The Latest Breaking News from Thomas Nides

Biden Seeks Compromise On Israeli Legislation Amid Judicial Reform

Senior member of National Security Council emphasizes ongoing US-Israel cooperation in White House briefing

Zenger · Jul 26, 2023

Israeli Foreign Minister Meets U.S. Diplomat In Jerusalem

Foreign Minister Cohen discusses peace expansion and visa program with Chargé d'Affaires Hallett

Zenger · Jul 24, 2023

U.S. Ambassador To Israel Thomas Nides Concludes Tenure With Visit To Western Wall

Nides offers a prayer for peace as he wraps up his diplomatic mission, working with three Israeli prime ministers.

Zenger · Jul 13, 2023

Israel Authorizes Nine West Bank Outposts, Despite US Opposition

Israel granted retroactive authorization on Sunday to nine Jewish settler outposts in the occupied West Bank and announced mass-construction of new homes within established settlements, moves likely to draw US admonition. The first to publish the decisions by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's security cabinet were two pro-settler politicians whose inclusion…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 13, 2023

Israel authorises West Bank outposts, despite U.S. admonition

Israel granted retroactive authorisation on Sunday to nine Jewish settler outposts in the occupied West Bank and announced the construction of new homes within established settlements, moves likely to draw U.S. opposition.

Reuters · Feb 12, 2023

Palestinians Urge Blinken Against Allowing US Embassy to Be Built on Confiscated Land in Jerusalem

The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, Adalah, filed on Monday a letter to object against a plan to build the new US embassy and diplomatic compound in Jerusalem. The letter charges that the missions will be built on land that was confiscated from Palestinians. The letter was…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 1, 2023

US Demands Israel to Enable Free Passage for Palestinian-Americans into West Bank

The US ambassador to Israel, Thomas Nides, said on Wednesday that the US expects Israel, under a visa-waiver deal discussed between the allies, to enable free passage for Palestinian-Americans into the occupied West Bank. The West Bank saw an upsurge in violence over the past year and is among the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 19, 2023

U.S. links Israel visa-waiver to West Bank travel for Palestinian-Americans

The United States expects Israel, under a visa-waiver deal being discussed between the allies, to enable free passage for Palestinian-Americans into the occupied West Bank, the U.S. ambassador said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Jan 18, 2023

Blinken: US Will Judge Next Israeli Government On Policies, Not Personalities

Secretary of State Antony Blinken rejects BDS and unilateral actions &  the Abraham Accords can be “leveraged” to pressure Israel

Zenger · Dec 13, 2022

A new foreign policy headache for Biden as Israel forms its most right-wing government ever

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is grappling with how to deal with a new Israeli government that will be the most right-wing in that country's history and may stand in the way of core U.S. goals for the Middle East.

Los Angeles Times · Nov 25, 2022