Israeli and Iranian Singers Perform Together in Tel Aviv

Monday, 06 March 2017 | An Israeli rock star and his Iranian counterpart performed together in Tel Aviv on Thursday, sharing a message of unity with some 6,000 spectators. Israel’s Aviv Geffen and Iran’s Shahin Najaf sang two songs to the cheering crowd, alternating between Hebrew and Farsi, NBC News reported. The audience at the

Logo Marking 50 Year Anniversary of Jerusalem Liberation Unveiled

Monday, 06 March 2017 | Culture Minister Miri Regev (Likud) presented the new official logo to mark the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Jerusalem on Sunday at a cabinet meeting. “If we are unable to say to ourselves that we liberated Jerusalem from generations of foreign occupation, how can we complain about the world,”

Hamas Warns: ‘If Israel Hurts our Abilities—the Situation will Escalate’

Friday, 02 March 2017 | Hamas warned Israel that they will impose a new ‘mechanism of action’ in response to the rocket attacks which could ultimately escalate the regional situation to the point of conflict. Hamas-affiliated Al-Majd website posted on Thursday that “the ‘mechanism’ has red lines. Public opinion in the Gaza Strip sees the

Sudan Discusses Normalization with Israel

Friday, 02 March 2017 | The discourse surrounding the normalization of ties with Israel made headlines again in Sudan after Yousif Al-Kuda, leader of the Islamic opposition party Al-Wasat, spoke about the losses Sudan has suffered over the years for its traditional anti-Israel stance. Al-Kuda, a controversial cleric, said that “there is no religious law

Arab-Israeli Enlistment in IDF Continues to Grow

Friday, 03 March 2017 | A growing number of Muslim Arab-Israelis are enlisting in the Israel Defense Forces [IDF] despite the disapproval of their communities, NBC reported Sunday. “There is more openness among Arab Muslims that are not Bedouins to volunteer and join the army,” said Col. Wagdi Sarhan, the head of the IDF’s minorities

Israel Starts Natural Gas Exports to Jordan

Friday, 03 March 2017 | In August 2015 the Israeli cabinet announced a plan for the development of its offshore natural gas production in the Mediterranean that would reportedly launch the Jewish state as an energy superpower within the region. Eighteen months later, Israel marked the country’s first ever export of natural gas, the French

US to UN: End the “Obsession with Israel”

Thursday, 02 March 2017 | When the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) was established eleven years ago, the intergovernmental body within the United Nations [UN] formulated as its mandate “the promotion and protection of all human rights around the world.” The council’s core objective is certainly a critical and much needed one. As civil

More than 1,500 Jews Attend New York Aliyah Event

Thursday, 02 March 2017 | More than 1,500 Jews attended the Manhattan ‘Mega Aliyah’ fair hosted by Nefesh B’ Nefesh on Sunday, 350 of whom were from medical and high-tech backgrounds. “While the event—which was attended by a record number of Jews—was protected by heavy security, the surge in anti-Semitic incidents which have swept across

Netanyahu Welcomes Zambian President to Israel

Thursday, 02 March 2017 | Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed President Edgar Chagwa Lungu of Zambia to Israel on Tuesday, offering him assurances “of our friendship and our commitment to our relationship.” Netanyahu recalled having met Lungu last July in Uganda and expressed his hope that they would meet again in few months. Lungu is

Palestinians: Why a “Regional Peace Process” Will Fail

Thursday, 02 March 2017 | Here is a fundamental misapprehension: Arab countries can help achieve peace in the Middle East by persuading, or rather pressuring, the Palestinians to make concessions to Israel. This misapprehension is both misleading and baseless. Recently, officials in Israel and Washington started talking about a “regional approach” to solving the Israeli-Palestinian

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