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Netanyahu gets most support after Lapid, Bennett fail to close deal Yamina, Yesh Atid banking on PM not building coalition By GIL HOFFMAN APRIL 5, 2021 23:24 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received more endorsements to form the next government than Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid on Monday, making it likely that he will receive the first mandate […]

US envoy to Iran Malley says goal is to return to nuclear deal, without calling to strengthen it. LAHAV HARKOV APRIL 5, 2021 18:23 Mixed messages from the Biden administration on the Iran nuclear deal days before indirect talks commence in Vienna between the sides are “very troubling,” senior Israel officials said Sunday. They expressed […]

Apr 6, 2021 @ 11:00 Efforts to bring the United States back into the 2015 deal on Iran’s nuclear program are to step up on Tuesday when Iran and the five world powers remaining in the accord meet in Vienna. US officials will be on hand for indirect talks with Iran, which has refused a […]

“There has been no change on our position in Jerusalem, and, of course, Jerusalem is a final status issue that is to be negotiated by the two parties.” TOVAH LAZAROFF APRIL 6, 2021 10:48 United States State Department spokesman Ned Price ducked a question on whether the Biden administration considers east Jerusalem to be the […]

Security services said the defendants were “engaged in fraud, forgery of documents, preparation and purchase and sale of illegal bank checks” and other offenses. SETH J. FRANTZMAN APRIL 6, 2021 09:51 Iran said that it had arrested “Israeli spies” in areas of east Azerbaijan province this week. It said that its security services in the […]

No country in the region appears to have tried to fan the flames of the controversy or take advantage of it. SETH J. FRANTZMAN APRIL 6, 2021 07:50 The controversy in Jordan that unfolded over the weekend seems to have been successfully managed by the Kingdom. However, it may leave lasting questions about what took […]

Iran has steadily overstepped the accord’s limits on its nuclear program in response to Washington’s withdrawal from the accord in 2018. REUTERS APRIL 6, 2021 09:39 Iran and the United States will hold indirect talks in Vienna on Tuesday aimed at bringing both countries back into full compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal that Washington […]

During his speech in Jaffa, Netanyahu spoke of the difficulty of relying on allies and friends, and the importance of self-defense. By TOVAH LAZAROFF APRIL 5, 2021 22:23 On the eve of talks to revive the Iran deal, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Tehran that it faced “grave danger” if it harmed Israel, as he […]

Since taking office in January of this year, Biden has been clear about his opposition to Jewish building over the pre-1967 lines, including in West Bank settlements. TOVAH LAZAROFF APRIL 5, 2021 20:20  Israel plans to advance a 540 unit extension to the contentious east Jerusalem Jewish neighborhood of Har Homa in its first direct […]

Israeli PM slams state’s law enforcement, says there is a ‘witch-hunt’ against his rule After Benjamin Netanyahu appeared in court for his corruption trial, the Israeli Prime Minister lambasted on Monday the state prosecution, Israel Police and the media, alleging an attempted political coup against him. “The prosecution is on a witch-hunt. They were looking […]

By Reuters Staff FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in the signing ceremony of the general agreement between the All-Russian unions of trade unions, employers and the government of the Russian Federation, via a video conference call, at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia March 31, 2021. Sputnik/Alexei Druzhinin/Kremlin via REUTERS MOSCOW […]