Senior figure, who deals extensively with Israeli dignitaries, pans minister over incident in New York parade when he appeared to make rude gesture at anti-government protesters

Vote comes days after Blinken said administration already planning to create position, demonstrating determination in Congress to leave footprint on Israel normalization effort

Israel notifies Biden administration of decision after PM holds call with Blinken to discuss Saudi normalization

Netanyahu tells top US diplomat that 'Israel would not be bound' by any new agreement with Tehran, as Washington said to be pursuing talks

Top US diplomat Blinken tells AIPAC that integrating Israel in region a 'cornerstone' of White House Mideast policy, pans Israel for steps undermining Palestinians dignity

State Department says secretary will work to advance regional integration and is looking for opportunities short of full-on normalization between Riyadh and Jerusalem

Ronen Bar slated to have meetings at CIA and White House, which also hosted top Netanyahu aides Thursday for talks on Iran, Russia and Ukraine, Palestinians

Assistant secretary of state says there's been 'a lot of hyperventilation' in the media following reports supposedly revealing details of US-led talks between Jerusalem and Riyadh

US bureau chief Jacob Magid on White House's 60-page plan, Israeli NGOs' foreign government funding; environment reporter Sue Surkes on sea urchin die-off, return of Gaza wetlands

Non-defense spending roughly flat in the 2024 fiscal year, full funding for veterans as per Biden's proposed budget plan, changes to food stamp program