BenjaminNetanyahu is an Israeli politician,serving as the prime minister of Israel since 2022,having previously held the office from 1996 to 1999 and from 2009 to 2021. He is chair of the Likud party. Netanyahu is the longest-serving prime minister in Israel's history,having served a total of over 17 years.
Daniel Samuel Senor is an American columnist,writer,and political adviser. He was chief spokesman for the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq and senior foreign policy adviser to U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney during the 2012 election campaign. A frequent news commentator and contributor to The Wall Street Journal,he is co-author of the book Start-up Nation:The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle (2009) and The Genius of Israel:The Surprising Resilience of a Divided Nation in a Turbulent World (2023). He is married to television news personality Campbell Brown.
Isidor "Dore" Gold is an American-Israeli political scientist and diplomat who served as Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations from 1997 to 1999. He is currently the President of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. He was also an advisor to the former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his first term in office. In May 2015,Netanyahu named him Director-General of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs,a position he held until October 2016.
The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs (JCPA) is an Israeli think tank specializing in public diplomacy and foreign policy founded in 1976. Describing itself on its website as "The Global Embassy for Israel",it publishes the biennial journal Jewish Political Studies Review alongside other content.
Daniel Charles Kurtzer is an American former diplomat. He served as U.S. ambassador to Egypt during the term of President Bill Clinton,and was the U.S. ambassador to Israel from 2001 to 2005 during the term of President George W Bush.
Dennis B. Ross is an American diplomat and author. He served as the Director of Policy Planning in the State Department under President George H. W. Bush,the special Middle East coordinator under President Bill Clinton,and was a special adviser for the Persian Gulf and Southwest Asia to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Ross is currently a fellow at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy,a pro-Israel think tank,and co-chairs the Jewish People Policy Institute's board of directors.
Michael Bornstein Oren is an American-Israeli diplomat,essayist,historian,novelist,and politician. He is a former Israeli ambassador to the United States (2009–2013),former member of the Knesset for the Kulanu party and a former Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Office.
Ron Dermer is an American-born Israeli political consultant and diplomat serving as the Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs since 2022. He served as the Israeli Ambassador to the United States from 2013 to 2021.
The United States was the first country to recognize the nascent State of Israel on May 14,1948. Since the 1960s,the Israel–U.S. relationship has grown into a mutually beneficial alliance in economic,strategic and military aspects. The U.S. has provided strong support for Israel:it has played a key role in the promotion of good relations between Israel and its neighbouring Arab states—notably Jordan,Lebanon,Egypt—while holding off hostility from countries such as Syria and Iran. In turn,Israel provides a strategic American foothold in the region as well as intelligence and advanced technological partnerships in both the civilian and military worlds. During the Cold War,Israel was a vital counterweight to Soviet influence in the region. Relations with Israel are an important factor in the U.S. government's overall foreign policy in the Middle East;the U.S. Congress has placed considerable importance on the maintenance of a supportive relationship. The relationship has been marked by the strong influence of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC),a pro-Israel lobby which has its own political action committee (PAC);it has been called one of the most powerful lobbying groups in the United States.
Aaron Klein is an American-Israeli conservative political commentator,journalist,strategist,bestselling author,and senior advisor to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He served as campaign manager for several of Netanyahu's election campaigns and chief strategist for Netanyahu's 2020 election campaign that resulted in a rotating unity government with Netanyahu at the helm and his 2022 campaign in which Netanyahu won a full-term. Klein was Netanyahu's full-time strategic advisor in government from 2020 to 2021,during the period Netanyahu was prime minister of Israel's 36th government and he serves as a strategic advisor to Netanyahu during Israel's 37th government.
Martin Sean Indyk was an Australian-American diplomat and foreign relations analyst with expertise in the Middle East.
Robert Malley is an American lawyer,political scientist and specialist in conflict resolution,who was the lead negotiator on the 2015 Iran nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
Gilad Menashe Erdan is an Israeli politician and diplomat who served as Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations from 2020 through 2024.
J Street is a nonprofit liberal Zionist advocacy group based in the United States whose stated aim is to promote American leadership to end the Arab–Israeli and Israeli–Palestinian conflicts peacefully and diplomatically. J Street was incorporated on November 29,2007.
Israel–Ukraine relations are foreign relations between Israel and Ukraine. Both countries recognized each other on 11 May 1949 as the Ukrainian SSR and established de jure diplomatic relations on 26 December 1991 when Ukraine became independent. Israel has an embassy in Kyiv. Ukraine has an embassy in Tel Aviv and a consulate-general in Haifa. There are 30,000 Ukrainians settled in Israel,while Ukraine has one of Europe's largest Jewish communities. Ukraine was also the first state outside of Israel to have had both a Jewish president and prime minister simultaneously.
The Barack Obama administration's involvement in the Middle East was greatly varied between the region's various countries. Some nations,such as Libya and Syria,were the subject of offensive action at the hands of the Obama administration,while nations such as Bahrain and Saudi Arabia received arms deliveries. Notable achievements of the administration include inhibiting the Iranian nuclear program,while his handling of certain situations,such as the Syrian civil war,were highly criticized.
Direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian National Authority took place throughout 2010 as part of the peace process,between United States President Barack Obama,Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,and Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas. The ultimate aim of the direct negotiations is reaching an official "final status settlement" to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict by implementing a two-state solution,with Israel remaining a Jewish state,and the establishment of a state for the Palestinian people.
The 2013–2014 Israeli–Palestinian peace talks were part of the Israeli–Palestinian peace process. Direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians began on 29 July 2013 following an attempt by United States Secretary of State John Kerry to restart the peace process.
Amos J. Hochstein is an American businessman,diplomat,and former lobbyist. He is a top national and economic security official in the Biden administration. Hochstein has worked in the U.S. Congress,has testified before congressional panels and has served in the Barack Obama administration under Secretaries of State Clinton and Kerry. He was appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in 2011 and as Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs in 2013. In 2015,President Barack Obama nominated Hochstein to be the Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources but the Senate did not act on the nomination.
David Melech Friedman is an American bankruptcy lawyer and the former United States Ambassador to Israel. He joined the law firm Kasowitz,Benson,Torres &Friedman in 1994,where he met and represented Donald Trump,then chairman and president of The Trump Organization.
