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Netanyahu: World is realizing what we said about Iran nuclear threat

Posted on Monday, June 22, 2020

The International Atomic Energy Agency has begun to realize that Iran is lying about its nuclear ambitions, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at the opening of Sunday’s cabinet meeting.

PM: Gov’t will pass sovereignty next week, even if Blue and White opposes bid

Posted on Thursday, June 18, 2020

Even the most contentious disagreements in previous governments – including coalitions that comprised Yair Lapid, Naftali Bennett and Ayelet Shaked – didn't prepare Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the miseries of this current government. The combination of an…

Netanyahu’s new idea: Sovereignty in 2 stages

Posted on Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told various officials over the past few days that he is considering a two-stage plan to implement Israel's declaration of sovereignty in the Jordan Valley parts of Judea and Samaria.

Boris Johnson: Israel’s planned annexation breaches international law

Posted on Wednesday, June 17, 2020

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Tuesday that Israeli plans to annex parts of the West Bank would “amount to a breach of international law.”

Archaeologists briefly pause Jerusalem dig in fear of damage to ancient road

Posted on Wednesday, June 17, 2020

The Israel Antiquities Authority briefly halted an underground excavation in the Silwan neighborhood of East Jerusalem due to fears of a structural collapse in the area, according to a Monday report in Haaretz. According to the report the…

Israel’s Pangea offers digital health ‘passport’ to ease travel amid pandemic

Posted on Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Israeli firm Pangea, a maker of smart digital ID cards and border control software, is hoping to use its know-how to help airports reopen during the coronavirus pandemic to jumpstart travel and tourism.

Knesset approves coronavirus-era emergency powers bill

Posted on Tuesday, June 16, 2020

The Knesset approved in second and third reading on Tuesday night the novel coronavirus-era emergency powers bill, the emergency powers will come into effect on Wednesday at 6 a.m. There were ten MKs present during the readings, Army…

US Democrats push letter to unify party behind anti-annexation message to Israel

Posted on Tuesday, June 16, 2020

House Democrats have put together a letter that they hope will unite their entire caucus in warning Israel against annexation of part of the West Bank.

Israel Builds New Road Linking Jewish Settlements in West Bank to Jerusalem

Posted on Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Israel has started construction of a major ring road that will connect Jewish settlements in the West Bank to Jerusalem, Reuters reported exclusively Monday. Israeli officials say the road will ease traffic congestion and will benefit Palestinian West…

EU urges US to join new Israeli-Palestinian peace push, rejects Trump plan

Posted on Monday, June 15, 2020

European Union foreign ministers on Monday urged the United States to join a new effort to breathe life into long-stalled peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, but they rejected US President Donald Trump’s Middle East plan as…

IDF girds for West Bank annexation fallout, including possible new terror ‘war’

Posted on Sunday, June 14, 2020

Just over two weeks before a possible Israeli annexation of some as-yet unspecified portion of the West Bank, the Israel Defense Forces is preparing for a wide range of scenarios for potential regional fallout — up to and…

US May Approve Unilateral Israeli Annexation of a Few Settlement Blocs in West Bank

Posted on Friday, June 12, 2020

Given Palestinian rejection of the Trump peace plan, the US may support Israel in the unilateral annexation of a few settlement blocs in the West Bank, World Israel News (WIN) reported Thursday. Under the Israeli coalition government agreement,…

Israel High Court Strikes Down Law that Legalized Unlawful Settler Homes in West Bank

Posted on Thursday, June 11, 2020

On Wednesday, Israel’s High Court of Justice struck down a law passed in 2017 to retroactively legalize settler houses built illegally on Palestinian-owned land in the West Bank, CBN News reports. The law was frozen from the time…

Israel says It Will Pursue Annexation “Responsibly”

Posted on Thursday, June 11, 2020

Israeli foreign minister Gabi Ashkenazi said Wednesday that Israel will act “responsibly” in pursuing plans for annexing parts of the West Bank, Israel Hayom reported. Responding to German and EU concerns that unilateral annexation would jeopardize a two-state…

Israel spy agency must stop virus phone tracking: committee

Posted on Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Israel's government must stop using its domestic security agency to tackle the novel coronavirus by tracking mobile phone data, the head of a parliamentary committee said Wednesday.

Palestinian Authority Submits Counter-Plan for Demilitarized Statehood Along 1967 Borders

Posted on Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Having rejected outright the Trump Peace Plan presented in January, the Palestinian Authority (PA) has now sent a counter-proposal for statehood to the diplomatic Quartet (UN, US, Russia and EU) that is mediating the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Times…

Palestinians To Declare State If Israel Annexes West Bank Part  

Posted on Tuesday, June 9, 2020

The Palestinian prime minister says his government will declare a new Palestinian state, perhaps as early as next month, if Israel goes ahead with plans to annex parts of the West Bank.

Palestinian official warns Abbas willing ‘to let PA collapse’ to foil Israel’s sovereignty bid

Posted on Tuesday, June 9, 2020

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas plans to run his administration to the ground to prevent Israeli from pursuing its plan to apply sovereignty to large parts of Judea and Samaria and the Jordan Valley, a senior Palestinian official…

Israeli Lawmakers Debate Controversial COVID-19 Bill

Posted on Tuesday, June 9, 2020

As Israel sees a spike in COVID-19 cases following the easing of lockdown restrictions, government leaders began to debate a controversial new bill Tuesday that would give the executive branch wide-ranging emergency powers to manage the virus outbreak,…

Netanyahu vows all settlements will be annexed July 1, but other lands may wait

Posted on Monday, June 8, 2020

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told settler leaders on Sunday that he still intends to annex all West Bank settlements on the July 1 date that is the earliest allowed by his coalition deals, but he acknowledged that annexing…

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