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January 2017
March 2017
December 6, 2017
March 2018
March 2018
May 14, 2018
August 2018
October 2018
December 2018
February 2019
March 2019
July 2019
President Trump appoints the strongest ever pro-Israel Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley.
President Trump appoints a strong pro-Israel Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman.
President Trump formally announces recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and his intention to move the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Congress passes the Taylor Force Act to restrict the flow of US tax dollars to the Palestinian Authority until it ceases its Pay for Slay program.
President Trump appoints a strong pro-Israel Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo.
Ambassador Friedman presides at the official opening of the US Embassy in Jerusalem on the 70th anniversary of Israel’s independence.
President Trump cuts off all US funding for the anti-Israel agency UNRWA.
Congress passes the Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act of 2018.
Congress passes the Stop Using Human Shields Act to target Hezbollah and Hamas and their international financiers.
The Israel Air Force Air Defense Division and the United States European Command hold a joint exercise, the largest-ever directorate exercise performed by the IDF in cooperation with the US Military, during Juniper Falcon 2019. Juniper Falcon is “biannual U.S.-Israel rapid deployment
and contingency response exercise designed to enhance interoperability between the U.S. and Israeli militaries.” 21
Under the Trump Administration, the US recognizes Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights after CUFI’s month-long lobbying campaign and just one week after CUFI released a statement backing associated legislation.
The IAF (Israeli Air Force) takes delivery of two additional F-35s fighter jets, reflecting the longstanding military cooperation between Israel and the United States.
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21 Defense Visual Information Distribution Service, “Juniper Falcon 2019,” https://www.dvidshub.net/feature/juniperfalcon19.