UN envoy: Gaza on verge of ‘total systems collapse’
Gaza is beyond a ‘humanitarian crisis’ and ‘on the verge of a total systems failure,’ UN Middle East envoy Nickolay Mladenov said on Tuesday.
Israel
Netanyahu confronts Putin over Iran’s actions in Syria, Lebanon
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
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.
Harassment of Messianic Jews’ Center in Israel Begins Anew
After opposition shut down a meeting center for Messianic Jews in southern Israel last May, ultra-Orthodox Jews are harassing it again since it re-opened this month, sources said.
Netanyahu to head to Moscow to discuss Iran, Syria with Putin
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
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
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.
Danon: Iran currently controls 82 thousand fighters in Syria
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon revealed on Thursday previously undisclosed information concerning the Syrian Civil War to the UN Security Council.
Jerusalem will ‘never be unified’; two-state solution now unacceptable, says PLO ambassador
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
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
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
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
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
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
US Vice President Mike Pence’s speech at the Israeli Knesset on Monday was warmly praised by a number of major American-Jewish groups.
Palestinian Christians slam Pence’s pro-Israel faith
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
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
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
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
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.