Trump, Abdullah Talk Israeli-Palestinian Peace

Thursday, 6 April 2017 | On Monday it was the Egyptian president’s chance. Two days later, the King of Jordan got his turn. Yesterday, US President Donald Trump welcomed King Abdullah II of Jordan to the White House for the second meeting this week between the American commander-in-chief and heads of Arab states. And as

Israel Moves to Block Payments to Palestinian Terrorists

Thursday, 06 April 2017 | A new bill is seeking to prevent Israeli funds from reaching the hands of terrorists. According to the bill, the payments to terrorists’ families will be deducted from the amounts transferred from Israel to the Palestinian Authority [PA]. A significant portion of the PA’s budget comes from payments made by

Do Palestinians Support a Two-State Solution

Thursday, 06 April 2017 | An extensive study examining whether Palestinian society supports a two-state solution for peace with Israel was published Monday in Mosaic Magazine. Data was used from some 400 publicly available polls. “Polls of Israelis and Palestinians show that there is still strong support for the two-state solution—in theory,” wrote Daniel Polisar,

Trump, al-Sisi Discuss Israeli-Palestinian Peace Summit

Wednesday, 05 April 2017 | Egyptian president, Fattah al-Sisi, headed to the White House on Monday for a meeting with his American counterpart, Donald Trump. The meeting was reportedly an amicable one, lasting nearly two and a half hours. The two world leaders had various discussion topics on their agenda, including the continuation of military

Israeli Leaders Condemn “Murderous” Syrian Gas Attack

Wednesday, 05 April 2017 | Israeli leaders strongly condemned on Tuesday a suspected chemical weapons attack carried out by the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. “We, as a people who survived the greatest of atrocities and rose from the ashes to be a strong and secure nation, we will do all we can to

New UN Report Attempts to Equate Israel to Slavery in the US

Wednesday, 05 April 2017 | The UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) is expected to publish a report equating “the Israeli Occupation” to slavery in the United States and put the financial damages suffered by Palestinians as a result of “50 years of occupation” in the billions of dollars. The Arab-dominated committee

Israel, Cyprus, Greece, Italy Agree to Build Mediterranean Gas Pipeline

Wednesday, 05 April 2017 | The world’s longest underwater gas pipeline, which would connect Israel to Europe, is set to be operational by 2025, Israeli and European officials announced on Monday. “The unprecedented $6 billion-$7 billion plan in question involves building a privately-funded, 2,200-km [1,367 mi] deep-sea pipeline linking Israeli and Cypriot gas to the

Palestinian Textbooks Teach Children to be Martyrs

Tuesday, 04 April 2017 | Parents send their children to school fully expecting their kids to learn a whole range of new things – from reading and writing to math and geography. Yet the prescribed textbooks for Palestinian first to fourth graders who attend school in east Jerusalem, Hebron and Bethlehem also teach little ones

Hamas Takes Underwater Attacks on Israel to New Depths

Tuesday, 04 April 2017 | The Palestinian terror group Hamas is seeking undersea routes to strike the Jewish state, The Times of Israel reported Saturday. “We see rearming on every level on the sea-front — systems, weapons and trainings. Hamas sees the sea as an option to achieve its aggressive, operational ambitions,” said Maj. Irad

Eighty Foreign Ambassadors and Diplomats Take Part in Passover Seder

Tuesday, 04 April 2017 | More than 80 foreign ambassadors, senior diplomats and international journalists took part in a Passover seder Sunday night sponsored by The Israel Project and the World Jewish Congress. The actual meal was hosted by former Israeli ambassador to Britain, Daniel Taub, and included guests from a variety of sectors in

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