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PLO to mull revoking recognition of Israel, urges end to security coordination

PLO to mull revoking recognition of Israel, urges end to security coordination

Move by top-tier Executive Committee follows an earlier recommendation to cut ties in the wake of Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel… Read More ›

E.U to U.S.: ‘You Can’t Solve the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Alone’

E.U to U.S.: ‘You Can’t Solve the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Alone’

“Nothing without the United States, nothing with the United States alone.”   The United States cannot be the sole broker for a peace deal between… Read More ›

Israel strikes Hamas position after rocket fired from Gaza

Israel strikes Hamas position after rocket fired from Gaza

IDF says it holds the terror group responsible for all attacks from the territory   Israeli Air Force aircraft attacked a Hamas position in the… Read More ›

Hezbollah Role Unmentioned in Charges for 2012 Bulgaria Terrorist Attack

Hezbollah Role Unmentioned in Charges for 2012 Bulgaria Terrorist Attack

Cover-up or an effort to keep the Iranian-backed group angle under wraps?   The Bulgarian state prosecution has decided not to charge Hezbollah with involvement… Read More ›

Is Israel headed towards an initiated war in Lebanon?

Is Israel headed towards an initiated war in Lebanon?

Analysis: If the Iranians keep building missile factories, Israel will be forced to decide whether two or three missile factories in Lebanon are a casus… Read More ›

Washington warns Holocaust bill could hurt relations with Poland

Washington warns Holocaust bill could hurt relations with Poland

State Dept. spokeswoman urges Warsaw to ‘reevaluate’ legislation that may spark ‘divisions among our allies’   WASHINGTON — The Trump administration urged Poland on Wednesday… Read More ›

Johannesburg – Eritrean Leader Criticizes Israel’s Migrant Deportation Plan

Johannesburg – Eritrean Leader Criticizes Israel’s Migrant Deportation Plan

  Johannesburg – In a rare interview, Eritrea’s president has expressed his displeasure with Israel’s plan to deport tens of thousands of African migrants, saying… Read More ›

German FM to Meet with Netanyahu, Doesn’t Plan to Meet Breaking the Silence

German FM to Meet with Netanyahu, Doesn’t Plan to Meet Breaking the Silence

Sigmar Gabriel does not have a meeting with Breaking the Silence on his agenda this trip.   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to meet… Read More ›

Trump’s business approach to foreign aid

Trump’s business approach to foreign aid

Analysis: The US president sees foreign aid as an investment which should yield a good return; since the rationale for aiding the Palestinians is the… Read More ›

Amid spat over Holocaust bill, Yad Vashem honors Poles who saved Jews

Amid spat over Holocaust bill, Yad Vashem honors Poles who saved Jews

Polish envoy speaks at ceremony, doesn’t mention diplomatic falling-out between Warsaw and Jerusalem over complicity legislation   The Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial on Tuesday awarded… Read More ›

Warsaw, Poland – Israeli Criticism Sparks Anti-Jewish Remarks In Polish Media

Warsaw, Poland – Israeli Criticism Sparks Anti-Jewish Remarks In Polish Media

  Warsaw, Poland – A diplomatic dispute between Poland and Israel over pending legislation that would outlaw blaming Poland for the crimes of the Holocaust… Read More ›

Palestinian Authority PM Hamdallah to Meet with Israeli Finance Minister Kahlon

Palestinian Authority PM Hamdallah to Meet with Israeli Finance Minister Kahlon

It will be the first meeting between senior Israeli and Palestinian officials since the US recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.   Palestinian Authority… Read More ›

Netanyahu’s message to Putin: Iranian hegemony also threatens you

Netanyahu’s message to Putin: Iranian hegemony also threatens you

Analysis: Netanyahu arrived at the Kremlin with the head of Military Intelligence, who explained to the Russian president the implications of Iran’s activities in Lebanon… Read More ›

Polish president ‘flabbergasted’ by ‘violent’ Israeli reaction to Holocaust bill

Polish president ‘flabbergasted’ by ‘violent’ Israeli reaction to Holocaust bill

‘We absolutely can’t back down,’ Andrzej Duda says, as Israel’s envoy to Warsaw meets with his top aide regarding legislation   Poland’s Andrzej Duda said… Read More ›

Abbas Calls for African Role in Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process

Abbas Calls for African Role in Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process

Abbas also urged African states not to establish diplomatic offices in Jerusalem.   Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday called for the African Union… Read More ›

The Israeli heroes who thwarted attempts on Arafat’s life

The Israeli heroes who thwarted attempts on Arafat’s life

Op-ed: Rafael Eitan and Ariel Sharon’s eagerness to kill the Palestinian leader at all costs was countered by junior and senior officers who stood up… Read More ›

Netanyahu Unveils NIS 1 Billion Shekel Digital Health Project

Netanyahu Unveils NIS 1 Billion Shekel Digital Health Project

Israel is a leading country in the field of digital healthcare.   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to launch a NIS 1 billion digital health… Read More ›

Netanyahu proposes ‘new model’ for peace

Netanyahu proposes ‘new model’ for peace

Moving away from a two-state solution, PM Netanyahu suggest a ‘new model’ for peace with the Palestinians, whereby Israel would maintain control over security but… Read More ›

Council of Europe to Denounce Trump’s Jerusalem Recognition Thursday

Council of Europe to Denounce Trump’s Jerusalem Recognition Thursday

Israel, which has a delegation in Strasbourg, where the council’s Parliamentary Assembly has gathered, believes the resolution’s passage is assured, but is hoping to add… Read More ›

Portion of VP Pence’s speech penned by former UK chief rabbi

Portion of VP Pence’s speech penned by former UK chief rabbi

Former chief rabbi of the UK and one of the preeminent religious Jewish philosophers in the world, Lord Dr. Jonathan Sacks, met with VP Pence… Read More ›