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Israel’s US envoy called home over interview remarks
Israel’s ambassador to Washington is being summoned home to discuss comments he made in a podcast.
Ambassador Yechiel Leiter appeared on a podcast run by the right-wing US online platform PragerU, in which he accused opponents of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of levelling “blood libels” at the Israeli leader.
Leiter accused “extremists on the left” and the Israeli media of trying to topple Netanyahu’s government.
“The Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Eden Bar Tal, will summon the ambassador in Washington, Dr Yechiel Leiter, for a hearing regarding statements he made during a media interview,” a Foreign Ministry spokesman said in a statement.
Leiter also dismissed as “insanity” claims that Netanyahu is prolonging the war on Gaza to remain in power. “How dare they say something as malicious as that?” he asked.
US Secretary Noem visits Israel after deadly DC shooting
US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem arrived in Israel late on Sunday. She met Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar after her arrival and is also expected to hold talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The visit follows last week’s deadly shooting attack on two Israeli embassy staffers in Washington, DC, and Noem is expected to attend a memorial service.
US President Donald Trump expressed condolences to the families of the victims and said the killings were “based obviously on anti-Semitism”.
An absolute pleasure to welcome @sec_noem to Israel particularly on the eve of Jerusalem Day. The U.S.-Israel alliance is strong and steadfast. The United States stands with the people of Israel! pic.twitter.com/MrkT2uUJag
— Ambassador Mike Huckabee (@USAmbIsrael) May 25, 2025
Man charged with trying to attack US embassy in Tel Aviv
A dual US and German citizen has been arrested on charges that he traveled to Israel and attempted to firebomb the branch office of the US embassy in Tel Aviv.
Federal prosecutors in New York said the man, Joseph Neumeyer, walked up to the embassy building on May 19 with a backpack containing Molotov cocktails but got into a confrontation with a guard and eventually ran away, dropping his backpack as the guard tried to grab him.
Law enforcement then tracked Neumeyer down to a hotel a few blocks away from the embassy and arrested him, according to a criminal complaint filed in the Eastern District of New York.
The attack took place against the backdrop of Israel’s war in Gaza, now in its 19th month. Neumeyer, 28, made a series of threatening social media posts before attempting the attack, prosecutors said.
During his first term, President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital despite Palestinian objections and moved the US embassy from Tel Aviv.
