Ahead of Pompeo trip, US official says annexation can wait until after July 1

Senior staffer says timetable ‘isn’t rigid’ for US, message passed to Israeli officials, warns Palestinians of ‘negative consequences’ if they sit out peace talks By TOI staff 13 May 2020, 2:02 am A senior US official indicated that Israel could consider delaying a controversial push to annex parts of the West Bank, according to a […]

Ahead of Pompeo trip, US official says annexation can wait until after July 1

Senior staffer says timetable ‘isn’t rigid’ for US, message passed to Israeli officials, warns Palestinians of ‘negative consequences’ if they sit out peace talks By TOI staff 13 May 2020, 2:02 am   A senior US official indicated that Israel could consider delaying a controversial push to annex parts of the West Bank, according to […]

Iran progresses anti-Israel bill, plans to establish embassy in Jerusalem

Iranian MPs chanted “down with Israel” after the bill was approved TZVI JOFFRE MAY 12, 2020 17:45 The Iranian parliament approved a bill on Tuesday including a list of measures against the State of Israel, such as the establishment of an Iranian consulate or embassy in Jerusalem to ‘Palestine,’ boycott measures and bans on contact […]

Why Benjamin Netanyahu has outlasted all his political rivals

He has maneuvered the religious Jewish Orthodox parties to rely only on him Seth J. Frantzman Benjamin Netanyahu Seth J. Frantzman May 12, 2020   Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has signed a coalition agreement, after a year of uncertainty and three elections, to create a government that should keep him in power for at least another […]

Senior US official warns Palestinians

  “If the Palestinians continue to refuse to come to the table it will make our decision-making regarding annexation much easier.”   Elad Benari , 13/05/20 00:10   Mike Pompeo Reuters The Trump administration does not view the new Israeli government’s July 1 deadline to begin the process of applying sovereignty over Judea and Samaria […]

US airlines tell attendants not to force passengers to wear face masks

MAY 13, 2020 00:02 The top three US airlines have told their flight attendants not to force passengers to comply with a new policy requiring face coverings, just encourage them to do so, according to employee policies reviewed by Reuters. American Airlines Holdings Inc, Delta Air Lines Inc and United Airlines Holdings Inc have told […]

Israel closes Golan air space after strikes in Syria

More to follow An attempted stabbing attack at the Qalandiya security checkpoint near Jerusalem was foiled on Tuesday, the Israel Police foreign press spokesman said in a statement. Police units at the scene dealt with the attack as the terrorist was neutralized, the police said. Local Hebrew media reported that the suspect was shot by […]

Pompeo: Annexation ‘a decision that the Israelis will make’

Pompeo: Annexation ‘a decision that the Israelis will make’ In an interview with the pro-Netanyahu daily Israel Hayom published a day before the US secretary of state’s visit to Israel, Mike Pompeo declines to confirm or deny reports in Israel that the White House is asking Israel to delay any annexation move in the West […]

France pushing for tough EU response to any West Bank annexation: diplomats

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – France is urging its European Union partners to consider threatening Israel with a tough response if it goes ahead with a de facto annexation of parts of the occupied West Bank, three EU diplomats said. Belgium, Ireland and Luxembourg also want to discuss the possibility of punitive economic measures during a foreign […]

‘For Israel to Give Up Its Heartland Is Like the US Giving Up the Statue of Liberty’

by Israel Hayom / JNS.org     US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman speaks during the dedication ceremony of the new US Embassy in Jerusalem, May 14, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Ronen Zvulun / File. JNS.org – The interview with US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman was not held at the US embassy in Jerusalem, […]

Anti-Semitic incidents in US hit record high in 2019 — ADL report

American Jews were targets of more anti-Semitic incidents in 2019 than any other year over the past four decades, a surge marked by deadly attacks on a California synagogue, a Jewish grocery store in New Jersey and a rabbi’s New York home, the Anti-Defamation League reports in new findings. The Jewish civil rights group counts […]

Waqf threatens to reopen Al Aqsa during coronavirus, blame Israel for consequences

Waqf threatens to reopen Al Aqsa, says Israel will bear responsibility for consequences of decision to reopen before end of outbreak. Dalit Halevi , 12/05/20  The Council of Endowments and Religious Affairs at Al-Quds (Jerusalem) announced the extension of the ban on praying at Al Aqsa Mosque, due to the continued coronavirus outbreak. In an […]

IDF soldier killed in West Bank

As troops were leaving the village of Yaabed near the West Bank city of Jenin when a large stone was dropped on them from a rooftop critically injuring staff sergeant Amit Ben Yigal Yoav Zitun | Updated: 05.12.20 , 10:04 An IDF soldier was killed Tuesday after sustaining injuries from a stone thrown at his […]