Yossi Cohen

Yossi Cohen named next head of Mossad

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu named National Security Council head Yossi Cohen as the next head of the Mossad, saying he was the right man to face the looming threats on Israel's security.
December 8, 2015
Jonathan Pollard

Jonathan Pollard to be set free after 30 years

Jonathan Pollard is scheduled to be released from federal prison on Friday, marking the end of a three-decade diplomatic burr in the relationship between the US and Israel.
November 15, 2015
Barack Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu

‘Narrow’ escapes

When Obama and Netanyahu exchanged pleasantries and spoke a few scripted lines prior to meeting privately, everyone — myself included — was hanging on their every nuance for clues. And leave it to Obama to provide a whopper of a glimpse into the workings of his mind.
November 12, 2015
Barack Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu

Obama, Netanyahu minimize differences, renew call for peace

Minimizing sharp differences, President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirmed their commitment to seeking elusive Middle East peace on Monday, though prospects for an agreement between Israelis and Palestinians appear ever further out of reach.
November 10, 2015
(Ofer Zidon/Flash90)

Report: Israel hit Hezbollah and Syrian targets

IDF forces attacked targets belonging to Hezbollah and the Assad regime in Syria on Friday night, media sources claim, although the details cited in the different sources are contradictory.
November 1, 2015
Saudi prince al-Waleed bin Talal

Saudi Arabian prince sides with Israel

Billionaire Saudi prince al-Waleed bin Talal emphasised that if the Palestinians launch another uprising, he will side with Israel. Taking into account the upheaval in the Middle East, he says his country should work with Israel to contend with the Iranian threat.
October 28, 2015
Syria mortar Golan Heights

Syrian Army shoots mortars into Israel

The IDF struck Syrian artillery positions in response to three mortar shells fired by the Syrian Army into the Israeli side of the Golan Heights.
October 13, 2015
Kuwait attack

ISIS suicide attack kills 27 in Kuwait

Terror struck Kuwait for the first time in two decades as an ISIS terrorist blew himself up in a packed Shiite mosque, killing 27 worshipers.
June 28, 2015
Senator Graham Netanyahu

US Senator Graham vows to defend Israel

US Senator Graham vowed to use his force and that of the Congress to defend Israel against the diplomatic war waged by the international community.
May 28, 2015
Obama Saudi Arabia

Arab leaders snub Obama summit

Obama has invited Arab leaders to a summit at Camp David to discuss Iran, but they are boycotting the meeting out of frustration with the US president's foreign policy.
May 11, 2015