Daily Archives: March 26, 2019
PM Netanyahu Addresses the AIPAC 2019 Policy Conference
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel is ready to increase its response to rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip.
“I can tell you we are prepared to do a lot more. We will...
Despite attacks from the left and the right, AIPAC is still needed
As the annual AIPAC conference convened this week in Washington, the lobby’s status as the lightening rod for the pro-Israel community was more in evidence than ever before. Attacks on the group have escalated...
Too many chiefs: Israel’s faltering sovereignty and the ‘Mukhtar Protocol’
If we ever needed proof of the old adage “He who hesitates is lost,” the “Mukhtar Protocol” is a perfect example.
In many areas in eastern Jerusalem, no survey or registration of ownership was ever...
Nations decry US recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights
Russia, Syria, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Iraq criticized the United States for recognizing the Golan Heights as Israeli territory, following a ceremony attended by U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
At AIPAC, US Secretary of State denounces anti-Zionism as anti-Semitism
“Let me go on the record, anti-Zionism is anti-Semitism,” U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told a massive cheering crowd at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) annual conference on Monday.
“Just a short...
Gantz points to Netanyahu after rocket attack, saying ‘Israel is held hostage by Hamas’
After a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip early Monday morning destroyed a home in central Israel, involving seven people in one family and injuring three, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political rivals were quick to...
Deputy foreign minister: Syria has right to employ armed struggle to free Golan
Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad said in a March 22, 2019 interview on Mayadeen TV (Lebanon) that the Trump administration is acting against the basic interests of the American people and imposing coercive...
AJC announces drive for Jewish- Muslim friendship
An American Jewish Committee (AJC) delegation has visited the nation’s capital for a series of meetings to deepen engagement with American Muslim communities, institutions and leaders.
The two-day visit included substantive encounters and candid dialogue with leadership from Masjid...
Don Diamond leaving priceless legacy passes at 91
Don Diamond, Tucson’s largest local land developer and philanthropist passed away Monday at the age of 91, leaving behind a priceless legacy in Pima County.
Diamond is survived by his eldest daughter Jennifer Diamond, ordained...
Gantz denounces extremism, calls for unity in AIPAC talk
Former Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff and Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s main rival in Israel’s national elections on April 9—denounced extremists both inside and outside the...