Monthly Archives: March 2020
Benny Gantz: ‘We must move forward’
As Israel’s third election campaign in under a year draws to a close, I would like to remind the Israeli public why we are here, why I am here, and what I am fighting...
Netanyahu: Let’s carry this momentum through
My fellow Israelis, we are very close to winning the elections. We need two more mandates to win the election, resolve the political logjam and establish a strong right-wing government.
I ask you to go...
Iraqi TV: Coronavirus is an American plot, similar to past Jewish plots
Iraqi political analyst Muhammad Sadeq Al-Hashemi said in a Feb. 26 interview on Al-Ayam TV (Iraq) that in the 1981 thriller novel titled The Eyes of Darkness, American author Dean Koontz had written about...
Presidential candidate Bloomberg makes pro-Israel case at AIPAC policy conference
WASHINGTON—Former New York City Mayor and Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg laid out his case to the pro-Israel community on Monday at the annual AIPAC Policy Conference, even calling out one of his rivals,...
Biden to AIPAC: ‘I support Israel and a Palestinian state’
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden spoke to attendees of the annual AIPAC Policy Conference in a video address on Sunday, stating that he will always support Israel, but that he also believes in a...
Adviser to Iranian leader Khamenei dies of coronavirus
A member of the advisory council for Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei died of coronavirus on Monday, reported Iranian state radio.
Iranian Expediency Council member Mohammad Mirmohammadi is the first top official in the Islamic...
Deadlock, mutiny, defections: All the post-election scenarios
With Israelis heading to the polls for an unprecedented third time in under 12 months, all eyes are on “the day after.” Polls have projected a continuation of the political deadlock, but is Israel...
Israel’s UN envoy: ‘We don’t want Sanders at AIPAC. We don’t want him in...
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon lashed out at Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Sunday over the Democratic presidential candidate’s repeated attacks on Israel and its prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.
Speaking at the...
Netanyahu vows sovereignty over Jordan Valley ‘within weeks’ if re-elected
As Israelis prepare to go back to the polls for the third time in fewer than 12 months, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised on Sunday that if re-elected, he would declare sovereignty over...
Seven confirmed COVID-19 cases in Israel; thousands under quarantine
Israel’s Health Ministry confirmed on Saturday that seven Israelis have so far tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), aka “coronavirus.” Thousands of...