Live updates on Israel, regional security, U.S.–Israel relations, and developments affecting the Body of Christ in the Middle East.
Russia wants share in Israeli gas
Posted on Monday, April 25, 2016
The Russian press reported at the end of last week that Russia was seeking to enter the Israeli natural gas industry, following a meeting in Russia last Thursday between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Netanyahu hails ‘very successful’ meeting with Putin
Posted on Friday, April 22, 2016
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday labeled his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier in the day as “very successful,” adding that the two countries reached understandings over issues that had previously not been sufficiently clarified.
Netanyahu heads to Moscow for talks on Syria
Posted on Thursday, April 21, 2016
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was slated to travel to Russia Thursday morning for a quick round of a meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin during which the leaders are expected to discuss Syrian fighting and weapons sales to…
Lamb slaughtered at Passover re-enactment in Jerusalem
Posted on Thursday, April 21, 2016
At a model Passover sacrifice ceremony on the Mount of Olives attended by approximately 400 people, several public figures expressed the hope that the Dome of the Rock shrine and the al-Aqsa mosque will soon be removed from…
Jerusalem bus blown up in terror attack, injuring at least 21
Posted on Tuesday, April 19, 2016
A bomb exploded on a bus in Jerusalem Monday afternoon, injuring over 20 people as it and other vehicles were engulfed in flames, and ratcheting up tensions in a city just recovering from a months-long wave of violence.
PM: UNESCO ignoring historic Jewish ties to Temple Mount
Posted on Monday, April 18, 2016
UNESCO, the United Nations body responsible for protecting historical and archaeological sites throughout the world, has changed its language for the Temple Mount, acquiescing last week to a request by the Palestinian Authority that it refer to the…
Obama Admin Open to U.N. Measures Focused on Israel
Posted on Friday, April 15, 2016
The Obama administration says it "will carefully consider" what are expected to be a series of United Nations Security Council Resolutions aimed at Israel in the coming months, generating accusations in Congress that Washington is preparing to abandon…
Hezbollah acquires advance Russian air-defense systems
Posted on Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Israeli intelligence has confirmed to the German newspaper Bild, that Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed terrorist army that has vowed to destroy the Jewish state, has acquired advanced Russian anti-aircraft weapons systems that were given by the Russian military to…
Lockheed Martin: First F-35s will arrive in Israel in December
Posted on Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Development of the advanced F-35 fighter jet is moving along as expected and Israel "has our commitment" that the first F-35s it ordered will arrive this December, Lockheed Martin Vice President Gen. (ret.) Gary North said Sunday at…
Netanyahu: Brussels attacks show it’s not the occupation that drives terror
Posted on Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Speaking via satellite from Jerusalem, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the American Public Affairs Committee's closing plenary session that the terrorist attacks Tuesday morning in Belgium highlighted Israel's own struggle against the murderous and extremist imperative of its…
Israel demands world powers punish Iran for missile tests
Posted on Sunday, March 13, 2016
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday called on world powers to punish Iran after the country test-fired two ballistic missiles emblazoned with the phrase "Israel must be wiped out" in Hebrew.
Abbas rejects US peace initiative
Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2016
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas rejected a peace initiative presented by US Vice President Joe Biden during their meeting in Ramallah on Wednesday, according to Palestinian newspaper Al-Quds.
White House may back UN Security Council resolution
Posted on Tuesday, March 8, 2016
US President Barack Obama is weighing up options to make progress on the Middle East peace process before he leaves office, the Wall Street Journal reports, including the possibility of backing a UN Security Council resolution to further…
