US embassy opening in Jerusalem marred by Gaza protests
UPDATE 2 — 5/17, 7:51 a.m. EDT: Two days after violent clashes between Israeli troops…read more→
Middle East tense after Israel, Iran trade attacks
Iran and Israel inched closer to direct confrontation after Israeli forces retaliated against Iranian targets…read more→
Palestinian Land Day protests extend into second week in Gaza
Planned protests that have now claimed the lives of 29 Palestinian demonstrators and injured over…read more→
Syria downs Israeli aircraft; Israelis warn Iran over provocations
The Israeli military announced an F-16 fighter jet crashed in northern Israel on Saturday following a…read more→
UN vote scolds US for recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel
The United Nations General Assembly voted forcefully to reprimand the U.S. over its decision to…read more→
Trump affirms Jerusalem as Israeli capital; Muslim world unanimously critical
UPDATE — 12/18, 6:39 p.m. EST: A UN Security Council resolution to nullify America’s recognition of Jerusalem…read more→
US, Israel pull out of UN cultural organ over alleged bias, need for reform
Citing an “anti-Israel bias,” “need for reform,” and “financial considerations,” the U.S. government informed the…read more→
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Netanyahu’s wife to face fraud charges: After weeks of speculation over her fate, Israeli authorities…read more→
US re-examining UN rights panel role over anti-Israel bias
U.S. envoy to the United Nations Nikki Haley told the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Tuesday…read more→
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May triggers Article 50 of Lisbon Treaty: In a historic moment on Thursday, UK Prime…read more→
GOP senators pledge to cut UN aid over Israeli settlement vote
UPDATE — 1/5, 9:30 p.m. EST: Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) introduced a resolution Thursday censuring the United…read more→
New York lawyer nominated as US ambassador to Israel
In a move which may signal a dramatic shift from eight years of policy toward…read more→
Judge rules against Israeli spy’s attempt to lift parole limitations
Former U.S. Navy intelligence analyst Jonathan Jay Pollard‘s challenge to parole limitations was rejected by…read more→
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Mass murder at Japanese health facility kills 19: A former employee of Sagamihara, Japan, health facility…read more→
State Department funded anti-Netanyahu group in Israel
An investigation conducted by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations determined Tuesday the State Department discharged…read more→
Families of Hamas terror victims seek $1 billion in damages from Facebook
The families of five terrorist victims filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the…read more→
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Scientists: Ozone layer repairing: Scientists have concluded the depleted ozone layer above the Antarctica is…read more→
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Palestinians clash with Israeli police at holy site: Confrontations between Israeli police and Palestinians broke…read more→
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Iraqi forces declare Falluja free of ISIS: Iraqi military officials announced Sunday the city of…read more→
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Palestinians in West Bank face water shortage: Plagued by a water shortage, Palestinians living in…read more→
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Rome elects first female mayor: In a groundbreaking landslide election, Romans have elected Virginia Raggi…read more→
Israel cooperating with ICC over alleged war crimes
A source inside the government of Israel has acknowledged conversation has occurred with the International Criminal…read more→
New Israeli Defense Minister favors two-state solution
On the day he was sworn in as Israel’s new Minister of Defense, Avigdor Lieberman…read more→
Netanyahu admits Israeli ‘strikes’ inside Syria
Visiting Israeli troops in the Golan Heights on Monday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged for…read more→
Israel indicts Jewish extremists for deaths of Palestinian family of three
An Israeli court has indicted a 21-year-old West Bank settler as the main suspect in…read more→
Vatican formally recognizes State of Palestine
The Vatican announced Saturday its June accord to extend full diplomatic recognition to Palestine has…read more→
Spain issues security notification on Benjamin Netanyahu
A Spanish judge has asked law enforcement for verification should Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…read more→
Palestinian Flag Raised at UN: Israel Responds
As the Palestinain flag rises at the United Nations (UN), Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas announced…read more→
Israeli soldier shoots, kills Palestinian woman
A shooting death of a Palestinian woman at security checkpoint for allegedly dismissing a request…read more→
Israel re-starts West Bank barrier project in Cremisan valley
The Israeli Defense Ministry resumed work on its separation barrier near the West Bank town…read more→
Spying Dolphin captured by Hamas frogmen
In a story that would have easily been at home in the Disney pitch room,…read more→
Israel police continue manhunt for extremists in Duma attack
Judea and Samaria police arrested and briefly detained 15 Jewish settlers Sunday in their search…read more→
U.S. Secretary of Defense visits Israel hoping to mend fences
On Monday U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter made the first Cabinet-level U.S. visit to…read more→
Iran Deal will likely survive congressional challenge
Republicans and other skeptics of the Iran Nuclear Deal have begun to plan how to…read more→
U.N. report: both sides committed war crimes in Gaza
A U.N. report on Monday found both the Israeli Defense Force and Hamas possibly committed…read more→
Walker bashes Iran Deal after visit to Israel
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker recently returned from a trip to Israel, and took the opportunity…read more→
Scott Walker goes to Israel to prove foreign policy prowess
Likely Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker left on a “listening tour” of Israel Saturday to brush…read more→
Putin to provide advanced air defense missiles to Iran
Russian President Vladimir Putin has a sterling relationship as an always available friend for his…read more→
Here we go again: US accuses Israel of spying on nuclear talks
How did we get to this? The White House is accusing Israel of spying on…read more→
Obama’s message to Iran was for Israel
In a videotaped message to Iran, President Obama offered warm greetings on the Nowruz, the…read more→
Netanyahu declares victory in bitter Israeli election
Incumbent Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu has won a fourth term in the 2015 Israeli…read more→
Netanyahu speech aftermath
You may have heard about the speech Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave to a…read more→
US officials: Netanyahu leaked negotiation information to Israeli journalists
White House officials have curtailed the sharing of information with Israel over concerns Israeli Prime…read more→
Netanyahu to European Jews: Israel is your home
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded to the shooting attack [this past weekend] outside a…read more→
Ted Cruz drops 100 megatons of hyperbole on Iran
At a recent Republican forum organized by the Koch Brothers through Freedom Works, Senator and…read more→