Thomas Nides


Two former sr. US officials from Biden, Trump admins call for return of hostages in joint op-ed

Robert C. O'Brien served as national security advisor under Donald Trump's first administration, and Tom Nides is the former US ambassador to Israel under Joe Biden.

 A rally calling for the release of the Israeli hostages held captive by Hamas in Gaza, marking 442 days since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas, at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, December 21 2024.
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In the face of OpenAI disarray, AI21 fortifies leadership with former US ambassador

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

Grapevine November 3, 2023: The war of words

 THE US EMBASSY in Jerusalem: Israel’s inclusion in the US Visa Waiver Program will benefit individual Israelis, not the prime minister or any other Israeli government official, the writer notes.

It’s time to admit Israel to the US Visa Waiver Program - opinion


Grapevine: Much that is positive

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 MAYOR MOSHE LION on Jerusalem’s Jaffa Road.

Biden treats Netanyahu worse than Iran, ‘WSJ’ charges ahead of Herzog visit

Reps. Ocasio-Cortez, Bush, Bowman are set to join Omar in boycotting Israel's President Isaac Herzog's Congressional speech.

 U.S. President Joe Biden speaks on his deal with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to raise the United States' debt ceiling at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 28, 2023

Grapevine July 14, 2023: The power of the press

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 OUTGOING US ambassador Tom Nides in a farewell moment of prayer at the Western Wall.

Grapevine July 12, 2023: Winds of change

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 TOM NIDES, Ruth Marks Eglash, and Eilat Lieber.

Thank you, Ambassador Nides - opinion

What made Nides special, however, was that during his tenure here he made himself approachable and encouraged people to communicate with him.

 US AMBASSADOR to Israel Tom Nides speaks at the Herzliya Conference, in May.

Ambassador Nides: US gov't is trying to stop Israel from 'going off rails'

Nides claimed the reform brought into question Israel’s democratic status and Israel’s relationship with the US.

 US AMBASSADOR Tom Nides.

Letters to the Editor June 26, 2023: Is peace possible?

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

 Letters

Israelis, Palestinians are not morally equal - opinion

Nobody has the guts to remark upon the death-glorifying political culture of the Palestinians that repeatedly chooses violence over negotiations.

 US AMBASSADOR Tom Nides.

US ambassador slammed for ‘misguided’ equivalence between terrorists and victims

Israeli Ambassador to the US Mike Herzog tweeted that “any attempt of a so called ‘balanced’ condemnation is misguided and disrespectful to the memory of the victims.”

 US AMBASSADOR to Israel Tom Nides speaks at the annual National Leadership Mission to Israel of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, in Jerusalem, last week.

US Ambassador Nides: Israeli democracy is alive and well

“People call me and ask ‘what’s going on in Israel? Is democracy ending in Israel?’” Ambassador Tom Nides recounted. “The reality is that democracy is alive and well.”

 US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides in conversation with predecessor David Friedman and Jpost Editor-in-Chief Avi Mayer

Grapevine June 9, 2023: A shared history

Movers and shakers in Israeli society

 US AMBASSADOR Tom Nides with FedEx Israel CEO Miryam Tzur.