Kushner: Deal of the Century will change the status quo

Senior White House adviser reportedly tells senators that peace plan aims to end situation in which Israel expands settlements. Arutz Sheva Staff, 05/03/20 White House senior adviser Jared Kushner on Wednesday briefed senators behind closed doors on the Trump administration’s Middle East peace plan, White House officials told Barak Ravid of Channel 13 News. According […]

Security, Economic Threats to Thaw the Ice Between Gulf and Israel – Advisor to Bahraini Monarch

Gulf nations that have traditionally been hostile to Israel now appear to be getting closer to Tel Aviv, believes Rabbi Marc Schneier, an advisor to the King of Bahrain. But full diplomatic relations are not yet possible as long as the Palestinian issue remains unresolved. While the official results of Israel’s third general polls have […]

Israel’s New Diplomatic Moment

Trump’s peace plan calls attention to Palestinian division and the collapse of the Arab political order. Jonathan Spyer March 3, 2020 6:50 pm ET Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared victory in Monday’s Israeli election, the third since April, following two inconclusive results. Although Mr. Netanyahu may be frustrated in his attempt to form a government, […]

Netanyahu Claims ‘Enormous Victory,’ Pledges to Form ‘Nationalist Government’

 by Benjamin Kerstein Confetti falls as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands next to his wife Sara after speaking to supporters following the announcement of exit polls in Israel’s election at his Likud party headquarters in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 3, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Amir Cohen. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed an “enormous victory” in […]

First Shi’ite country: Azerbaijan’s historic speech at AIPAC conference

First Shi’ite country: Azerbaijan’s historic speech at AIPAC conference Recorded history shows that Jews have lived in Azerbaijan for 2,600 years; an estimated 30,000 currently live there. By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL MARCH 2, 2020 14:55 WASHINGTON – The country of Azerbaijan carved out a historic role for itself by being the first majority Shi’ite country to […]

Canada asks ICC to drop Israeli war crimes lawsuits

The country holds that the ICC does not have the jurisdiction to hear such cases. TOVAH LAZAROFF FEBRUARY 29, 2020 20:38 Canada asked the International Criminal Court not hold hearings regarding Israeli war crimes lawsuits, its Foreign Ministry said on Friday.The country holds that the ICC does not have the jurisdiction to hear such cases […]

Bennett to ‘Post’: Israel’s goal is to remove Iran from Syria within 12 months

Bennett to ‘Post’: Israel’s goal is to remove Iran from Syria within 12 months During his 100 days as defense minister, Bennett has been working to escalate Israel’s steps against Iranian forces in Syria and force Tehran to withdraw its troops from Israel’s northern border. By ANNA AHRONHEIM FEBRUARY 28, 2020 08:22 Israel has set […]

50 former European leaders, foreign ministers condemn Trump Mideast plan

US proposal’s ‘outcome has characteristics similar to apartheid – a term we don’t use lightly,’ ex-politicians and diplomats say By TOI staff Today, 1:56 pm   Fifty former European leaders and foreign ministers have signed an open letter expressing “grave concern” over US President Donald Trump’s plan for Israeli-Palestinian peace. The letter, published in The […]

Israeli fighter jets down drone that took off from Gaza

Drone identified taking off from Gaza and flying, abnormally, westward over the Mediterranean.   Arutz Sheva Staff, 27/02/20 11:48   Israeli Air Force F-35 fighter jet Flash 90 Fighter jets downed a drone that took off from the Gaza Strip on Thursday afternoon and flew, abnormally, westward over the Mediterranean. The incident takes place just […]

Israelis scientists: New anti-coronavirus vaccine for fowls is adaptable for humans

Feb 27, 2020 @ 11:43 Researches at Israel’s Ministries of Science and Technology and Agriculture told reporters on Thursday that the anti-coronavirus vaccine for fowls they developed in the past four years can be adapted for humans. They estimate that it would take around two months for preclinical tests and a third month to be […]

The “Al-Aksa Is in Danger” Libel: The History of a Lie

Nadav Shragai Palestinians often hear from their leaders that a Muslim holy site in Jerusalem, al-Aksa mosque, is in danger of collapse – and the Jews are to blame. Whether printed in cartoons, preached in mosques or taught in schools, the lie is accepted as common knowledge across the Arab world. Millions of Muslims accept […]

Germany permits Iran’s regime to build European network – report

“It is clear that Iran is expanding its network in Europe to this day and that Hamburg is still at the center of this network,” says the historian and Islam expert Christian Osthold. BENJAMIN WEINTHAL FEBRUARY 27, 2020 07:42 The Iranian regime-controlled Islamic Center in the northern city of Hamburg oversees a growing network in […]

10 bouts in Gaza later, Israel not much closer to preventing the next round

The Strip remains a powder keg, with terror groups just waiting for another excuse — like Sunday’s bulldozer incident — to set it off By Judah Ari Gross Today, 1:09 am   Judah Ari Gross is The Times of Israel’s military correspondent.   Israel’s two-day battle with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group this week […]

UN slams ‘worrying’ Israeli plans to build in West Bank, East Jerusalem

Peace envoy Nickolay Mladenov says moves promoted by Netanyahu endanger prospects for two-state solution The United Nations Middle East peace envoy condemned Israel’s recent advancement of construction plans in the West Bank and East Jerusalem that he said would effectively cut the West Bank in two and isolate some Palestinian neighborhoods. The statement from Nickolay […]