Live updates on Israel, regional security, U.S.–Israel relations, and developments affecting the Body of Christ in the Middle East.
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.
US demands UN pull report accusing Israel of apartheid
Posted on Thursday, March 16, 2017
The United States on Wednesday demanded that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres withdraw a report by a UN body accusing Israel of imposing apartheid on the Palestinians and of racially dominating them.
Trump mulls Middle East peace conference
Posted on Sunday, March 12, 2017
US President Donald Trump is mulling the option to hold a peace conference in the Middle East in an effort to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, after speaking on Friday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Israel Enters ‘New Era’ of Missile Defense with Arrow-3
Posted on Thursday, February 23, 2017
Israel strengthened its defense against an Iranian missile onslaught with the transfer on Wednesday of Arrow-3 interceptors from the Israel Missile Defense Organization to the Israel Air Force.
Trump Officials: Two-State Solution Not the Only Path to Peace
Posted on Wednesday, February 15, 2017
Rebooting direct negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians is a top priority of US President Donald Trump, senior officials in his administration said on Tuesday, previewing his first official meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tomorrow.
Iran: ‘Only Seven Minutes Needed for the Iranian Missile to Hit Tel Aviv’
Posted on Monday, February 6, 2017
"Only seven minutes is needed for the Iranian missile to hit Tel Aviv," senior member of the Iranian parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission and former Revolutionary Guard official, Majtaba Zonour, told semi-official Fars News Agency Saturday.
