Daily Archives: May 15, 2018

JERUSALEM –There’s more tension in the air than usual in Israel these days. Three danger spots come particularly to mind: (1) Nakbaanniversary; (2) the opening of the US embassy; (3) the beginning of Ramadan. Each...

With the celebration of Israel’s 70th Independence Day, the Jewish state owes a profound debt of gratitude to countless individual Americans. Honorees include two presidents who made historic recognitions, senators and members of Congress who...

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said Israel should be “condemned” for its response to the rioting along the Israeli-Gaza border on Monday, which resulted in some 60 Palestinian deaths. In an interview with Al Jazeera reporter Mehdi Hasan...

Hamas Political Bureau chairman Ismail Haniyeh spoke at one of the venues of the Israel-Gaza border weekly “Return Marches” on May 11. As the crowds chanted anti-Semitic slogans, such as “Khaybar, Khaybar, Oh Jews,...

In a May 11 story about the new American embassy in Jerusalem, The New York Times claimed that the new embassy is partially located in eastern Jerusalem: “The embassy is partly in predominantly Jewish West Jerusalem and partly in...

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Monday that President Donald Trump is the “greatest defender of the Jewish state to ever to sit in the Oval Office” at a celebration of the opening...

Four years after the end of its last armed conflict with Israel, Hamas once again finds itself in the corner, strategically isolated from the region, ruling over a sinking ship. Hamas’s efforts to find a...

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is attempting to stall legislation of the “Rural Growth and Development Division Bill” that was slated for a hearing in Ministerial Committee on Sunday. The bill is designed to regulate...

Loyal Jerusalem soccer fans were greeted with news on Sunday that their beloved Beitar Jerusalem soccer club would be changing its name in honor of the American leader who was the first to recognize...

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...