Live updates on Israel, regional security, U.S.–Israel relations, and developments affecting the Body of Christ in the Middle East.
Netanyahu okayed US draft setting ’67 lines as start for talks
Posted on Sunday, June 11, 2017
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was apparently prepared to accept a framework agreement drafted by US officials that set the pre-1967 lines as the basis for negotiations with the Palestinians, according to a report Wednesday.
US Congress passes resolution marking Jerusalem unification
Posted on Tuesday, June 6, 2017
Marking fifty years since the outbreak of the Six Day War, the US Senate on Monday passed a resolution celebrating Jerusalem as Israel's "undivided" capital and calling on the Trump administration to move the US embassy there.
Abbas acknowledges Trump yelled at him over incitement
Posted on Thursday, June 1, 2017
Following stringent Palestinian denials that US President Donald Trump shouted at Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas about Palestinian incitement against Israel during their meeting last week, Abbas conceded — in Arabic — that the story was true, according…
Netanyahu: Israeli land swaps with Palestinians won’t bring peace
Posted on Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted on Tuesday that any future peace agreement reached with the Palestinians must include an Israeli military presence in the West Bank and offered insight on security concerns the government may have following a…
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.
