Live updates on Israel, regional security, U.S.–Israel relations, and developments affecting the Body of Christ in the Middle East.
Hamas rejects unilateral dissolution of Palestinian unity
Posted on Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Hamas said Wednesday it rejected any unilateral dissolution of the Palestinian unity government after senior officials reported that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced the government would resign.
Sirens in Israel as Syrian rebels launch anti-government offensive
Posted on Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Rebels in southern Syria announced a major offensive on Wednesday to capture remaining positions held by the Syrian military in Quneitra province, near to the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. The shelling set off sirens on the Israeli side of…
Gay Pride Parade draws 180,000 to Tel Aviv
Posted on Monday, June 15, 2015
Some 180,000 people marched through Tel Aviv's streets Friday in the city's 17th annual Gay Pride Parade, the nation's largest and oldest gay pride event.
US altered 40-year policy on ’67 lines without consulting Israel
Posted on Monday, June 15, 2015
President Barack Obama endorsed the Palestinian position on the 1967 lines in 2011 and by so doing altered more than 40 years of American policy without prior consultation with Israel, former ambassador to the US Michael Oren writes…
Northern Command Chief: We must prepare for war in the north
Posted on Wednesday, June 10, 2015
GOC Northern Command, Aviv Kochavi stated on Tuesday, during a ceremony for those killed in the Second Lebanon War, that the calm in the north and the Golan could change in an instant and that Israel must prepare…
Heads of CIA and US military visit Israel ahead of Iran deadline
Posted on Wednesday, June 10, 2015
CIA Director John Brennan paid a visit to Israel last week, meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and top security officials to discuss the emerging agreement with Iran over its nuclear program and ways to ensure that it…
PA: Ruling on Jerusalem Proves Israel is an ‘Occupier’
Posted on Tuesday, June 9, 2015
The Palestinian Authority (PA) on Monday welcomed the decision of the United States Supreme Court to reject an appeal to have Menachem Binyamin Zivotofsky's passport list "Jerusalem, Israel" as his place of birth, in a key case regarding…
Obama slights Israel, urges UN Palestinian vote
Posted on Monday, June 8, 2015
Branding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a war-minded pessimist, President Barack Obama is urging the United States to push for a United Nations vote to establish a Palestinian state.
Israelis and Saudis Reveal Secret Talks to Thwart Iran
Posted on Thursday, June 4, 2015
Since the beginning of 2014, representatives from Israel and Saudi Arabia have had five secret meetings to discuss a common foe, Iran. On Thursday, the two countries came out of the closet by revealing this covert diplomacy at…
IAF strikes Gaza after rocket fire on Israel
Posted on Thursday, June 4, 2015
Israel Air Force jets struck three targets in the Gaza Strip in the early hours of Thursday, following rocket strikes on southern Israel late Wednesday night.
Obama: There is no military option to stop Iran
Posted on Tuesday, June 2, 2015
U.S. President Barack Obama told Israeli television that the emerging deal between Iran and world powers is the only way to prevent Tehran from obtaining nuclear weapons, and that "a military solution will not fix it," the Times…
Country-wide drill to prepare for massive three-front rocket attack
Posted on Monday, June 1, 2015
Israel will be briefly jolted back into last summer's ordeal with rockets, sirens and army maneuvers beginning Sunday, as the military's Home Front Command holds a yearly emergency drill simulating three enemies attacking the country at once.
Netanyahu Backs ‘General Idea’ Behind Arab Peace Initiative
Posted on Friday, May 29, 2015
While stopping short of fully endorsing the Arab Peace Initiative, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that he welcomed the general idea behind it -- a regional agreement between Israel and the moderate Arab states.
