Live updates on Israel, regional security, U.S.–Israel relations, and developments affecting the Body of Christ in the Middle East.
EU, Arab League affirm Jerusalem must be joint capital
Posted on Tuesday, February 27, 2018
European Union and Arab League countries insisted on Monday that Jerusalem must be the joint capital of Israel and a future Palestinian state, after US President Donald Trump announced its embassy would be moved to the city later…
Shin Bet foils ISIS-inspired attack on Temple Mount
Posted on Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Three Arab citizens from the village of Um el-Fahm were indicted on Monday for plotting a terrorist attack on the Temple Mount in the name of Islamic State, the Shin Bet security agency announced.
Netanyahu to invite Trump to inaugurate US embassy in Jerusalem in May
Posted on Monday, February 26, 2018
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to invite US President Donald Trump to Israel in May to inaugurate the US embassy, which Washington announced on Friday will be relocated to Jerusalem on Israel’s Independence Day, Hadashot TV news…
Judge and lawyer Coordinated Ruling in Corruption Probe
Posted on Monday, February 26, 2018
A judge presiding over hearings in a major corruption case asked to be removed from her duties after Channel 10 exposed that she had coordinated rulings with a government lawyer working the hearing, the Justice ministry said Sunday.
Abbas, Haley Trade Barbs Over Trump’s Israel Stand at UN
Posted on Thursday, February 22, 2018
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called President Donald Trump’s decision to move the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem a 'dangerous' development in a speech before the United Nations, then walked out before U.S. envoy Nikki Haley retorted that…
Israel, Iran on collision course over Syria
Posted on Thursday, February 22, 2018
Iran and Israel are on a collision course over Tehran’s expanding footprint in Syria, raising the odds of a direct clash between the region’s two military heavyweights that could quickly draw in other combatants.
At UN, Abbas Calls on World Leaders to Recognize Palestinian State
Posted on Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called in an address to the United Nations Security Council Tuesday to convene an international conference by mid-2018 that would result in the recognition of a Palestinian state within the 1967 borders.
Russia knocks Iran over vow to destroy Israel
Posted on Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Russia admonished Tehran on Monday for calls by Iranian leaders to destroy Israel, marking rare criticism of Moscow’s ally in the Syrian civil war.
In Jordan, Tillerson notes progress in Mideast peace plan
Posted on Thursday, February 15, 2018
The Trump administration’s plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is at an advanced stage, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Wednesday in Jordan as part of his weeklong regional visit.
