US seeking to improve ties between Israel and PA

US envoy concludes visit to Israel and PA which included “productive engagements” with Israelis and Palestinian Arabs. Jul 16 , 2021 11:35 PM Deputy US Assistant Secretary Hady Amr on Friday concluded a series of productive engagements with a wide range of Israelis and Palestinian Arabs during his week-long visit to Jerusalem, Ramallah, Bethlehem, and […]

IDF fires flares near Lebanese border after suspicious movements

Military scanning area near Metula, but says no fears of an attack TOI staffToday, 11:58 pm The Israeli military fired flares along the Lebanese border Friday night, near the town of Metula, after identifying suspicious movement in the border area, the army said. The military said troops were searching the area, though it added that […]

An Overview of Tisha B’Av as Jews Prepare to Observe this Sacred Day

Saturday evening in Israel will mark the beginning of the observance of Tisha B’Av, or, the Ninth of Av. Tisha B’Av is recognized as one of the saddest days on the Hebrew calendar, as it commemorates the destruction of the first two temples in Jewish history, not to mention several other tragic events. As observing […]

Lebanon in freefall as France announces aid conference on port blast anniversary

Protests flare in Tripoli, sparking clashes with army that Lebanese Red Cross says left at least 19 people wounded; Lebanese pound plunges to new lows on black market BEIRUT (AFP) — Lebanon was hit by fresh protests Friday after premier-designate Saad Hariri failed to form a government, and as France prepares to host an aid […]

Hariri steps down as prime minister-designate after dispute with president

Lebanon has been without a government for nearly a year as the economic crisis in the country worsens. July 15, 2021 Saad Hariri stepped down from his post as Lebanon’s prime minister-designate on Thursday, thus plunging the country further into political crisis. Hariri withdrew his nomination following a meeting with Lebanese President Michel Aoun, according to the […]

Will Bennett allow US to rollback recognition of Israel’s capital and redivide Jerusalem?

A push to reopen a shuttered consulate to the Palestinian Authority in Jerusalem is a first major foreign-policy test for Israel’s fragile coalition. Former Mayor Barkat warns that Bennett “must not allow a move that will divide Jerusalem.” Op-ed. Alex Traiman , Jul 16 , 2021 6:23 AM (JNS) Just one month after Naftali Bennett […]

US ready to lift nearly all sanctions on Iran, Zarif says

Iranian FM tells parliament the US is on the verge of lifting all sanctions on the rogue state. Arutz Sheva Staff , Jul 16 , 2021 1:06 PM This week, the Biden administration, which continues to pursue a new nuclear deal with Iran, announced that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken had signed a document […]

US Court Finds Iranian Banks Liable for Deadly Terror Attack Against US Citizens

JNS News Service7 Av 5781 – July 16, 2021 Photo Credit: Hadas Parush/Flash90 Friends and family look at pictures of Eitam and Na’ama Henkin, an Israeli couple shot and killed by terrorists, at their shiva in Jerusalem on Oct. 7, 2015. A U.S. federal court found the Iranian banks—Merkazi, Melli and Saderat—liable for the murder […]

Hamas accuses Israel of ‘falsifying’ Jerusalem history

A Hamas spokesperson said that Israel’s effort to “falsify history and distort the facts will not help it, and Jerusalem will remain the capital of Palestine and its Arab Islamic identity.” KHALED ABU TOAMEH JULY 14, 2021 19:46 Hamas responded on Wednesday to the news about the discovery of a section of Jerusalem’s city wall […]

Iran Claims It Can Enrich Uranium to Weapons Grade Levels

By JNS News Service – 7 Av 5781 – July 16, 2021 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday his country was capable of enriching uranium to weapons-grade purity of 90 percent, if necessary. “The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran can enrich uranium by 20 percent and 60 percent, and if one day our reactors […]