Sudan minister to Pompeo: No mandate yet to begin normalization with Israel
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Sudan on Tuesday, where he urged its leaders to normalize relations with Israel. The transitional government responded by saying that it does not have the mandate to make a...
August 26, 1920: Women’s Suffrage
American women at last won the right to vote when the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was adopted on this date in 1920.
Among the Jewish women involved in the suffrage movement were Gertrude Weil,...
Why some in Israel express concern over US sale of F-35s to UAE
The landmark and historic agreement to normalize relations between the United Arab Emirates and Israel drew celebrations in both the Gulf and in Israel in recent days, but a media storm over the potential...
Rouhani puts talks back on table if US returns to 2015 nuclear deal
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that his country will enter discussions with the United States if it returns to the 2015 nuclear deal.
“Washington’s maximum pressure policy on Iran has failed 100 percent....
Germany tries to calm rising Greece-Turkey tensions in eastern Mediterranean
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas visited Greece and is also scheduled to visit Turkey on Tuesday in an effort to calm rising tensions between the two countries over energy resources in the eastern Mediterranean,...
Trump administration slams Erdoğan for meeting with Hamas leadership
The Trump administration slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday for meeting with Hamas leadership on Saturday.
“The United States strongly objects to Turkish President Erdoğan hosting two Hamas leaders in Istanbul on Aug....
In RNC speech, Haley blasts Obama and Biden over Israel, Iran
Amid speeches on Monday at the virtual 2020 Republican National Convention touting U.S. President Donald Trump and warning about what the Democratic ticket of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris could mean for America, former...
From Israel, Pompeo heads to Sudan via ‘first official direct flight’ between countries
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo set out from Israel to Sudan on Tuesday via what he said was the first official direct flight between the countries.
“Happy to announce that we are on the...
IDF continues retaliatory strikes on Hamas as Gaza enters COVID-19 lockdown
The Israeli Defense Forces struck Hamas installations in Gaza, following another day of cross-border arson attacks from the Hamas-ruled enclave, the IDF said in a statement on Tuesday.
According to the statement, IDF jets and...
Israeli, UAE health ministers discuss COVID-19 cooperation
Israeli Health Minister Yuli Edelstein and his United Arab Emirates counterpart, Abdul Rahman Mohammed Al Owais, spoke by phone on Monday and agreed on cooperation between their two countries with regard to the coronavirus...