Live updates on Israel, regional security, U.S.–Israel relations, and developments affecting the Body of Christ in the Middle East.
UN Security Council to vote Thursday on Israeli settlements
Posted on Thursday, December 22, 2016
The United Nations Security Council is due to vote on Thursday afternoon on a draft resolution that would demand that Israel "immediately and completely cease all settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem."
Netanyahu says he hopes to work with Trump to undo Iran deal
Posted on Monday, December 12, 2016
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he believes US President-elect Donald Trump will be a good friend to Israel and hopes the two countries can work together to dismantle the international nuclear agreement with Iran.
Israeli Air Force strikes Islamic State targets in Syria
Posted on Monday, November 28, 2016
The Israeli Air Force struck an Islamic State held target in the southern Syrian Golan Heights early Monday morning in response to an attack on Israeli soldiers near the Syrian border on Sunday.
60,000 flee massive fires raging across Haifa; arson suspected
Posted on Friday, November 25, 2016
Some sixty thousand people were evacuated from their homes in Haifa Thursday as a wave of wildfires threatened the bay metropolis, bolstered by high winds and dry conditions that have contributed to a spate of blazes across the…
Tens of thousands told to flee as massive fires rage across Haifa
Posted on Thursday, November 24, 2016
Tens of thousands of people were evacuating from their homes in Haifa Thursday morning as a wave of wildfires threatened the bay metropolis, bolstered by high winds and dry conditions that have contributed to a spate of blazes…
Trump: Israeli-Palestinian peace would be ‘ultimate deal’
Posted on Sunday, November 13, 2016
President elect-Donald Trump wasted no time placing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict high on his foreign policy agenda, telling The Wall Street Journal on Friday that he hopes to end the conflict after taking office in January.
Hamas looks to join PLO, marking major unification step
Posted on Thursday, November 3, 2016
Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal made a rare plea on Wednesday for uniting his popular Palestinian Islamist movement with the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), bringing it, for the first time, into the umbrella group recognized internationally and by Israel…
Russian PM to discuss Israel-PA peace
Posted on Monday, October 31, 2016
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev is scheduled to visit Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) on November 9 with the aim of advancing the peace negotiations between the sides, i24news reported Sunday, citing a report on the PA’s…
UNESCO officially adopts controversial Jerusalem resolution
Posted on Tuesday, October 18, 2016
UNESCO's executive board formally adopted a controversial resolution Tuesday morning which Israel has said denies the deep historic Jewish connection to holy sites in Jerusalem—and that has angered Israel's government and many Jews around the world.
Worshippers flock to Jerusalem ahead of Yom Kippur
Posted on Monday, October 10, 2016
Thousands of Jews have been attending the traditional Selichot (penitential) prayers at the Western Wall in Jerusalem in recent days, ahead of the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur.
