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U.S. President Donald J. Trump, joined Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and administration officials, signs a proclamation formally recognizing Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights, on March 25, 2019, at the White House. Credit: Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead.

US recognition of Israel’s sovereignty over Golan ‘sends direct message to Arab world’

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The formal recognition of Israel’s sovereignty in the Golan Heights by the United States could not have come on a more sobering day for Israelis. As rockets were being launched deep into the central...
The icy relationship between President Barack Obama (left) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—pictured here during September’s funeral for Israeli statesman Shimon Peres—grew colder after the Obama administration refused to veto a resolution against Israeli settlements at the United Nations Dec. 23. Credit: Emil Salman/POOL.

Israelis shrug as America intervenes in their election

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When U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives in Israel this week, it won’t be interpreted as just another routine stop as America’s chief diplomat seeks to reaffirm ties with an ally or to...
Palestinians hang dolls bearing the portrait of U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and U.S. President Donald Trump during a protest in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Jan. 27, 2018. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90.

Iran responds to accusations of anti-Semitism by Pence: ‘We are just against Zionists’

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After being accused of anti-Semitism by U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, Iran’s Foreign Minister retorted that the claim was “laughable,” and that “Iran has always supported the Jews; we are just against Zionists.” The incident occurred...
A road in the West Bank. Credit: Daniel Ventura/Wikimedia Commons.

Source: US Mideast peace plan to recognize Palestinian statehood, Israeli towns in West Bank

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The United States is expected to recognize a Palestinian state with its capital in eastern Jerusalem as part of its highly anticipated peace plan to solve the 70-year-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict, an informed source hearing...
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers a speech on the Trump administration’s Mideast policies at the American University in Cairo on Jan. 10, 2019. Credit: Screenshot.

In Cairo, Pompeo blasts Obama’s Mideast agenda, details Trump’s

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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday slammed the Obama administration’s Mideast policies, which were outlined in a similar venue almost a decade ago, and touted their reversal under U.S. President Donald Trump,...
U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis and U.S. Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr. brief reporters on current American airstrikes on Syria during a joint press conference at the Pentagon on April 13, 2018. Credit: Department of Defense Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith.

Secretary of Defense Mattis to exit Pentagon with significant evolution on US-Israel ties

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U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that Secretary of Defense James Mattis will leave his post in February. “General Jim Mattis will be retiring, with distinction, at the end of February, after having served...
U.S. President Donald Trump with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at United Nations headquarters in New York on Sept. 26, 2018. Photo by Avi Ohayon/GPO.

Netanyahu lauds America’s ‘courageous decision’ to reimpose sanctions on Iran

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took a victory lap on Monday as he praised the Trump administration’s “courageous, determined and important decision” to reimpose remaining sanctions on Iran that were lifted under the 2015...
Jamal Khashoggi speaking in Washington, D.C. in March 2018. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Israel remains cautious amid global fury at Saudi Arabia over journalist’s suspicious death

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Saudi Arabia appears to have severely miscalculated its ability to quietly silence critics after it has come under strong suspicion over the disappearance and possible murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a fierce critic...

The Trump doctrine and the fight for freedom

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There was more to U.S. President Donald Trump’s speech to the U.N. General Assembly this week than laughter and a threat to Iran. But unfortunately, both the mockery of the president and the foolish...
Jason Greenblatt, special representative for international negotiations for the Trump administration. Credit: The Trump Organization.

US envoy Greenblatt censures PA for undermining Israel-Hamas Gaza deal

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The United States leveled harsh criticism at the Palestinian Authority on Wednesday for derailing Egyptian-led efforts toward a long-term ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. In a statement on Wednesday, U.S. Middle East...