Newly confirmed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo released a statement this week on Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons. “For many years, the Iranian regime has insisted to the world that its nuclear program was peaceful. The documents obtained by …
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Seven were killed and hundreds were injured in the latest fighting between Palestinians and Israeli security forces along the Israel-Gaza border today. One teenager was killed, and twelve women and forty-eight children were among the estimated 1,000 people who were …
Continue ReadingThe United States will open its embassy in the city of Jerusalem this May according to the Trump administration, moving the opening date of the facility up by months, if not years. “In May, the United States plans to open …
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump, in an interview published today, said he believes both Israelis and Palestinians are playing roles in undermining the Middle East peace process. “Right now, I would say the Palestinians are not looking to make peace, they …
Continue ReadingIsraeli authorities have neared a consensus to recommend that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu be indicted on corruption charges it was reported today. Israeli police chiefs believe they have sufficient evidence to indict Netanyahu for taking bribes.
The police chiefs were …
Continue ReadingIsrael has informed thousands of African migrants that they must leave the country by the end of March or risk jail time, officials said. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the plan last month. Under its parameters about 38,000 mainly Eritrean …
Continue ReadingVice President Mike Pence’s address to the Israeli Knesset was interrupted Monday when Arab lawmakers held up signs and engaged in a scuffle with security staff. The lawmakers were protesting President Trump’s decision last year to officially recognize Jerusalem as …
Continue ReadingPresident Trump has cut foreign aid to Palestinians in the wake of their refusal to participate in peace negotiations with Israel, brokered by the U.S. The president declared Jerusalem the capital of Israel last month and directed the U.S. State …
Continue ReadingPresident Trump criticized Palestine in a tweet last night, pointing out that the US gives them hundreds of millions of dollars in aid but that we get no “appreciation or respect” in return. He also criticized them for not wanting …
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