Live updates on Israel, regional security, U.S.–Israel relations, and developments affecting the Body of Christ in the Middle East.
US increased military aid to Israel ahead of Trump visit
Posted on Thursday, May 25, 2017
The US has promised to increase military aid to Israel to help maintain the country's military edge in the region as it faces mounting threats from its neighbors, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said as he spoke at Wednesday's…
Trump Admin Declares Jerusalem Part of Israel in Major Policy Shift
Posted on Tuesday, May 23, 2017
The Trump administration declared the president is in "Jerusalem, Israel," on Monday for a series of meetings with Israeli officials, a proclamation that breaks with years of American policy refraining from stating that the city of Jerusalem is…
Next stop for Trump is Israel, in pursuit of ‘Peace’
Posted on Sunday, May 21, 2017
President Donald Trump has cast the elusive pursuit of peace between Israelis and Palestinians as the "ultimate deal." But he will step foot in Israel having offered few indications of how he plans to achieve what so many…
Abbas, in meeting with Putin, says Moscow must be part of peace process
Posted on Friday, May 12, 2017
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Sochi resort in Western Russia on Thursday, and said that solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will be “impossible” without the participation of Moscow in the peace…
Trump says he will launch new Middle East peace process
Posted on Thursday, May 4, 2017
The US is launching a new diplomatic effort to reach a comprehensive peace deal between Israelis and Palestinians, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday while hosting Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas at the White House.
US defense chief to visit Israel, Saudi Arabia to talk war aims
Posted on Monday, April 17, 2017
US Defense Secretary James Mattis is looking to the Middle East and North Africa for broader contributions and new ideas to fight Islamic extremism as the Trump administration fleshes out its counterterrorism strategy.
Temple Mount Faithful Preparing Passover Sacrifice
Posted on Sunday, April 9, 2017
A video that will be published in the coming days by the Temple Mount Movement, which is working for the rights of Jews on the Temple Mount and aspires to build the third Jewish Temple, is asking Muslims…
Iran Arms Manufacturing Facilities in Lebanon Are New Kind of Threat
Posted on Monday, April 3, 2017
Reports that Iran is building workshops and facilities to make advanced rockets inside Lebanon is a “huge development” that constitutes a “whole new kind of threat,” Chagai Tzuriel, director- general of the Intelligence Ministry, said Monday.