World mired in past on solving Israeli-Palestinian conflict, says former US negotiator
'They think they can say things over and over again, and that will lead to a peace agreement. That is never going to happen,' says Jason Greenblatt.
July 2, 2020
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Love at first terror: Soleimani’s daughter weds Hezbollah chief’s cousin
Zeinab Soleimani, who just married Nasrallah’s relative and second-in-command, vowed that her father’s assassination would bring a 'Black Day' to the US and Israel.
June 30, 2020
Jonathan Tobin: It’s a little late for Jews to get even with St. Louis
There’s no statute of limitations on anti-Semitic hate, but the effort to tear down a statue of a French king and rename the gateway city is another terrible woke idea.
June 30, 2020
Iran issues arrest warrant for Donald Trump, US calls it ‘propaganda stunt’
'Our assessment is that Interpol does not issue Red Notices based on a political nature,' said U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook at a news conference in Saudi Arabia.
June 29, 2020
Opinion: A Biden presidency will be anti-Israel – here’s the proof
Haines’s appointment makes it very clear that Biden’s foreign policy will consist of the same corrupt entanglements with Islamist regimes and attacks on Israel.
June 29, 2020
UN official calls for ‘countermeasures’ to punish Israel over sovereignty bid
Lynk urged the EU to take 'a decisive menu of counter-measures.'
June 29, 2020
Jonathan Tobin: The price of checking your ‘white privilege’ may be high
Jewish kids helped rid schools in their district of police protection to demonstrate their opposition to racism. Can Jews afford to prioritize virtue signaling over safety?
June 28, 2020
Caroline Glick: American Jews must stand up to structurally anti-Semitic BLM
Allyson Rowen Taylor, a co-founder of StandWithUs, shared an account of the riots in which they chanted, 'F**k the police and kill the Jews.'
June 28, 2020
Opinion: Voter-shaming by the left hits new low in US, Israel
There is a huge difference between rejecting a politician and debasing his supporters.
June 24, 2020
Opinion: Israel just wants to extend its rule over lands it already controls
Israel’s decision over how to govern 'Area C' should be of little concern to anyone who doesn’t live there.
June 24, 2020
Top House Republicans pen letter of support to Netanyahu over sovereignty bid
The letter, which was signed by 116 of 198 Republicans in the House, states that 'Israel has the right to make sovereign decisions independent of outside pressure.'
June 23, 2020
IDF chief of staff: Iran most dangerous country in region
Kochavi said the threat Iran poses to the entire Middle East extends beyond its quest to acquire nuclear weapons.
June 23, 2020
Caroline Glick: Bolton’s temper tantrum
It gives me no pleasure to say this. I have known John Bolton for 15 years.
June 22, 2020
Trump administration to hold ‘dramatic’ meeting on Israel’s sovereignty bid
The meeting, which will reportedly be held in Washington, D.C. this week, will determine whether or not the administration gives the go-ahead for Israel to apply sovereignty in Judea and Samaria.
June 22, 2020
Caroline Glick: Netanyahu must stay strong on sovereignty as pressure builds
Netanyahu’s vacillations are clearly a product of the immense pressure being exerted on him to turn his back on Trump’s Middle East peace plan. This is a shame. It is also absurd.
June 21, 2020
Democrats kick anti-annexation campaign into high gear
Democratic lawmakers at the highest levels in the U.S. continue to make clear that they do not support Israel's current plan to extend sovereignty over Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria.
June 20, 2020
Defense experts sound alarm on ‘critical shortfall’ of US weapons stockpile in Israel
A new report found that the U.S. stockpile is falling 'dangerously short of meeting its stated purpose to support Israel’s efforts' as threats from Iran and Hezbollah intensify.
June 18, 2020
Caroline Glick: The UAE ambassador has no business threatening Israel
The decision to publish an article in an Israeli newspaper was not a testament to his country’s warm feelings towards the Israeli public. It was an open threat.
June 17, 2020
Jonathan Tobin: Why can’t you get canceled for anti-Semitism?
As careers are ruined for often-wrongful accusations of racism, Ilhan Omar remains untouchable, despite her anti-Semitism. The same will be true for Chelsea Handler.
June 17, 2020
Opinion: Assassinating the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
The sad fact is that Black Lives Matter members and supporters now scoff at his notions, even while paying lip service to King as a paragon.
June 17, 2020
Comedian Chelsea Handler blasted for posting ‘powerful’ Farrakhan video
'What exactly were you supposed to learn from a leader who is a life-long anti-Semite and called Hitler a great man?' responded the Simon Wiesenthal Center.
June 16, 2020
Nashville Holocaust Memorial vandalized with anti-Semitic message
'At a time when our nation is confronting racism and anti-Semitic attacks are rising, our JCC community continues to stand united with those who condemn discrimination in all its forms,' said a statement from the community.
June 16, 2020
Pompeo: Israel must join US in fighting threat from China
'We all must be alert to the Chinese Communist Party’s threat to our way of life,' he added.
June 16, 2020
Greenblatt: Sovereignty in Judea and Samaria not illegal, land not ‘Palestinian’
'Our view was that the leadership in Ramallah should no longer have a veto on what happens to this land and to the Israelis living there,' Greenblatt wrote.
June 16, 2020
Likud blasts settlement leaders opposed to Trump plan: ‘They’re nuts’
Behind closed doors, senior Likud officials are calling the rejectionist settlement leaders 'irresponsible' and even 'crazy.'
June 15, 2020
Israel greenlights Trump Heights on president’s birthday
Netanyahu also sent President Trump a birthday message via Twitter.
June 15, 2020
Analysis: Will Democrats be able to hold off a second AOC?
In Jamaal Bowman, Engel now faces the toughest primary challenge since he was first elected, with the added problem that AOC is going all in to help his opponent.
June 11, 2020
US general: Soleimani killing has significantly deterred Iran
The regime has 'seen we have the capability and the will to respond,' said Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, head of the U.S. Central Command.
June 11, 2020
Israel Army Radio refuses to ban popstar’s music despite her anti-Semitic post
Army Radio said in response to the petition that 'Galgalatz does not boycott any artist.'
June 8, 2020
Caroline Glick: The great threat to America and to American Jewry
Whether Trump wins or loses, the radicalization of white progressives at the heart of the mayhem represents the greatest threat to social cohesion in the US.
June 7, 2020
‘Get your knee off our necks:’ Jews and the new civil-rights movement
The Rev. Al Sharpton is an apt example of the painful contradictions between fighting racism and fighting anti-Semitism.
June 7, 2020
Pelosi says annexation ‘undermines US’ and will end Democrats’ support for Israel
'Unilateral annexation puts the future at risk and undermines U.S. national security interests,' Pelosi said.
June 5, 2020
Melanie Phillips: West’s Israel-bashers fail to notice Arabs seek ties with Israel
Meanwhile, undetected by the Israel-bashing West, the train is in fact leaving the station.
June 5, 2020
Opinion: Owing the ultra-Orthodox an apology
Suddenly, the discussion is no longer about the identity of the coronavirus carriers; no accusations are being flung at them for the way in which they choose to observe their Judaism.
June 5, 2020
Israeli security forces foil stabbing attack in central Israel
'The guards ordered him to stop, at which point the suspect threw a knife on the ground and was arrested,' the Defense Ministry said.
June 4, 2020
Hackers publish hundreds of Israelis’ credit card numbers online
A cyber security expert says that the breach is part of a coordinated campaign against the Jewish state.
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Hackers recently published the credit card details and phone numbers of hundreds of Israelis...
June 3, 2020
Iran ‘opened a Pandora’s box’ in cyber attack on Israeli water system
'It is not possible to know whether Israel’s reported response will deter Iran, which to a certain extent has opened a “Pandora’s box’ in a cyber attack designed to harm civilians,' said Amidror.
June 3, 2020
Rabbis return to German military for first time since 1930s
The country’s Conference of Orthodox Rabbis praised the move.
May 31, 2020
Caroline Glick: Laws to rein in Israel’s out-of-control legal system
Under the current system, everyone elected to office is effectively a hostage of the unchecked and increasingly out of control government prosecutors from the day they are sworn in.
May 31, 2020
Progressive group HIAS lashes out, attempts to silence critics
Among the arguments ZOA makes is the fact that less than 1 percent of HIAS clients are Jewish.
May 28, 2020
Oklahoma becomes 30th state to enact anti-BDS law
The law declares that Israel is one of Oklahoma’s largest trading partner and prohibits the state government from contracting with entities that boycott the Jewish state
May 27, 2020
Palestinian Authority could face ‘existential threat’ if it stops security coordination with Israel
The PA benefits greatly from Israel’s operations and intelligence capabilities used to prevent Hamas and PIJ from building an armed infrastructure.
May 27, 2020
Netanyahu: I’ll never agree to a plea bargain
'We’re not here to do deals. We’re here to bring the truth to light,' the prime minister said.
May 26, 2020
Analysis: Netanyahu presumed innocent in Israel’s court of public opinion
Prior to entering the courtroom, a defiant Netanyahu had made the legal system itself the defendant, stating that the trial 'is an attempted political coup against the will of the people.'
May 26, 2020
Palestinians begin easing coronavirus restrictions
The Palestinian Health Ministry has confirmed 423 cases of the virus and two deaths.
May 25, 2020
Arabs riot over Palestinian-imposed holiday mosque closures
Clashes erupted as Palestinians took to the streets to protest against COVID-19 lockdown imposed during the Muslim holiday.
May 24, 2020
Democratic Senators warn Netanyahu: Annexation will damage US-Israel relations
Bernie Sanders and 18 Democratic Senators claimed that Israel's annexation of Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria 'puts both Israel’s security and democracy at risk.'
May 23, 2020
US names deputy special envoy to combat anti-Semitism
David Peyman was previously deputy assistant secretary of state for counter-threat finance and sanctions, a term that concluded on April 5.
May 20, 2020
Analysis: ‘Bloat’ is the least of the new Israeli government’s problems
The views of key members of Netanyahu's administration are at odds with policies he hopes to implement, the biggest being annexation.
May 20, 2020
Jonathan Tobin: Palestinian Arabs continue to learn the wrong history lesson
Under no circumstances will they ever concede that the fault for the catastrophe that befell them was largely their own.
May 19, 2020
Pompeo, Friedman ‘warmly welcome’ new Israeli government
'We warmly welcome the announcement of the formation of a new Government of Israel,' Pompeo tweeted.
May 18, 2020
Caroline Glick: Pompeo, the coronavirus and the ‘risks’ of sovereignty
The main foreign policy challenge facing Israel today may not be minimizing diplomatic blowback for applying its laws in Judea and Samaria but maximizing its new global position.
May 17, 2020
World Court becomes ‘tool of war’ against Israel
'The ICC [in this case] is an extension of the Palestinian leadership political-warfare strategy,' analyst says. 'It is a tool of war. Period.'
May 17, 2020
Jonathan Tobin: Is the panic about a rise in American anti-Semitism justified?
More to the point, despite efforts to claim the contrary, the numbers don’t justify the effort to claim that anti-Semitism is primarily a product of right-wing extremism linked to Trump.
May 14, 2020
Opinion: The abduction of Western freedom
The fact that she returned home in a hijab is cause for alarm, not an expression of freedom of religion.
May 14, 2020
Muslim Brotherhood sympathizer named to Facebook’s ‘Supreme Court’
'We cannot be removed by Facebook,' they penned in a New York Times opinion piece.
May 14, 2020
US warns Israel of ‘risks’ of Chinese business dealings
'China’s business dealings are often opaque, transactional and geared to benefit the Chinese Communist Party,' warned a U.S. State Department spokesperson.
May 12, 2020
Netanyahu condemns haredim who ignore health rules on bonfire holiday
National Security Council head warned that violations such as those exhibited on Lag B’Omer are liable to bring about a fresh spike in infection.
May 12, 2020
Israel’s incoming US, UN ambassador receives high praise from pro-Israel groups
Gilad Erdan’s appointment was received warmly by many pro-Israel groups in the U.S.
May 12, 2020
EU threatens punitive measures over Israeli annexation plans
E.U. foreign policy chief Josep Borrell is reportedly pushing to penalize Jerusalem if it moves ahead with plans to apply Israeli law to parts of Judea and Samaria.
May 10, 2020