Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with President Donald Trump on February 15, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer announced Monday. WH press secretary: Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu will visit the US on February 15 https://t.co/FVDTJqPlCI https://t.co/lXRe4eaDgY — CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) January 30, 2017 In announcing the prime minister’s...

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin met with the envoys of 10 Asian-Pacific nations in Jerusalem on Wednesday, expressing his appreciation for their cooperation and a desire to further strengthen relations. Speaking at his residence with ambassadors and charges d’affaires of Australia, India, South Korea, Philippines, China, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Japan, Myanmar, and Nepal,...

President Donald Trump praised the “special relationship” between the United States and Israel while speaking with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by phone on Sunday, echoing sentiments expressed by previous American presidents. According to the White House’s readout of the call, the two leaders discussed “ways to advance and strengthen the U.S.-Israel special relationship, and...

Robert Dussey, the foreign minister of Togo, on Monday invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to an African-Israeli summit on development and security in October. Dussey estimated that 20-25 national leaders will participate in the conference, which Netanyahu agreed to attend. “I want you to know how glad we are that...

Likud MK Ayoub Kara is expected to be named minister without portfolio on Sunday, an appointment that would make him the first lawmaker from Israel’s Druze community to serve as a full minister. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to make the appointment as part of a cabinet reshuffle ahead...

At her confirmation hearing to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Gov. Nikki Haley (R – S.C.) condemned the organization’s “outrageous bias against our close ally Israel.” While Haley acknowledged that “international diplomacy is a new area for me,” she also said that her service as governor gave...