Live updates on Israel, regional security, U.S.–Israel relations, and developments affecting the Body of Christ in the Middle East.
Putin said willing to host Israeli-Palestinian peace talks
Posted on Sunday, August 21, 2016
Amid speculation over a developing Egyptian bid to revive stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said late Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin was willing to host Israeli and Palestinian leaders for direct talks.
Senator: U.S. Taxpayer Funds Potentially Diverted to Hamas Terrorists
Posted on Thursday, August 18, 2016
A leading Republican senator is calling on the Obama administration to launch a formal investigation into the potential diversion of U.S. taxpayer funds to organizations that have reportedly been infiltrated by the Hamas terror organization, according to new…
Soros Hack Reveals Evidence of Systemic Anti-Israel Bias
Posted on Monday, August 15, 2016
The Open Society Foundations, the network of philanthropic organizations funded by billionaire George Soros, appears to have been hacked earlier this weekend, and its confidential reports made available on the website DC Leaks. These newly revealed documents provide…
Pentagon looks to Israel’s ‘Iron Dome’ for new missile shield
Posted on Thursday, August 11, 2016
American defense contractor Raytheon and Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, who worked together developing Israel’s Iron Dome—the highly-acclaimed mobile air defense system that has become critical to Israel’s national security—are now collaborating on an American prototype.
Obama sets dangerous terms for generous military aid package to Israel
Posted on Wednesday, August 10, 2016
U.S. and Israeli officials are nearing completion of protracted negotiations over a planned decade-long deal for U.S. military assistance, despite deep bilateral political discord stemming mainly from nearly unbridled enmity between President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin…
Russia, not Hezbollah, sent drone into Israel
Posted on Sunday, August 7, 2016
A drone that crossed into northern Israel last month belonged to Russia — not Hezbollah, as was initially suspected — the Haaretz newspaper reported Sunday.
Netanyahu rejects Obama’s assertion that Israel now supports Iran accord
Posted on Saturday, August 6, 2016
Israel on Friday firmly rejected US President Barack Obama’s claim that its officials now support last year’s nuclear deal with Iran. Far from accepting Obama’s assertion, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel’s stance had not changed, while the…
Temple Institute announces school to train Levitical priests
Posted on Wednesday, August 3, 2016
The Temple Institute, dedicated to reestablishing the Holy Temple in Jerusalem and in keeping its memory alive, announced it is opening a school for training Levitical priests for their eventual service in a new temple.
Netanyahu says he’ll quit soon… as foreign minister
Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2016
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that he intended to give up some of the four additional ministerial posts he currently holds, including that of foreign minister. But he didn’t say when.
