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Blinken warns Israeli leaders Sheikh Jarrah evictions could spark new violence

Blinken warns Israeli leaders Sheikh Jarrah evictions could spark new violence

Top US diplomat says he passed along concern during visit to region, during which he heard of interest from both sides in maintaining Gaza ceasefire… Read More ›

Opinion: How long will the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas last?

Opinion: How long will the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas last?

Hamas has now once again been given time to recover and rearm to be ready for another round of attacks at their chosen time, putting… Read More ›

Israel must understand it has a friend in the White House

Israel must understand it has a friend in the White House

Opinion: Biden’s conduct during the latest round of fighting in Gaza reassured Jerusalem that it will have Washington’s support no matter what, but in return… Read More ›

Hundreds protest New York’s Museum of Modern Art board’s Israel ties

Hundreds protest New York’s Museum of Modern Art board’s Israel ties

Activists accuse members Ron Lauder, Leon Black, Steven Tananbaum, others of ‘supporting apartheid rule’ and ‘artwashing’ the ‘occupation of Palestine’   Nearly 300 people have… Read More ›

Ashkenazi: Israel, int’l community partnering to weaken Hamas

Ashkenazi: Israel, int’l community partnering to weaken Hamas

“This is an Israeli, Palestinian, regional and international interest that will strengthen stability in the Middle East,” Israeli FM Gabi Ashkenazi said.   Israel will… Read More ›

U.S. concerns over China said threatening UAE arms deal

U.S. concerns over China said threatening UAE arms deal

Unease grew after Chinese army planes spotted in Emirati airport; WSJ quotes American officials as saying that preserving Israel’s military qualitative edge, preventing China from… Read More ›

IAEA chief: Iran’s uranium enrichment now at levels of ‘countries making bombs’

IAEA chief: Iran’s uranium enrichment now at levels of ‘countries making bombs’

Head of UN nuclear watchdog urges tight monitoring, warns that even if 2015 pact is revived Iranian program cannot be rolled back to previous status… Read More ›

Blinken trip to Israel aimed to ensure Israel, Hamas ceasefire holds

Blinken trip to Israel aimed to ensure Israel, Hamas ceasefire holds

Netanyahu warns Israel may act independently against nuclear Iran   US Secretary of State Antony Blinken departed for the Middle East on Monday evening to… Read More ›

Israel’s weak policies brought about recent violence

Israel’s weak policies brought about recent violence

Opinion: Israel’s attempts to contain constant acts of aggression, from incendiary balloons and sporadic rocket fire to crime in the country’s north and south, have… Read More ›

As ceasefire holds, Israel reopens Gaza crossings for humanitarian aid

As ceasefire holds, Israel reopens Gaza crossings for humanitarian aid

Hamas said to threaten renewed fighting over any change to ‘status quo,’ reject proposed condition of releasing captives in exchange for Strip’s reconstruction   Israel… Read More ›

Blinken: US not jump-starting Israeli-Palestinian peace talks now

Blinken: US not jump-starting Israeli-Palestinian peace talks now

“I don’t think we’re in a place where getting to some kind of a negotiation for what ultimately, I think, has to be the result,… Read More ›

Israel bungles the PR war, again

Israel bungles the PR war, again

Opinion: Once again, the country’s military achievements are dwarfed by its inadequacies on the global stage, lacking any coherent strategy to successfully carry out this… Read More ›

5 Israelis, including a child, among 14 killed in Italian cable car crash

5 Israelis, including a child, among 14 killed in Italian cable car crash

Israeli ambassador says all five were members of a single family; another Israeli child in critical condition after disaster in Piedmont region   A cable… Read More ›

Biden: No peace until region recognizes Israel’s right to exist

Biden: No peace until region recognizes Israel’s right to exist

“There is no shift in my commitment to the security of Israel. No shift. Period. What we still need is a two-state solution. It is… Read More ›

U.S. policy must reflect changes in the New Middle East

U.S. policy must reflect changes in the New Middle East

Opinion: The Biden administration is using messages from a time that no longer exists, for the people of the region are tired of conflict and… Read More ›

Gantz says Israel will ‘eventually succeed’ in killing Hamas military chief Deif

Gantz says Israel will ‘eventually succeed’ in killing Hamas military chief Deif

Defense minister warns all Hamas leaders remain in danger, while calling for international effort to rebuild and develop the Strip   A day after the… Read More ›

Hamas Defiant With Military Parade, Appearance Of Top Leader

Hamas Defiant With Military Parade, Appearance Of Top Leader

  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hundreds of masked Hamas fighters brandishing assault rifles paraded in Gaza City and the group’s top leader made… Read More ›

Hamas celebrates ceasefire ‘victory,’ warns of building future resistance

Hamas celebrates ceasefire ‘victory,’ warns of building future resistance

“We have prepared a serious missile attack that will hit Israel from Haifa in the north to Ramon Airport in the south and we have… Read More ›

Hamas postmortem: The ‘Zionists’ started Gaza fighting

Hamas postmortem: The ‘Zionists’ started Gaza fighting

Khaled Mashal, the terror group’s leader in Qatar claims victory in fiercest fighting enclave has seen since 2014; calls for West Bank intifada and accuses… Read More ›

Biden hails Israel, Hamas ceasefire, sees ‘genuine opportunity’ to move forward

Biden hails Israel, Hamas ceasefire, sees ‘genuine opportunity’ to move forward

US president thanks Netanyahu for bringing end to Gaza fighting, backs Israel’s right to self-defense, promises to replenish Israel’s Iron Dome interceptors, stop Hamas rearming… Read More ›