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Sep 20

🧵A senior Biden administration official says that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu understands that he'll "have to do some very hard things" in order to get a normalization agreement between Israel and Saudia across the finish line. (1/14)

Briefing reporters on condition of anonymity after US President Joe Biden's meeting with Netanyahu, the administration official is asked whether the Israeli premier acknowledged that such an agreement cannot neglect the Palestinians. (2/14)

"There's a common understanding amongst all the leaders about this very historic step between Israel and Saudi Arabia, that all the leaders involved in this have to do some very hard things, and that includes the Prime Minister of Israel, and that includes some component...(3/14)

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Jul 9

Biden tells CNN that Netanyahu's government is "the most extreme" that he's ever seen, saying members of the cabinet who back settling "anywhere they want" in the West Bank are "part of the problem" in the conflict. (1/7)

CNN presses the president on what it'll take for Biden to extend an invitation for Netanyahu to visit the White House, but the president manages to dodge the question, noting that Israeli President Herzog will be coming to Washington next week. (2/7)

Despite the lack of invitation, Biden stresses that he is an "unyielding supporter of Israel for... as long as I have been around." As for Bibi, Biden says "I think, [he] is trying to [figure out] how he can work through his existing problems in terms of his coalition." (3/7)

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May 13

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Israel will not sign a ceasefire agreement that includes any other condition beyond the IDF holding its fire, a senior Egyptian official familiar with the negotiations between Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad tells @TimesofIsrael

PIJ has pushed for Israel to release the body of its senior member Khader Adnan, who died earlier this month after hunger-striking for 86 days in protest of his detention in Israel without charges. It has also demanded that Israel commit to halting assassinations of its leaders.

The Egyptian official says Israel has refused including either demand as part of the ceasefire agreement.

“[Israel is] only willing to cease firing if the other side does too. No strings attached,” the official says.

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Mar 29

🧵Analysis: Initial statements from Biden officials in the first 24 hours Netanyahu announced Monday that he would be temporarily pausing judicial overhaul seemed to indicate that US-Israel ties had finally turned a corner after months of deterioration. timesofisrael.com/for-months-pm-…

One after another, Biden spx issued statements lauding Netanyahu’s decision to give talks a chance. “We welcome this announcement as an opportunity to create additional time and space for compromise. [This] is precisely what we have been calling for,” Karine Jean-Pierre said.

US Ambassador Tom Nides even began talking on Tuesday about a White House visit for Netanyahu “relatively soon,” with the premier reportedly irate over the fact that he has yet to receive such an invitation.

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Mar 27

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is slated to make a virtual appearance at the US State Department’s Democracy Summit later this week, two US officials tell The Times of Israel. (1/4)

Israel is one of the roughly 120 countries invited to participate in the 3-day confab that begins tomorrow. Bibi is slated to send a pre-recorded speech and participate in a panel on the economic benefits of democratic rule, a US official says, confirming a Haaretz report. (2/4)

At a briefing earlier today, White House NSC spx John Kirby was peppered with questions on whether the US would be rescinding it’s invitation to Netanyahu amid his government’s efforts to overhaul the judiciary. Kirby said he didn’t have anything to share on the matter. (3/4)

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Mar 7

The Biden administration backs the deadly raid carried out by the IDF earlier today in Jenin, saying Israel has a "legitimate right to defend its people." (1/6)

Asked for comment on the raid during a press briefing, US State Department Spokesman Ned Price notes the Israeli army's claim that its troops were pursuing the perpetrator of "what can only be described as a horrific attack" in Huwara last week (2/6)

"Israel has the legitimate right to defend its people and its territory against all forms of aggression, including those from terrorist groups," Price says. "We have seen far too many vivid demonstrations of the terrorist threat that Israel faces in recent days." (3/6)

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