Daily Archives: July 24, 2019
Rouhani suggests possible ship swap between Iran, UK
Iranian Prime Minister Hassan Rouhani hinted about a possible exchange with the U.K.-flagged ship it seized on Friday in the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for Great Britain giving back an Iranian oil tanker...
A great friend to Israel
The announcement that Boris Johnson was named Britain’s prime minister on Tuesday brought smiles to many faces in Jerusalem.
Israel may have lost a friend in the form of his predecessor, Theresa May, but it...
Egos, maneuvers, muddy Israel’s coalition building
The promise implied in the return to politics of Ehud Barak – former chief of staff, prime minister and minister of defense – isn’t likely to materialize. The disclosure about his association with American...
JWed announces free trip to Israel contest in honor of its 3,300th match
JWed will celebrate its 3,300th marriage by offering one Jewish couple two free tickets to Israel.
The online dating website will host a contest from July 23 to Aug. 16, asking engaged or married couples...
Report: Trump pushes back against Republican senators on Turkey sanctions
U.S. President Donald Trump pushed back against enacting sanctions on Turkey for purchasing the Russian S-400 missile-defense system, reported The Washington Post on Tuesday, citing people in the White House meeting between the president and Republican senators, led...
Greenblatt: Palestinian aspirations for Jerusalem don’t constitute ‘a right’
The Palestinian aspiration to a have a capital in Jerusalem is “not a right,” and “international consensus is not international law” when it comes to creating a Palestinian state, said U.S. Middle East envoy...
Hamas says window of opportunity for prisoner swap exists, but is closing
A Hamas spokesperson accused Israeli leaders of lying to the families of Israelis being held in Gaza, saying on Tuesday that while Israel still has an opportunity to recover the captives and the bodies...
UN ambassador Danon: ‘The Port of Beirut has become the Port of Hezbollah’
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon presented new evidence to the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday showing how Iran is using civilian transport routes to arm the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah.
Speaking at...
British legislator says Johnson will withdraw UK from Iran nuclear deal
British legislator Matthew Offord said on Tuesday that new British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will withdraw the United Kingdom from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, which the United States left in May 2018, reimposing...
US House overwhelmingly condemns the BDS movement, affirms support for Israel
The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a resolution on Tuesday evening condemning the anti-Israel BDS movement.
The final tally was 398 in favor, 17 against and 5 present.
It was introduced by Reps. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.), Lee...