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Kushner repeats call for Israel to wait on West Bank sovereignty

Kushner repeats call for Israel to wait on West Bank sovereignty

Head of team behind on Donald Trump’s Mideast peace plan says Jerusalem should wait until after March 2 elections to declare jurisdiction over its settlements… Read More ›

Israeli-American backpacker Naama Issachar freed from Russian prison

Israeli-American backpacker Naama Issachar freed from Russian prison

With her mother and Netanyahu waiting, prison service says woman jailed on drug charges released after 10 months and intense diplomatic efforts   An Israeli-American… Read More ›

Likud official: Vote on annexation pushed off – for ‘technical reasons’

Likud official: Vote on annexation pushed off – for ‘technical reasons’

Jared Kushner: “I’m not looking at the world as it existed in 1967. I’m looking at the world as it exists in 2020.”   WASHINGTON… Read More ›

Israel dials down talk of West Bank sovereignty amid U.S. caution

Israel dials down talk of West Bank sovereignty amid U.S. caution

Analysis: While Netanyahu was quick to tout an imminent extension of Israeli jurisdiction over swathes of the West Bank, a rebuttal from Trump peace plan… Read More ›

Defense minister announces formation of ‘special team’ to assess annexation

Defense minister announces formation of ‘special team’ to assess annexation

Naftali Bennett calls for interim government to move quickly to declare sovereignty over West Bank settlements, Jordan Valley before elections   Defense Minister Naftali Bennett… Read More ›

Gantz: Trump plan can be implemented when we have ‘stable’ government

Gantz: Trump plan can be implemented when we have ‘stable’ government

Gantz also called the plan a “significant historic milestone.”   US President Donald Trump’s peace plan may only be implemented by a new government and… Read More ›

Trump’s dilemma for Netanyahu

Trump’s dilemma for Netanyahu

Opinion: The president is offering a cohesive plan that includes bitter pills for both sides, but with elections looming, the prime minister may try to… Read More ›

Rivlin to Polish counterpart: ‘Many Poles’ stood by, helped murder Jews in WWII

Rivlin to Polish counterpart: ‘Many Poles’ stood by, helped murder Jews in WWII

President tells Andrzej Duda that Nazi Germany had assistance from across Europe, which ‘demands acceptance of responsibility’ by relevant parties; invites him to Jerusalem  … Read More ›

Trump’s peace plan undercuts Palestinian egotism

Trump’s peace plan undercuts Palestinian egotism

  There is no need to delve into the details of the U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to know that it will not lead to… Read More ›

Israelis join world, NBA in mourning death of Kobe Bryant

Israelis join world, NBA in mourning death of Kobe Bryant

PM Netanyahu calls ex-Laker ‘one of the greatest basketball players in history,’ fans stand and applaud in tribute as news of his death announced during… Read More ›

US Envoy Postpones Israel Visit To Defend Trump Peace Plan At UN

US Envoy Postpones Israel Visit To Defend Trump Peace Plan At UN

  WASHINGTON (Israel Hayom) — Following reports that the Trump administration will present its Middle East peace plan later this week, U.S. Ambassador to the… Read More ›

Bennett is actually fine with the Oslo Accords

Bennett is actually fine with the Oslo Accords

Opinion: Right-wing tenets like Israel holding both sides of the River Jordan, the PA being a disaster and a complete refusal to retreat from any… Read More ›

‘Deal of the Century?’ Netanyahu just got the gift of the century

‘Deal of the Century?’ Netanyahu just got the gift of the century

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Blue and White leader Benny Gantz are expected to be at the White House next Tuesday to discuss the “Deal… Read More ›

Holocaust survivors struggle while world leaders attend lavish memorials

Holocaust survivors struggle while world leaders attend lavish memorials

Saying poverty-stricken victims of the Nazis would have benefited from the money spent on the event, survivors and aid organizations warn that the conditions some… Read More ›

Trump plan said to give Israel sovereignty throughout Jerusalem, all settlements

Trump plan said to give Israel sovereignty throughout Jerusalem, all settlements

TV report: Palestinian state only if PA accepts Israel as Jewish state and Hamas is disarmed; no big refugee influx; if Abbas rejects plan, Israel… Read More ›

Ukrainian President gives up seats at Holocaust event for survivors

Ukrainian President gives up seats at Holocaust event for survivors

Yad Vashem criticized Zelensky’s decision.   Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Thursday that he and his country’s delegation would give up their seats at… Read More ›

Putin tells Naama Issachar’s mother ‘everything will be alright’

Putin tells Naama Issachar’s mother ‘everything will be alright’

The Russian leader reassures the mother of an Israeli woman jailed in Russia over drug offenses, while standing next to her during a speech at… Read More ›

Putin, Pence arrive as world leaders gather for major Holocaust commemoration

Putin, Pence arrive as world leaders gather for major Holocaust commemoration

Russian leader to meet with Netanyahu, backpacker’s mother Yaffa Issachar, who says she hopes to hear daughter is returning; PM will later visit Western Wall… Read More ›

Benjamin Netanyahu to Emmanuel Macron: Join sanctions against Iran

Benjamin Netanyahu to Emmanuel Macron: Join sanctions against Iran

“This is a very important change in Israeli foreign policy that can help us in things that are very important for national security.”   France… Read More ›

World leaders arrive in Israel for country’s biggest diplomatic event

World leaders arrive in Israel for country’s biggest diplomatic event

Fifth World Holocaust Forum, commemorating the 75th anniversary of Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp’s liberation, is set to kick off on Wednesday with delegations from 49 countries,… Read More ›