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'Cheap media provocation': Israel's version of Rep. Ro Khanna's claim he was detained in West Bank

After Khanna claimed he was detained by armed settlers, Israel's ambassador to the US called for sticking to the facts; In a detailed post, Leiter presented the events and emphasized that 'at no stage' was the congressman or his entourage point threatened by soldiers or armed civilians

Itamar Eichner | 07.14.26

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'If Hezbollah stays, we stay': Israel sets terms before Lebanon talks in Rome

Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors to the US will meet without military representatives as Washington pushes pilot zones in southern Lebanon; Beirut wants a faster IDF withdrawal, while Israel demands deeper Lebanese army action against Hezbollah

Itamar Eichner | 07.14.26

Lebanese army sidelining Shiite troops who won’t confront Hezbollah, Israeli envoy claims

Yechiel Leiter defends his rare public rebukes of ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir over videos humiliating detained flotilla activists and May Golan over her ‘dog weddings’ remark about Reform synagogues

Itamar Eichner | 07.02.26

Israel warns Lebanon talks are becoming 'a train wreck’ over Hezbollah disarmament

Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter says Iran must be kept out of Lebanon and asks whether dismantling Hezbollah remains the basis of the US-led talks

Itamar Eichner | 06.23.26

Netanyahu vows IDF will stay in Lebanon security zone despite Iran demand

Prime minister says Israel will not withdraw ‘as long as security needs require,’ while Ambassador Yechiel Leiter warns Lebanon’s inclusion in the US-Iran memorandum could let Tehran protect Hezbollah

Itamar Eichner | 06.18.26

'Tarnishing the entire State of Israel': US envoy warns Israel is losing allies because of nationalist crime

Rise in Jewish extremist violence in the West Bank is also making waves in American politics, and Amb. Yechiel Leiter is warning about the consequences; 'They are not only tarnishing the settlement enterprise, but they are also tarnishing the entire State of Israel'

Itamar Eichner | 03.25.26

‘If a nuclear Iran took the Strait of Hormuz, who would control the world’s oil?’

Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter argues the US-Israeli campaign aims to stop Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons, exporting terrorism and gaining leverage over global energy routes

Felice Friedson/The Media Line | 03.12.26

Israeli ambassador signals hope for Lebanon peace by 2026 in rare message

'We want to live together in peace and harmony; we have no issues with your territory, only with our security,' Israel’s U.S. ambassador Yechiel Leiter told Lebanese citizens, expressing hope their country will join the Abraham Accords next year

Lior Ben Ari | 12.06.25

Israeli ambassador to US warns China may be helping Iran rebuild missile program

Yechiel Leiter warns of 'troubling signs' China aiding Iran’s rebuild a threat meant to 'destroy the Jewish state'; 'Why would anybody want to be partners with somebody who says they want to destroy a state,' he says

Itamar Eichner | 07.26.25

Diplomats speak for nations, not leaders

Opinion: Ambassador Yechiel Leiter’s remarks in a partisan interview highlight a troubling misunderstanding of his role—and of diplomacy itself

Tova Herzl | 06.04.25

Israel summons ambassador to US over pro-Netanyahu remarks

Diplomats condemn Ambassador Yechiel Leiter’s unprecedented partisan comments attacking Netanyahu’s critics, corruption charges and Qatar, warning he breached diplomatic protocol

Itamar Eichner, Daniel Edelson, New York | 05.25.25

'Blood libels': Israel's US ambassador defends Netanyahu, slams legal system

Yechiel Leiter accuses law enforcement of trying to 'break' Netanyahu, defends his integrity amid corruption charges and reveals Israel’s undisclosed role in the US-led Gaza relief fund

Daniel Edelson, New York | 05.24.25

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