PA increased payments to terrorists by 11.8 percent in first half of 2019
The Palestinian Authority has publicized its monthly expenditures for the first five months of 2019.
The figures show that the P.A. has paid no less than NIS 234,172,000 (more than $65 million), or, on average,...
Turkish media calls for Turks to fund, support Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar’s campaign
Tarek Cherkaoui, the manager of the Turkish state-run news channel TRT World’s research center, wrote an article in April calling upon Turks to donate to the campaign fund of U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.)....
Unsurprisingly, Iran exceeds uranium enrichment limit under 2015 nuclear deal. Now what?
Iran has exceeded the uranium enrichment limit under the 2015 nuclear deal, the International Atomic Energy Agency announced on Monday.
Tzvi Kahn, senior Iran analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told JNS that Iran’s aim is...
Israeli foreign minister visits Abu Dhabi, discusses Iran and other regional issues
Israeli Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz visited Abu Dhabi this week to participate in a U.N. climate conference, according to his office.
However, Katz met with an unnamed “senior UAE official” to discuss “regional issues and...
Massive Cyprus explosion thought to be connected to Israeli airstrikes in Syria
The possibility of a misdirected Israeli or Syrian missile were among the numerous theories floated as to the cause of a loud explosion and large fire in Turkish-controlled northern Cyprus on Monday morning.
Initial reports...
Greenblatt: ‘Unconscionable’ for PA to claim Bahrain attendance is a ‘betrayal’
A day-and-a-half after the Palestinian Authority released Hebron businessman Saleh Abu Mayala, whom it had arrested after he returned from the U.S.-led economic conference in Bahrain, U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Jason Greenblatt blasted...
Palestinian prime minister: Mideast peace plan ‘will not really materialize’
The day after the “Peace to Prosperity Workshop” in the Bahraini capital of Manama, which took place from June 25-26, Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said that what was the first part of...
Bahraini foreign minister: Jews have ‘a place amongst us’
In his first interview with an Israeli media outlet, Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa said on Wednesday that Israel is “part of the heritage of the Middle East” and that Jews...
Turkish President Erdoğan: Mohamed Morsi was ‘martyr’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Dr. Ali Erbaş, the Turkish minister of religious affairs, spoke at a June 18 memorial service held in Turkey in honor of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, who...
Kushner in Bahrain on Middle East: ‘Turn region from conflict to commerce’
White House senior adviser and presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner said on Tuesday that while a political solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is necessary, economic conditions are crucial to solve the seven-decade long issue, remarking...