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Is Netanyahu’s coalition on the verge collapse?

Is Netanyahu’s coalition on the verge collapse?

Analysis: The public atmosphere, the anti-corruption protests and the investigations against the prime minister and his associates are completely disrupting the coalition’s work; smelling elections… Read More ›

Palestinian arrested outside West Bank military court with pipe bombs

Palestinian arrested outside West Bank military court with pipe bombs

Sappers defuse explosives, one of which was strapped to suspect’s body; would-be attacker was stopped at entrance by Israeli forces   A Palestinian man was… Read More ›

Tehran – Iranian Convicted Of Spying For Israel Confesses To Informing On Nuclear Scientists

Tehran – Iranian Convicted Of Spying For Israel Confesses To Informing On Nuclear Scientists

  Tehran – Iranian state television broadcast on Sunday what it described as the confessions of an Iranian academic with Swedish residency who it said… Read More ›

Death threats haunt Miss Iraq in wake of selfie controversy

Death threats haunt Miss Iraq in wake of selfie controversy

  Nearly a month ago, Sarah Idan was in a hand-beaded Swarovski crystal gown representing Iraq in the Miss Universe pageant. It was the first… Read More ›

Report: Four Iranian Christian Converts Arrested Weeks Before Christmas

Report: Four Iranian Christian Converts Arrested Weeks Before Christmas

The Iranian government’s official news agency referred to them as members of a “devious Christian cult.”   Four Iranian converts to Christianity were arrested last… Read More ›

‘Trump should’ve pushed peace plan with Jerusalem move’

‘Trump should’ve pushed peace plan with Jerusalem move’

While President Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital was appropriate, it should have been accompanied by his overall peace plan, former US Ambassador to… Read More ›

In rare rebuke, J Street joins AIPAC in panning Abbas over Jerusalem speech

In rare rebuke, J Street joins AIPAC in panning Abbas over Jerusalem speech

Dovish Israel lobbying group calls remarks by Palestinian leader at Istanbul summit ‘divisive and inflammatory,’ says PA still needs Washington to help broker peace  … Read More ›

Jakarta – Tens Of Thousands Of Indonesians Rally Over Trump’s Jerusalem Stance

Jakarta – Tens Of Thousands Of Indonesians Rally Over Trump’s Jerusalem Stance

  Jakarta – Tens of thousands of Muslims marched from the main mosque in Indonesia’s capital to a square in Jakarta on Sunday to protest… Read More ›

Trump’s announcement a rare strategic opportunity

Trump’s announcement a rare strategic opportunity

Op-ed: The ‘Jewish Jerusalem’ narrative presented by the US president demonstrates to the Palestinians that an ongoing postponement of any compromise would only help Israel… Read More ›

IDF officer says there are likely more Gaza tunnels leading into Israel

IDF officer says there are likely more Gaza tunnels leading into Israel

Southern Brigade commander tells border town residents the latest round of violence is ‘like a snowball we’re trying to stop’   Just days after the… Read More ›

IDF Strikes Hamas Targets in Gaza Strip in Response to Rocket Fire

IDF Strikes Hamas Targets in Gaza Strip in Response to Rocket Fire

“The State of Israel an attack, or attempted attack, on its citizens and will continue to defend them and its sovereignty sharply and decisively,” an… Read More ›

Jerusalem recognition: A Jewish-Christian reconciliation

Jerusalem recognition: A Jewish-Christian reconciliation

Op-ed: Jerusalem occupies a unique spot in Christianity, which includes not only religious sacredness but a political status as well. Both Christians and Jews chose… Read More ›

White House: Abbas’s rhetoric ‘has prevented peace for years’

White House: Abbas’s rhetoric ‘has prevented peace for years’

After PA chief says US peace role is over, Washington insists Trump ‘remains as committed to peace as ever’; Netanyahu says Israel unimpressed by Palestinian… Read More ›

Mogherini: Jerusalem Should be Shared Between Israelis and Palestinians

Mogherini: Jerusalem Should be Shared Between Israelis and Palestinians

European Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini urged Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and other Arab leaders to “show leadership, wisdom, restraint and moderation.”   WASHINGTON… Read More ›

Israeli Business Leaders to Travel to Bahrain in Next Normalization Step

Israeli Business Leaders to Travel to Bahrain in Next Normalization Step

The interfaith group’s visit to Jerusalem has sparked outrage among Palestinians and also back home in Bahrain.   A delegation of Israeli business leaders is… Read More ›

Washington – Trump Delivers Hanukkah Wishes To ‘Jewish Brothers And Sisters’

Washington – Trump Delivers Hanukkah Wishes To ‘Jewish Brothers And Sisters’

  Washington – President Donald Trump said he was “proud to stand with the Jewish people” on Hanukkah. “Melania and I wish all of our… Read More ›

Iron Dome Intercepts Missile Fired From Gaza to Israel

Iron Dome Intercepts Missile Fired From Gaza to Israel

Sirens mark second rocket fire attempt of the day. Earlier attack fell in open land, sparking Israeli retribution with tank and aircraft fire.   Israel’s… Read More ›

Gabbay to Netanyahu: ‘Time for elections’

Gabbay to Netanyahu: ‘Time for elections’

Zionist Union Chairman Gabbay calls on Netanyahu to reach decision ‘entire coalition knows you should make’, announce new elections; Recommendations Bill ‘terrible law’, Gabbay says,… Read More ›

Erdogan: US is a partner in bloodshed with Jerusalem move

Erdogan: US is a partner in bloodshed with Jerusalem move

‘The ones who made Jerusalem a dungeon for Muslims and members of other religions will never be able to clean the blood from their hands,’… Read More ›

Skeptical Netanyahu to EU on Palestinian state: Would it be Costa Rica or Yemen?

Skeptical Netanyahu to EU on Palestinian state: Would it be Costa Rica or Yemen?

In Brussels, PM tells European FMs their countries ‘spoil’ the Palestinians while Trump ‘told them the truth’ by recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital   BRUSSELS… Read More ›