Joe Biden

'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.
An Iron Dome air defense missile and two F-35 fighter jets are seen superimposed over a collage of the US and Israeli flags in this illustrative image.

Israeli gratitude towards US should not come before Israeli honesty - editorial

If Israelis treat Washington like a domestic election arena, they will wake up one day and discover that support for Israel has become another tribal marker.

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Ambassador Tom Nides in his office at the US Embassy in Jerusalem.

Ex-US ambassador Nides rejects Netanyahu’s claim Biden embargo killed IDF soldiers - interview

“The idea that somehow Joe Biden didn’t do everything he could to protect the state of Israel is not only insulting - it’s just plain wrong,” Nides said.

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Amos Hochstein, Managing Partner, TWG Global speaks onstage during the Semafor World Economy Summit Fall Edition at Gallup HQ on October 16, 2025 in Washington, DC.

'False and ungrateful': Biden envoy Hochstein slams Netanyahu’s claim US embargo killed IDF troops

Netanyahu’s remarks were “not only decidedly false but also ungrateful to a US President and American people who saved Israel repeatedly at their most vulnerable moments,” Hochstein said.

|ByAMICHAI STEIN, SAM HALPERN

Biden team resolves its final Title VI antisemitism and anti-Arab cases

Federal discrimination cases resolved at major schools as Biden’s term winds down.

JANUARY 18, 2025ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA
Aerial photo of the University of Washington in Seattle.

Senior Hamas official: 'Ceasefire agreement wouldn't have happened without Trump'

Trump took full credit for the hostage deal during an interview.

JANUARY 18, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US PRESIDENT-ELECT Donald Trump delivers remarks in Palm Beach, Florida last week.

Grapevine January, 17 2025: Beyond euphoria

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JANUARY 17, 2025ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
YOSSI ABRAMOWITZ, CEO of Energiya Global Capital.

My Word: Justice, and injustice on the brink of a hostage deal

Examining the complexities of hostage deals with Hamas, justice, and the ongoing impact on Israel’s fight against terrorism.

JANUARY 17, 2025ByLIAT COLLINS
MOURNERS ATTEND the funeral of Youssef Ziyadne – a Bedouin Israeli who was taken hostage on October 7 by Hamas and whose body was found in a Hamas tunnel in Gaza – in Rahat last week.

Biden says Netanyahu should accommodate 'legitimate concerns' of Palestinians

The outgoing President said that Israel can't sustain itself without a long-term commitment with Palestinian factions.

JANUARY 17, 2025ByREUTERS
US President Joe Biden delivers his farewell address to the nation from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 15, 2025.

Biden thanks US troops for defending Israel in last military address

The road to that deal was not easy, Biden said, adding he laid down the elements of that deal in May that were embraced by countries around the world.

JANUARY 16, 2025ByHANNAH SARISOHN
US President Joe Biden reviews troops at a Department of Defense Commander in Chief farewell ceremony, at Joint Base Myers-Henderson Hall in Fort Myer, Virginia, U.S., January 16, 2025.

What is oligarchy, and why did Biden warn Americans about it?

Oligarchy is a structure in which power resides in the hands of a small number of people. 

JANUARY 16, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US President Joe Biden delivers his farewell address to the nation from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 15, 2025.

Biden takes credit for his administration securing ceasefire deal in final farewell address

"This plan was developed and negotiated by my team and will largely be implemented by the incoming administration," Biden said.

JANUARY 16, 2025ByHANNAH SARISOHN
US President Joe Biden delivers his farewell address to the nation from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 15, 2025.

Netanyahu thanks Trump, agrees to meet in Washington soon

Afterward, Netanyahu spoke with President Joe Biden to thank him for his work in advancing the hostage deal.

JANUARY 15, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaking to President-elect Donald Trump over the phone.

Harris thanks Biden with no mention of Trump for negotiating ceasefire agreement

"We will never forget the lives taken as a result of the brutal Hamas terrorist attack on October 7," Harris said.

JANUARY 15, 2025ByHANNAH SARISOHN
US VICE President Kamala Harris delivers remarks to supporters as she concedes the 2024 presidential election to Donald Trump, in Washington, earlier this month