Biden administration

'Apocalyptic wasteland': Biden admin. blocked warning on deteriorating Gaza situation after Oct. 7

Three months after the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks and Israel's entry into the Gaza Strip, the internal message laid out in gruesome detail scenes observed by United Nations staff.

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Buildings lie in ruins amid the rubble in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, December 8, 2025.
Brig.-Gen. Amir Vahidi, the new IRGC deputy commander-in-chief.

Iran appoints US-sanctioned general wanted for role in AMIA bombing as new IRGC deputy

The US sanctioned Vahidi for his role as then-interior minister in clamping down on the protests after Mahsa Amini's death in 2022. He was also head of the Quds Force in 1994 during the AMIA attack.

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People take part in a rally in support of Palestinians and to condemn Israeli forces' interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla vessels aiming to reach Gaza and break Israel's naval blockade, in Istanbul, Turkey, October 5, 2025.

Between PA and Turkey, Gaza’s peacekeeping future could reshape Israel’s borders - analysis

If the endless number of scenarios and choices for who would run a Gaza International Stabilization Force (ISF) have come down to this stark choice, why is there no clear public debate about it?

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Former hostage Eli Sharabi with former US President Joe Biden.

Former hostage Eli Sharabi meets former US president Biden at Philadelphia football game

"It was a deep honour to meet President Biden in Philadelphia," Sharabi wrote on Twitter, while he also thanked him for his efforts to bring all the hostages back.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

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.

Netanyahu authorizes renewed hostage talks before heading to Washington

The elusive hostage deal to secure the release of the remaining 120 hostages in Gaza will be on the agenda of Netanyahu-Biden agenda.

JULY 21, 2024ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi during a situational assessment regarding the IDF strike on Yemen's Houthis, July 20, 2024.

White House considering imposing sanctions on government ministers Smotrich and Ben-Gvir

The Biden administration is reportedly frustrated with the Israeli government's policy of expanding Jewish settlements in the West Bank, as well as Smotrich's and Ben-Gvir's support.

JULY 20, 2024ByMAARIV
(L-R) National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich

'We cannot become divided': Doug Emhoff meets interfaith leaders at White House

Emhoff said he's been honored to be the first Jewish person ever to be a White House principal and he's honored to have been part of the Biden administration.

JULY 18, 2024ByHANNAH SARISOHN
US SECOND Gentleman Douglas Emhoff speaks at a meeting of special envoys and coordinators on combating antisemitism, in Berlin, earlier this year.

US-Israel relations aren't harmonious because Washington is conflicted - opinion

The rule for Israeli diplomacy, established by the late Moshe Dayan, still holds: risk a confrontation, if at all, only on absolutely essential issues.

JULY 11, 2024ByZALMAN SHOVAL
US DEFENSE SECRETARY Lloyd Austin receives Defense Minister Yoav Gallant at the Pentagon last month. Israel without the US – is it possible? Anyone familiar with political realities will not hesitate to answer in the negative, says the writer.

US resumes arms shipments to Israel, including 500-pound bombs - WSJ report

According to reports, the bombs "are in the process of being shipped" and could arrive in Israel in coming weeks.

JULY 10, 2024ByHANNAH SARISOHN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
(L-R): US President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

US Congress Democrats debate Biden's viability as he vows to fight on

Asked whether Democrats were on the same page as he exited the meeting, US Representative Steve Cohen replied, "We're not even in the same book."

JULY 9, 2024ByREUTERS, HANNAH SARISOHN
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the Roxborough Democratic Coordinated Campaign Office during a campaign stop in, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 7, 2024.

Netanyahu and Biden speak as Hamas drops upfront end of war demand

Shortly after the move, Israel approved sending a team led by Mossad Director David Barnea to participate in further negotiations.

JULY 4, 2024ByYONAH JEREMY BOB, TOVAH LAZAROFF
Abseilers clean the windows of a tower exhibiting the faces of hostages in the business district of Ramat Gan, Israel, May 26, 2024

Trump calls Biden 'broken-down pile of c**p' in leaked recording

Referring to VP Kamala Harris, Trump said “She’s so bad. She’s so pathetic. She’s just so f***ing bad.”

JULY 4, 2024ByRIKKI ZAGELBAUM
Former US President Donald Trump in front of the US Supreme Court, July 1, 2024.

Biden delivers scripted remarks at White House with his acuity under global scrutiny 

The White House has overwhelmingly limited Biden's live interviews and press conferences. 

JULY 4, 2024ByHANNAH SARISOHN
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks, during a ceremony to present the Medal of Honor posthumously to descendants of Union soldiers Pvt. Philip Shadrach and Pvt. George Wilson, members of the 2nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment in the Civil War, at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 3, 2024.