Should Deborah Lipstadt resign in protest?
U.S. President Biden’s suspension of weapons deliveries to Israel places Deborah Lipstadt, the most prominent Jewish member of his administration, in quite a bind. How will she respond?
Let us recall the example set by...
Eden Golan defies Israel’s Eurovision haters
Despite the immense pressures and challenges, Israel’s Eden Golan triumphed in Thursday night’s Eurovision Song Contest’s semifinal competition in Malmö, a coastal city in southern Sweden At 11:26 p.m., Israel’s representative took the stage and performed...
At 76, Israel’s population stands at 9.9 million
Israel’s population has reached 9.9 million, an increase of 189,000 (1.9%) over 2023, according to data the Central Bureau of Statistics released ahead of the country’s 76th Independence Day.
The population will hit the 10-million...
The Bahamas recognizes Palestinian state
The Bahamas, a former British colony in the Caribbean region with a population of some 400,000, formally recognized a Palestinian state, the government in Nassau announced on Tuesday.
“The Bahamas became an independent nation in...
Iran: We will change nuclear doctrine if threatened by Israel
The Islamic Republic will weaponize its nuclear program if Israel “threatens its existence,” an adviser to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Thursday.
“If the Zionist regime dares to damage Iran’s nuclear facilities, our...
Netanyahu reaffirms promise to defeat Hamas, despite Biden threats
Amid the Biden administration’s decision to withhold arms from Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday reaffirmed Jerusalem’s resolve to defeat Hamas, even if it has to fight without U.S. backing.
Sharing a clip of...
Israeli raid shuts down Al Jazeera’s Nazareth studio
Inspectors from Israel’s Communications Ministry on Thursday confiscated Al Jazeera television broadcast equipment during a raid on the stations’ studio in Nazareth.
The action comes at the directive of Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi to close the Qatari...
Republicans slam Biden for pausing Israel arms shipment
House and Senate Republicans slammed U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to pause an arms shipment to Israel and demanded that the administration explain why it failed to notify Congress.
Sens. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Ted...
Israeli FM Katz ridicules Erdoğan after trade ban reversal
Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz ridiculed Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday after the Turkish president temporarily reversed part of a trade export ban imposed on the Jewish state.
“Erdoğan backed down and canceled many of...
Israel: Top EU diplomat legitimizes Hamas terror
Israel’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday blasted comments by E.U. foreign policy chief Josep Borrell in which he panned Israel for rejecting Hamas’s proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
Borrell’s remarks at a press...