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Daily Archives: July 11, 2019

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump with senior White House adviser Jared Kushner at the start of a meeting in Jerusalem on May 22, 2017. Credit: Kobi Gideon/GPO.

The US ‘Peace to Prosperity’ plan is premature

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The Trump administration rolled out a new, fresh and bold Middle East vision at the “Peace to Prosperity” conference in Bahrain last month. The plan, which is estimated to cost $50 billion, is logical and rational,...
U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.). Credit: YouTube.

Tlaib condemns bipartisan anti-BDS resolution as ‘unconstitutional’

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U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) condemned the House Foreign Affairs Committee for considering a resolution condemning the anti-Israel BDS movement. The resolution seeks “to silence opposition of Israel’s blatantly racist policies that demonize both Palestinians...
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh (right) and P.A. leader Mahmoud Abbas at the swearing-in ceremony of the new government at the P.A. headquarters in Ramallah, April 13, 2019. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.

PA doubles salary of terrorist responsible for murder of 3 Israeli teens

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According to Israeli NGO Palestinian Media Watch, on July 7 the Palestinian Authority doubled the monthly salary it pays to Husam al-Qawasmi, the terrorist that planned the 2014 kidnapping and murder of Eyal Yifrach,...
Israel is missing out on an opportunity to settle "tens of thousands" of French Jews in Israel, says Ariel Kendall of the Qualita organization, which provides outreach for French immigrants. Credit: Courtesy.

French immigrants’ organization says Israel is ‘unprepared’ to take in French Jews

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Data published Tuesday by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics pointing to a continued decrease in the number of French Jews immigrating to the Jewish State come as no surprise to officials involved in efforts to help...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a press conference at the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv on June 27, 2018. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.

Netanyahu: There will be no more settlement evictions

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday declared his commitment to the settlement enterprise in Judea and Samaria. Netanyahu was speaking at an event marking the 4oth anniversary of the Samaria Regional Council, held in the...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a conference of Israel Hayom newspaper at Davidson Center in Jerusalem Old City on June 27, 2019. Credit: Aharon Krohn/Flash90

As election race heats up, Netanyahu may return to familiar campaign strategy

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Perhaps timed to the Middle East weather, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is coming under heated attack from his political foes. His current nemesis remains Knesset member Avigdor Lieberman of Yisrael Beiteinu, who is...
Jeremy Corbyn, Leader of the Labour Party UK with MP Andrew Gwynne. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

What to do about the ‘fangs’ of anti-Semitism in Britain’s Labour?

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In recent days, plotting within the British Labour Party to get rid of its far-left leader Jeremy Corbyn has moved up a gear as deep concern over the party’s precipitous plunge in the opinion...
Former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on July 10, 2019. Credit: Kobi Gideon/GPO.

Netanyahu meets with former Austrian Chancellor Kurz

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz on Wednesday ahead of running again for his previous role, from which he was ousted in May. During his tenure, Kurz was known...
U.S. President Donald Trump, June 20, 2019. Credit: White House Photo.

Trump vows that US sanctions on Iran will be ‘increased substantially’

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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that U.S. sanctions on Iran will be “increased substantially” in response to the regime last week exceeding the uranium-enrichment limit under the 2015 nuclear deal. “Iran has long...
Ross Perot, a 1992 independent presidential candidate, delivers his concession speech on election night. Credit: Screenshot.

Remembering Ross Perot’s relationship with Israel and the American Jewish community

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Two-time U.S. presidential candidate Ross Perot died in Dallas on Tuesday at the age of 89 after a battle with leukemia. Beside for becoming a self-made Texas billionaire, he was known for calling for balancing...