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Topic: US-Israel

Trump asks Israel president to grant ‘full pardon’ to ‘formidable’ Netanyahu over graft, fraud charges

PM Benjamin Netanyahu is on trial in three separate cases for bribery, breach of trust and fraud. Opposition leaders in Israel slammed Donald Trump’s letter to Isaac Herzog.

Israel receives shipment of heavy MK-84 bombs from US after Trump lifts block on munitions export

The Biden administration declined to clear them for export to Israel out of concern about the impact on densely populated areas of the Gaza Strip.

Pro-Palestine protest, pro-Israel exhibition: Chicago’s streets see break in Democratic Party ranks

Pro-Palestine protests saw at least half a dozen individuals detained by Chicago Police Tuesday, while pro-Israel groups fret over support for Tel Aviv becoming a partisan issue.

Biden, Harris call Netanyahu, reaffirm commitment to Israel’s security ‘against threats from Iran’

In a call with Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Joe Biden & V-P Kamala Harris also discussed efforts to support Israel against threats from groups like Hamas, Hezbollah & Houthis.

Biden acknowledges strain with Netanyahu amid Gaza violence, admits ‘Israeli PM in tough spot’

At an event at the White House, US President recalls his decades-long relationship with Israeli PM, says the 2 have had their share of disagreements over the years and at present.

Cracks in US-Israel ties—Biden’s Gaza plan is up against anti-peace Netanyahu

Biden & Arab rulers are facing questions from within their countries for their extended support of Israel. They can overcome criticism if Netanyahu accepts the two-state solution.

US to impose visa bans on Israeli extremist settlers for violence against Palestinians in West Bank

The West Bank, among the territories where Palestinians seek statehood, has experienced a surge of violence in recent months amid expanding Jewish settlements.

US, in coordination with UK, imposes third round of sanctions on Hamas following Israel attack

US Treasury Dept said the action targets key officials and the mechanisms through which Iran provides support to Hamas and militant group Palestinian Islamic Jihad, an ally of Hamas.

Origins of US-Israel ties & why this enclave has been vital to Western interests in Middle East

This is an edited transcript of ThePrint Cut The Clutter Episode 1343, published on 8 November 2023, on the origins of US-Israel ties & why Israel is vital to Western interests.

US visa waiver will be a significant win for Netanyahu. But Biden is in no mood for gift-giving

The Americans demand that Israel stop discriminating against Americans of Palestinian origin, who are often denied entry or taken for security questioning on arrival.

On Camera

Mark Tully was a colossus on the Indian subcontinent. He had sources at all levels

I was in Islamabad when Mark Tully broke the news of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto being hanged. I held it against him—he could have tipped me off. But he was a journalist before he was a friend.

India wants Canada’s resources as nations build on truce, British Columbia’s Premier says

Premier David Eby, the leader of the minerals- and gas-rich province of British Columbia, spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries on a trade mission to India.

Shaurya Chakra for Lt Col who led op to ‘eliminate’ terror leadership along Indo-Myanmar border

President Murmu has also conferred Kirti Chakra on Major Arshdeep Singh of 1 Assam Rifles for eliminating armed cadres when patrol led by him came under fire along Indo-Myanmar Border last May.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.