Israel Police arrested two protesters outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's home and accused them of disturbing the peace.
Saudi Arabia is neither ready nor able to give up the American defensive shield, and it believes that Israel, as America’s ally, has a role in securing this.
In terms of political parties, Republicans were more likely than Democrats to express confidence in Netanyahu.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told US President Joe Biden that Israel is an independent country and doesn't answer to outside pressure.
This statement comes amidst the US's recent support of Isaac Herzog's judicial reform outline. However, the current government coalition rejected the Israeli president's proposal.
Most new Israeli leaders had visited the US or met the president by this point. Only two out of 13 previous prime ministers heading a new government waited longer.
As nationwide surveys attest, American Jews’ attachment to Israel has remained fairly stable to this day.
Smotrich's retraction of his comments comes amid reports that he won't receive a US visa ahead of his planned visit next week.
"Smotrich has long expressed views that are abhorrent to the vast majority of American Jews, from anti-Arab racism, to virulent homophobia," the petition stated.
Ambassador Thomas Nides expects an announcement soon on whether the number of Israeli applicants who were refused recent requests for US visas had been kept to 3% or fewer.
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