Israel does not want an endless war, Ofir Akunis, the consul general of Israel in New York, told JNS in a sit-down interview at his office on Thursday. “We, the Jewish people, prefer peace,” he

President Joe Biden said on Monday he had told Israel he had concerns about conditions at and around the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza where its forces are fighting with Hamas. "I have not been reluctant in expressing my concerns about what's going on and it's my hope and expectation that it will be less intrusive action relative to the hospital,

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be ambassador to Israel, has long rejected a Palestinian state in territory previously seized by Israel.

Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor, is the latest staunch Israel supporter whom the president-elect has said will join his incoming administration.

President-elect Donald Trump is anticipated to enlist U.S. Senator Marco Rubio to serve as secretary of state. This would make Rubio the first Latino to serve as the nation's prime diplomat. With a Republican Senate majority currently in place,

Trump could still change his mind at the last minute, the people said, but appeared to have settled on Rubio, whom he also considered when choosing his running mate this year. Rubio was elected to the Senate in 2010 and has staked out a position as a foreign policy hawk,