At US embassy's July 4th event, PM, who has yet to receive White House invite, thanks Washington for its backing; outgoing envoy Nides hails premier's commitment to Israel

Abbas calls for Palestinians to immediately halt all contacts with Israeli side to protest 'aggression' in northern West Bank; IDF has stressed op aimed at terrorists, not PA

While US, Arab allies understand the need to fight terrorism, the potential for escalation remains high; moreover, operation could be seen as serving far-right

Over 200,000 people with citizenship of both countries live in Israel; even newborns need separate appointments, which now take around 90 days to get in Israel, down from 360 days

President will make trip in third week of July, with address to joint session of Congress on July 19, and likely meeting with Biden; will spend Shabbat in New York

US National Security Adviser Sullivan said to express frustration to Israeli counterpart Tzachi Hanegbi over Netanyahu's comments on potential new deal with Tehran

PM not only empowered Levin to batter democracy. He also placed anti-democratic radicals in key posts. Did he really think he'd be able to control them and their violent disciples?

Pew survey finds 87% of Israelis happy with their most important ally, though Biden not yet winning over as many Israelis as Trump and Obama did

Tom Nides says judicial reform was not PM's main objective when he returned to power; says Biden directed his senior aides to try and secure a Saudi normalization deal

US secretary of state tells foreign minister White House appreciates condemnations, but more must be done, according to Israeli official