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US State Department spokesperson Ned Price: ‘We’ve conveyed this message publicly and privately’ TOVAH LAZAROFF JULY 23, 2021 09:21 The United States publicly called on Israel to refrain from West Bank settlement construction as some settler leaders have warned that a half-year freeze on planning activity is already in place. “I think there is definitely […]

The Palestinian Authority’s Hussein Al-Sheikh told The Media Line that the PA is ready for direct talks with Israel. FELICE FRIEDSON/THE MEDIA LINE JULY 23, 2021 11:25 Civil Affairs Minister Hussein Al-Sheikh is one of the leading figures in the Palestinian Authority hierarchy and is one of President Mahmoud Abbas’ closest advisers. Al-Sheikh is the […]

There are currently 2,500 US troops in Iraq focusing on countering the remnants of Islamic State. The move is not expected to have a major impact. REUTERS JULY 23, 2021 00:52 The United States and Iraq are expected to formalize the end of Washington’s combat mission in Iraq by the end of the year and […]

By Hana Levi Julian14 Av 5781 – July 22, 2021 Photo Credit: Country Park Portraits / Wikimedia Texas Comptroller Glen Hegar, January 2007 The battle against the Boycott, Divest and Sanctions (BDS) economic war on Israel and the decision by Ben & Jerry’s independent board to yank its product from post-1967 Jewish communities there, is […]

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran Thursday began exporting crude oil for the first time in the Gulf of Oman, bypassing the strategic Strait of Hormuz. During a ceremony marking the inauguration of the project, President Hassan Rouhani called the plan “strategic.” Iranian state media described the move as an indication that sanctions imposed by the […]

Initial reports indicated that the explosion at the market was a gas explosion. By TZVI JOFFRE JULY 22, 2021 10:48 An explosion was reported at the Al-Zawiya market in Gaza City in the Gaza Strip on Thursday morning, killing one person and injuring 10 others, according to Palestinian media.   انفجار في محال تجارية بمنطقة سوق الزاوية […]

The Biden administration is interested in the continued existence of the Bennett-Lapid government, and is therefore expected to continue to provide it with a warm attitude and a comfortable space for activity at this stage, says a senior US official close to the White House quoted by Israel Hayom. According to the senior official, the […]

By David Israel – 13 Av 5781 – July 22, 2021 Photo Credit: Tomás Del Coro from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA An IAF F-16I warplane. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported Wednesday night that new Israeli strikes destroyed weapons and ammunition depots belonging to the “Lebanese Hezbollah” in the western countryside of Homs. The […]

It would be comforting if the Biden Administration would begin to act as if it has come to understand the Iranian pattern of prevarication and stop groveling. Unfortunately, it is now clear that the Iranians are convinced that there are no real options the US is willing to consider in order to rein in their […]