To say that Israelis were glued to their televisions as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood side-by-side with US President Donald Trump to address the media would be a major understatement. For most Israelis, this first meeting between the two leaders since Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States was enormously fateful. And most Israelis were beyond pleased with the outcome, and the drastic improvement over relations during the Obama Administration. What most took away from the press conference was that Trump had effectively put Israel back in the driver’s seat when it comes to making…
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Even as government forces were evacuating the unauthorized Jewish outpost of Amona, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced recently plans for the first new Jewish settlement in the “West Bank” in over 25 years. Netanyahu said he was putting together a government committee to advance construction of the new community, the name and location of which is yet to be decided. It will be the first government-authorized Jewish settlement since the establishment of Revava near the Samarian town of Ariel in 1991. Since then, Israel has complied with its peace process commitment to not construct any new settlements. But, with the land-for-peace…
Palestinian and other Arab leaders threatened violence in response to President Trump’s pledge to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. While Bill Clinton and George W. Bush also promised such a move as candidates, each backed off in the end. The terrorist who killed four Israelis in Jerusalem on January 8th expressed agitation after hearing a sermon at a local mosque criticizing Trump’s embassy relocation promise.The Palestinian Authority (PA) leadership reportedly instructed the mosques it controls to focus their religious sermons on the embassy relocation. Worse still, the PA promised the terrorist’s widow a lifetime, $760-per-month stipend…
On the eve of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s much-anticipated visit to the White House, a key member of President Donald Trump’s staff, National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, resigned due to mounting pressure over his contacts with Russia. Flynn resigned late Monday night after admitting that he had misled Trump administration officials, notably Vice President Mike Pence, over his conversation with Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Sergey Kislyak back in December. Flynn denied that he spoke with Kislyak regarding fresh American sanctions on Russia imposed by former President Barack Obama, but it was later revealed that Flynn and the Russian…
At least seven Israelis were wounded after a shooting and stabbing terror attack at an open-air market in the central city of Petah Tikva, a suburb of Tel Aviv. According to Israeli police, an 18-year-old Palestinian from Nablus opened fire on a bus near the market and then committed a stabbing at a sewing shop before being subdued by civilians and arrested by police. Central District Police spokesman Ami Ben David said the attacker had been arrested with a weapon in hand. The Magen David Adom emergency response group said it treated seven wounded individuals and evacuated them to local…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May in London, where he pushed for a US/UK/Israel united front against Iranian aggression. Iran, Netanyahu told May, “seeks to conquer the Middle East; it threatens Europe; it threatens the West; it threatens the world. And it offers provocation after provocation. That’s why I welcome President Trump’s insistence on new sanctions against Iran. I think other nations should follow suit, certainly responsible nations, and I’d like to talk to you about how we can ensure Iran’s aggression does not go unanswered,” Netanyahu stated. A spokesman for May said…
Israeli Interior Minister Aryeh Deri has approved a plan to absorb approximately 100 orphaned Syrian children who have survived the fighting in their war-torn country and are in desperate need of warm homes to provide care and rehabilitation. Despite the fact that Israel and Syria have no diplomatic relations, Deri authorized the Interior Ministry’s Population and Immigration Authority last week to begin contacting relevant agencies to facilitate the absorption of children who have survived the fighting. They are to be integrated into Arab-Israeli families. “The situation in Syria is very harsh. Civilians have been slaughtered for years only a few…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is slated to travel to Washington, D.C., to meet with President Donald Trump on February 15th. White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said that “our relationship with the only democracy in the Middle East is crucial to the security of both our nations, and the president looks forward to discussing continued strategic, technological, military, and intelligence cooperation with the prime minister.” Following Spicer’s announcement, Netanyahu issued a statement saying that he “deeply appreciates” Trump’s invitation and that he looks forward “to discussing with him the areas of cooperation between us that are so vital to…
Israel won’t give an inch when it comes to defending against the state’s enemies. Every shot from Syria that crosses the border is met with a far stronger Israeli military response. However, Israel also won’t sit idly by while its enemies suffer. Syria has openly declared itself an enemy of Israel. Dictator Bashar Assad even took the time to reiterate as much last week, despite the fact he’s got far bigger problems at the moment. The people of Syria have been raised on hatred of Israel. They view the Jewish state as their chief foe, regardless of what other calamities they…
The first official from the Trump Administration to visit Israel arrived recently for a meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, a close adviser to President Donald Trump and new head of America’s cyber security program, was warmly welcomed by Netanyahu. At a press briefing ahead of Giuliani’s arrival, the prime minister said: “This is the time for responsible diplomacy and education with our friends, the time diplomacy which will strengthen our cooperation, and increase our trust between the State of Israel and the new government in Washington.” Netanyahu rejected calls from right-wing members of his…