Israel News

UN envoy: Gaza on verge of ‘total systems collapse’
Posted on:Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Gaza is beyond a ‘humanitarian crisis’ and ‘on the verge of a total systems failure,’ UN Middle East envoy Nickolay Mladenov said on Tuesday.

Netanyahu confronts Putin over Iran’s actions in Syria, Lebanon
Posted on:Monday, January 29, 2018

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin met Monday in Moscow.

Hezbollah threatens attack if Israel doesn’t stop barrier wall construction along border
Posted on:Monday, January 29, 2018

Hezbollah sent a threat to Israel this week stating that if the Israeli Defense Ministry does not stop building the barrier wall along the Lebanese border, the terrorist organization will open fire towards Israel. The barrier wall aimed at preventing Hezbollah terrorists from infiltrating into Israeli territory has been under construction for several years. However, Hezbollah only recently expressed its outrage towards the obstacle.

Netanyahu to head to Moscow to discuss Iran, Syria with Putin
Posted on:Sunday, January 28, 2018

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is headed to Moscow on Monday for a whirlwind trip, during which he is set to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin and visit an exhibition on the Holocaust.

IDF Spokesman warns Lebanon of war with Israel if Iranian presence grows
Posted on:Sunday, January 28, 2018

IDF Spokesman Brig.-Gen. Ronen Manelis warned in a rare op-ed on a Lebanese opposition website that a war with Israel could break out if Iran develops precision missiles in the country.

Haley Suggests it’s Time The Palestinians Find New Leadership
Posted on:Friday, January 26, 2018

U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley on Thursday effectively told the Palestinians to find new leadership if they expect to achieve a peace settlement that leads to a better future for them and Israelis alike.

Jerusalem will ‘never be unified’; two-state solution now unacceptable, says PLO ambassador
Posted on:Friday, January 26, 2018

The Trump administration’s push to have Jerusalem officially recognized as the capital of Israel is destined to fail and will only exacerbate tensions between the U.S and the region, the top Palestinian diplomat in Washington said Thursday.

Israel accuses Iran of trying to turn Syria into its base
Posted on:Friday, January 26, 2018

Israel’s U.N. ambassador is accusing Iran of attempting to turn Syria into ‘the largest military base in the world’ to destabilize the region, threaten Israel and ‘terrorize the entire free world.’

Trump says U.S. aid to Palestinians is ‘on the table’ in possible peace talks with Israel
Posted on:Friday, January 26, 2018

President Trump vowed Thursday to block any new U.S. financial aid to the Palestinians until they agree to restart peace talks with Israel.

Council of Europe to denounce Trump’s Jerusalem recognition Thursday
Posted on:Thursday, January 25, 2018

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe is set on Thursday to denounce US President Donald Trump’s declaration that Jerusalem is Israel’s capital.

Rivlin: Gaza about to collapse, epidemics on horizon
Posted on:Tuesday, January 23, 2018

The Gaza Strip is headed for a humanitarian breakdown, and Israel is the only country providing its residents with basic essentials, President Reuven Rivlin said on Sunday after touring the area around the coastal enclave.

Senior White House Official Reveals What ‘Ultimate’ Middle East Peace Deal Includes
Posted on:Tuesday, January 23, 2018

A senior White House official, traveling with Vice President Mike Pence in the Middle East, revealed what an ‘ultimate’ peace deal brokered by the Trump administration would look like.

After Knesset Speech, Major US Jewish Groups Praise VP Pence for Support of Israel
Posted on:Tuesday, January 23, 2018

US Vice President Mike Pence’s speech at the Israeli Knesset on Monday was warmly praised by a number of major American-Jewish groups.

Abbas at EU: Recognizing Palestine will give Palestinians hope for peace
Posted on:Monday, January 22, 2018

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday called on member states of the European Union to recognize ‘the State of Palestine,’ saying such a move would encourage Palestinians to maintain hope for peace.

Could This Newfound Cave Hold More Dead Sea Scrolls?
Posted on:Monday, January 22, 2018

Archaeologists are excavating a newfound cave in Qumran, with the hope of finding new Dead Sea Scrolls.

Palestinian Christians slam Pence’s pro-Israel faith
Posted on:Monday, January 22, 2018

Palestinian Christians say U.S. Vice President Mike Pence’s brand of evangelical Christianity, with its fervent embrace of modern-day Israel as fulfilment of biblical prophecy, lacks their faith’s compassion and justice, including for those who have endured half a century of Israeli occupation.

EU promises to back Abbas’ demand for Jerusalem
Posted on:Monday, January 22, 2018

The European Union pledged its support Monday for Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas’ vision of a Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital.

Dead Sea Scrolls manuscript pieced together and deciphered
Posted on:Monday, January 22, 2018

Israeli scholars have pieced together and deciphered one of two previously unread manuscripts of the Dead Sea Scrolls more than half a century after their discovery, an Israeli university has said.

Jordan’s king says east Jerusalem must be capital of Palestinian state
Posted on:Monday, January 22, 2018

In remarks during talks with US Vice Mike Pence in Amman, the king said the only solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was a two-state one.

Abbas to ask European Union to recognize Palestinian state
Posted on:Monday, January 22, 2018

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will ask the European Union to officially recognize the state of Palestine when he meets foreign ministers from the bloc on Monday, a senior official said Sunday.

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