TEL AVIV – U.S. forces are arriving in Israel in preparation for Juniper Cobra, a major joint military drill launching next week that will simulate a war in which the Jewish state comes under attack with thousands of missiles.
TEL AVIV – Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Saturday said Amman worked to prevent the “Judaization” of Muslim and Christian holy sites and reverse Israel’s recently imposed security measures at the Temple Mount.
TEL AVIV – U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman on Tuesday slammed a Jewish group doing the “unthinkable” and rethinking its support of the Jewish state following Sunday’s controversial decision regarding pluralistic praying at the Western Wall.
TEL AVIV – U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Tuesday urged the UN Security Council to issue a resolution condemning Hamas and designating the Gaza-based group as a terror organization.
TEL AVIV — The U.S. Senate on Monday unanimously approved a resolution that commemorates the 50th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem.
TEL AVIV – President Donald Trump’s successful visit to the Middle East reflects the change that is unfolding there, especially with regards to the growing alliance between Israel and Sunni Arab states, National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster said Sunday.
Moving the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem would end the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians, senior Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat warned on Saturday.
TEL AVIV – President Donald Trump should ignore former-President Jimmy Carter’s advice for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the president’s inauguration rabbi said.
TEL AVIV – President Donald Trump should pay no heed to the threat of violence and move the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, the capital’s mayor said on Wednesday.
TEL AVIV – President Donald Trump’s inauguration rabbi criticized the president and his administration for its reticence to clarify its position on Israel’s sovereignty over Jerusalem, but added that he was confident the president would erase all doubts once he arrives in Israel next week.
TEL AVIV -President Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, arrived in the country to take up his position at the behest of President Reuven Rivlin, who told the new envoy that it is time for the entire world to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
TEL AVIV — The White House on Monday said that comments from a U.S. official claiming that the Western Wall is part of the West Bank were “unauthorized” and do not represent President Donald Trump’s stance.
TEL AVIV — President Donald Trump will push a “just and lasting peace” and self-determination for the Palestinians when he visits the region next week, the White House said Friday.
TEL AVIV – President Donald Trump said he is looking forward to a “wonderful and productive” trip to Israel later this month during which the Iran threat will be discussed, the daily Israel Hayom reported.
TEL AVIV – President Donald Trump has convinced Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to make certain concessions that will allow the peace process to move forward, World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder told Israeli lawmakers at the Jerusalem Post Annual Conference in New York.
TEL AVIV – Israel police are in the throes of preparing security protocols for President Donald Trump’s upcoming visit to the country later this month.
TEL AVIV – President Donald Trump is still “seriously considering” moving the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, Vice President Mike Pence said Tuesday.
TEL AVIV — President Donald Trump is considering plans to visit Israel, sources in the White House told several Israeli media outlets on Wednesday.
TEL AVIV – Ahead of the two month interregnum following the U.S. elections in November, Israel is confident that any last ditch Mideast effort from President Barack Obama before leaving office will stay true to what he said at the UN in 2011: “Peace will not come through statements and resolutions at the United Nations.”
The Jerusalem Post reports: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday morning rejected speculation by some that relations between Israel and the United States are on the verge of collapse, pointing toward U.S. Vice President Joe Biden’s upcoming visit as a
Israel’s Association of University Heads (VERA) urged the American Anthropological Association (AAA) on Monday to backtrack on its decision to support a proposal raised by Palestinian organizations to boycott Israeli universities, asking the academic group not to assist the boycott movement.
President Reuven and his wife, Nechama, were the guests of honor of US President Barack Obama for the White House Hanukka candle lighting ceremony on Wednesday evening. At the opening of the ceremony, Obama mentioned that in a meeting prior
The American Anthropological Association (AAA) on Friday voted overwhelmingly in favor of a boycott of Israeli academic institutions. If it receives final approval, the embargo will apply to all institutions, but not individuals. The resolution calling for the boycott passed
The United States announced that Friday it has no intention of changing the terms of parole for convicted spy Jonathan Pollard. Pollard, the American spy who was convicted of selling US secrets to Israel, was freed Friday after 30 years
Moshe Kahlon, the head of the populist Kulanu party in Israel, apologized to the Obama administration for the recent comments made by fellow party member Michael Oren (who formerly served as the Israeli Ambassador to the United States), who next week is releasing “Ally,” which in part is a scathing critique of the administration’s position on Israel.
