Jack lew

US diplomat rebukes 'irresponsible' and 'inaccurate' report on famine in Gaza

The organization behind the report claimed it had relied on statistics provided by the UN from mid-November and would update the figures but did not withdraw its report, according to the Times.

US Ambassador to Israel Jack Lew attends a Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem, on February 18, 2024
 Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew testifies before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on his nomination to be the next U.S. ambassador to Israel on Capitol Hill, Washington, U.S., October 18, 2023.

'We’re not scrapping existing Gaza hostage deal, time of essence,’ US envoy says

AT THE opening of the Maskit exhibition (from left): Ami Katz, Shachar Atwan, Sharon Tal, Raz Samira, and Nir Tal.

Grapevine July 30, 2024: Deja vu trends

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House for the signing of the Abraham Accords, in Washington, 2020. Many feel that he is prolonging the war so he can hold on to power, the writer says.

The many wars of Benjamin Netanyahu - opinion


There’s a risk US support for Israel could erode — Lew says

“There are risks in both the Right and the Left, of erosion on the margins, that only makes it more important for there to be bipartisan support,” Lew told an economic conference at Reichman U.

 Jack Lew, US ambassador to Israel, at a rally in Tel Aviv, May 18, 2024.

Netanyahu: US arms critical to defeating Hamas, deterring Hezbollah 

The Israeli prime minister highlighted Israel's supply of arms as being crucial to its success in defeating Hamas and preventing war with Hezbollah.

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Ministers and MK's at a 40 signatures debate, at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on May 27, 2024.

'Two-states is a defeat for Hamas,' US envoy Lew says, touting Saudi deal - interview

US Ambassador to Israel, Jack Lew, spoke to The Jerusalem Post about the recent state of diplomacy amid the war, and what it might mean for the future of Israel-Saudi relations.

 Jack Lew, US ambassador to Israel, at a rally in Tel Aviv, May 18, 2024.

Grapevine, May 22, 2024: The people person

A look to Israel's journalists, businessmen, writers and politicians.

 LAURA BLAJMAN KADAR, survivor of the October 7 Hamas attack, wearing a scarf reading ‘Bring them home’ and a dress with portraits of the hostages, protests on the red carpet at the 77th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, last week.

US calls on Hamas to free hostages as Sullivan heads to Israel

US Ambassador Jack Lew, as well as ambassadors from Austria, Germany, and Great Britain, called for the release of hostages during a rally in Tel Aviv.

 Jack Lew, US ambassador to Israel, at a rally in Tel Aviv, May 18, 2024.

'Never said that': US has no plans to recognize a Palestinian state unilaterally

“We have never said that was our policy,” Lew told the Conference of Presidents when quizzed about the matter on Sunday night.

US Ambassador to Israel Jack Lew attends a Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations at the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem

‘Ukraine has a better understanding of Israel than any other country’ - interview

Asked about antisemitism in Ukraine today, Ukrainian ambassador to Israel, Yevgen Korniychuk, links his index finger to his thumb to indicate zero.

 Ukraine’s Ambassador to Israel Yevgen Korniychuk.

Is Ambassador Jack Lew really a friend of Israel? -opinion

The newly appointed ambassador to Israel has drawn praise from both right and left. But his record in the Obama administration should raise concerns.

 JACK LEW testifies last month before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on his nomination to become the next US ambassador to Israel.

Jack Lew: The new US ambassador is a staunch Israel ally - opinion

As ambassador to Israel, Jack Lew will undoubtedly be the staunch ally that the Jewish state needs during this remarkably difficult time.

 JACK LEW testifies last month before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on his nomination to become the next US ambassador to Israel.

Jack Lew becomes 22nd ambassador of the United States to Israel

While still under the status of ambassador-designate, Lew hit the ground running by participating with Blinken in a meeting of Israel’s war cabinet.

 US Ambassador Jack Lew presenting credentials, November 5, 2023

Grapevine November 3, 2023: The war of words

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends a press conference at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, earlier this week.