Live updates on Israel, regional security, U.S.–Israel relations, and developments affecting the Body of Christ in the Middle East.
Mahmoud Abbas Says Palestinians Are No Longer Bound by Oslo Accords
Posted on Thursday, October 1, 2015
Demonstrating a new level of tension with Israel, President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority declared on Wednesday that his people were no longer bound by mutual agreements with Israel, including the Oslo Peace Accords, which created the…
Putin seeks to ease Israeli fears in rare Netanyahu meeting
Posted on Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Russian President Vladimir Putin told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to worry about the Russian military buildup in Syria as the two men held talks in Moscow on Monday, their first face-to-face meeting in nearly two years.
Netanyahu to quiz Putin on Russia’s reinforcement of Syria
Posted on Monday, September 21, 2015
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Moscow on Monday to seek reassurance from President Vladimir Putin about Russia's military deployment in Syria and to lay out Israel's concerns about the risk of weapons reaching militants on its borders.
Night of stones, firebombs in Jerusalem
Posted on Friday, September 18, 2015
Israeli police plans to send large numbers of officers to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem on Friday, in preparation for possible protests and riots after Muslim morning prayers conclude, as violence continues to strike the city.
Abbas decries Israel’s ‘attack’ on al-Aqsa mosque
Posted on Monday, September 14, 2015
The Palestinian Authority, Jordan and the Arab League slammed the Israeli government for an operation during which police officers found pipe bombs on the Temple Mount in the Old City in Jerusalem on Sunday.
US, Israel near deal to produce David’s Sling missile shield
Posted on Friday, September 11, 2015
As US opponents of the nuclear deal with Iran decried its de facto approval by the Senate on Thursday, administration officials sought to assuage fears that Washington was abandoning its regional allies, promising increased defense cooperation with Israel…
Iran’s leader: Israel won’t exist in 25 years
Posted on Thursday, September 10, 2015
Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei published remarks on his personal website and on his Twitter account that Israel will not exist in 25 years. He also ruled out any new negotiations with the "Satan," otherwise known as the United…
UN chief seeks to breathe fresh life into peace talks
Posted on Monday, September 7, 2015
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will host a ministerial meeting of key global players trying to end the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict on Sept. 30 during the annual high-level session of the General Assembly, the United Nations announced Friday.
Israel to build smart fence on Jordan border
Posted on Monday, September 7, 2015
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon are set to announce Sunday the start of a multi-billion-shekel effort to construct a sensor-laden fence on the southern border with Jordan, the news site Ynet reported.
