Wednesday, 15 March 2017 | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met for five hours on Monday with Jason Greenblatt, a lawyer who was appointed chief negotiator for international affairs by President Donald Trump. According to a statement from the prime minister’s office, Netanyahu expressed his interest in working with the Trump administration to “advance a
Continue Reading »Wednesday, 15 March 2017 | The United States Department of Justice announced on Tuesday that it filed an extradition request with Jordan for a Palestinian terrorist who helped carry out the 2001 Sbarro massacre in Jerusalem, The Jerusalem Post reported. The subject of the request, Ahlam Tamimi, has previously admitted to picking the location for
Continue Reading »Wednesday, 15 March 2017 | Six North African bloggers and journalists have arrived in Israel as guests of the foreign ministry at the invitation of the deputy spokesman for Arab Media, Hassan Kaabiya. This is the sixth such initiative undertaken to bring Arabic-language media representatives to Israel. Until now, journalists from Morocco have come to
Continue Reading »Tuesday, 14 March 2017 | Two 20-year-old border policemen were moderately wounded early Monday morning after being stabbed by a Palestinian terrorist—who was later identified as 25-year-old Ibrahim Mattar—near the Lions’ Gate in Jerusalem. Police have confirmed that the attacker, a resident of Jabel Mukaber, was shot dead by one of the injured officers. MDA
Continue Reading »Tuesday, 14 March 2017 | Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of spreading ‘bigoted lies’ and ‘fake history,’ in a comment following the prime minister’s statements during Sunday’s Purim festivities. The scathing remarks came in response to Netanyahu’s comments during Sunday’s reading of the Esther Megillah scroll in celebration of
Continue Reading »Tuesday, 14 March 2017 | The Islamist terrorist group, Hamas, is drafting a new platform that will endorse a Palestinian state based on the 1949 armistice lines in an effort “to present a more pragmatic and cooperative face to the world,” The New York Times reported Thursday. The group will also re-frame its enemies—defined in
Continue Reading »Tuesday, 14 March 2017 | American tech giant Intel confirmed its intent on Monday to acquire the Jerusalem-based autonomous driving company Mobileye for a record $15 billion, the biggest ever exit in Israeli history. According to the agreement, Intel will launch a tender offer to acquire all of Mobileye’s issued and outstanding ordinary shares for
Continue Reading »Monday, 13 March 2017 | Hamas has long sought to move out of Gaza and establish a footing in the biblical heartland of Judea and Samaria, also known as the West Bank, where they could both increase their attacks on Israel and move towards re-establishing their power in the region controlled by their Palestinian political
Continue Reading »Monday, 13 March 2017 | The call came on Friday. Forty-nine days after taking office US President Donald Trump telephoned Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas, marking their first official contact since Trump’s inauguration in January. The discussion was a short one, reports Ynet News. Yet despite its brevity, the call has raised Palestinian spirits
Continue Reading »Monday, 13 March 2017 | Since 2013, over 2,600 Syrians wounded in their country’s six-year-long war have been treated in Israel after coming to the border for medical care. Before they’re transferred to hospitals, paramedics provide immediate care at the border. We talked to Cpl. Yoad, one of these paramedics. What’s the hardest part of
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