Netanyahu to meet Merkel and Macron as EU considers salvaging nuclear deal with Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin and French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris next week. Netanyahu is expected to press the European leaders on Iranian...
Poll: 52% of French public believe Zionism is a ‘racist ideology’
An online poll in France this month found that 52% the French public believe Zionism is a “racist ideology” and 54% believe Zionism is an “international organization that seeks to influence the world and societies...
A royal first: Prince William to make official visit to Israel
For the first time, a member of Great Britain’s royal family will arrive for an official visit in Israel, according to a statement issued by Kensington Palace on Friday.
Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge,...
Revered Middle East scholar Bernard Lewis dies at age 102
Professor Bernard Lewis, a world-renowned expert and historian whose prolific writings helped the world understand the complexities of the Middle East, passed away over the holiday of Shavuot at the age of 102.
Lewis was...
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ADL slams controversial ‘Country of Rescued Jews’ exhibition and Bulgarian Deputy PM Simeonov’s comments
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has slammed the controversial “Country of the Rescued Jews” exhibition, and comments by Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Valeri Simeonov that it said were anti-Semitic for singling out Jews as responsible...
AFP captions call Jerusalem parade-goers Jewish ‘settlers’
Numerous Agence France-Presse photo captions generalized all participants in Sunday’s Jerusalem flag parade as “settlers,” despite the fact that the crowd hailed from across Israel, within the Green Line, as well as outside. A...
At UN, Haley and Danon defend US embassy move, blaming violence at Gaza border...
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikky Haley forcefully defend Israel’s reaction to the protests along the border with the Gaza Strip on Monday that resulted in as many as 60 Palestinian deaths.
“I ask...
Mogherini: ‘No move of EU representation to Jerusalem until final status of city resolved’
BRUSSELS —“The European Union has a clear, consolidated position on Jerusalem, which was reaffirmed in numerous Foreign Affairs Council conclusions. The E.U. will continue to respect the international consensus on Jerusalem embodied in, inter...
Nations divided over whether to attend opening ceremony of US embassy in Jerusalem
European nations are lining up on opposite sides of the political aisle as the grand opening of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem date approaches.
Of the 86 national diplomatic corps that were extended an invitation...
Following Netanayhu visit, Russia will not send S-300 anti-aircraft system to Syria
Russian officials on Friday indicated that they will not supply the Syrian government with the advanced S-300 surface-to-air missile system.
Vladimir Kozhin, an aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin who oversees military assistance to other...