Herzog during the opening ceremony of the Maccabiah in Jerusalem July 14, 2022.