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…
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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…
He couldn’t in the end help them declare statehood, but former US President Barack Obama did have a substantial parting gift for the Palestinian Arabs. Just hours before he turned the White House over to President Donald Trump, Obama issued an executive order releasing $221 million in US taxpayer funds to the Palestinian Authority. The money had been set aside as part of an earlier budgetary bill that included funding to the Palestinian Authority via USAID. However, congressional Republicans had blocked the transfer after the Palestinian leadership sought state-level recognition from various international bodies in violation of signed agreements with Israel.…
After helping the UN Security Council pass a harsh anti-Israel resolution last month, Britain last week turned the tables and blocked the European Union from officially adopting the final declaration from the Middle East peace conference in Paris. London spurned the conference by sending three low-level diplomats, while the other 70 or so nations attending all sent heads of state or foreign ministers. British officials noted the ridiculous timing of the conference, just days ahead of the inauguration of a new US administration that has very different views on the Israel-Palestinian conflict than its predecessor. They also pointed out that Israel…
The Holocaust was a defining event in human history that created a crisis in regards to our assumptions about the nature of mankind, of society, of the modern state, and of our responsibility as individuals to take a stand against unjust suffering everywhere. These universal questions, and many others, touch upon the very foundations of civilization. Today, we have not yet come to terms with the implications of this event. The Holocaust has therefore become a compelling challenge for concerned individuals all over the world. Yad Vashem is best placed to help committed individuals meet this challenge in an open,…
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson recently voiced strong support for Israel in his new role. That was something of a relief. Tillerson was previously CEO of Exxon Mobil, and had for years done business with some of Israel’s Middle East foes.However, at his Senate confirmation hearing, Tillerson made no qualms about labeling Israel “our most important strategic partner in the region.” He even took aim at outgoing Secretary of State John Kerry for being so hostile toward the Jewish state. “The secretary’s speech, which followed that UN resolution (condemning the presence of Jews in areas claimed by the Arabs), I found…
Israel Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked (pictured) on Tuesday toured the biblical city of Hebron and decried the restrictions placed on Jews living there. Referring to the upcoming inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump, and the departure from the White House of Barack Obama, Shaked said there would very soon be no more excuses for failing to strengthen the Jewish presence in this cradle of Jewish civilization. “It is unthinkable that construction in Hebron has been stuck for so many years,” Shaked stated. Hebron is one of the cities claimed by the Palestinian Arabs, and so the world says any Jews living…