Benjamin Netanyahu
Israel Minister Swims Against Tide With Gaza Island Plan
An Israeli minister has gone against the tide in proposing a way he says would alleviate conditions in the Gaza Strip...
David Friedman Takes Oath As New US Ambassador To Israel
David Friedman, a Jewish American attorney close to President Donald Trump, and who is known for a hardline stand in...
Israel Cuts UN Contribution Due To ‘discrimination’
Israel announced Wednesday a $2-million cut in its contribution to the United Nations budget because of constant...
Palestinian Leader Mahmud Abbas Meets Trump Envoy At Arab Summit
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has met one of US President Donald Trump's top envoys on the sidelines of an Arab...
Ultra-Orthodox Jews Protest Against Israel Military Service
Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews took to the streets of Jerusalem on Tuesday to protest against compulsory military...
Israeli Ban On MP Visits To Flashpoint Holy Site Challenged
An Israeli lawmaker petitioned the Supreme Court Tuesday against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ban on visits by...
‘Incitement’ Or History? Israeli-Palestinian Debate Rages
At Amin al-Husseini secondary school in the occupied West Bank, with an Israeli settlement visible in the distance,...
US Vows To End ‘Israel-Bashing’ At United Nations
The US ambassador to the United Nations received a rapturous welcome Monday at Washington's biggest pro-Israel forum,...
Israel President Refuses To Pardon Jailed Former PM
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Monday rejected a request for clemency by jailed ex-prime minister Ehud Olmert, who...
Kagame Hails Rwanda-Israel Bond At Washington Forum
Rwanda's President Paul Kagame became the first African leader to address Washington's biggest pro-Israel forum Sunday,...
Red Tape Delays Ethiopian Migration To Israel
Thousands of Ethiopians with family members in Israel have again had attempts to join them delayed, this time by a...
Israel, US Conclude Talks Without Settlement Agreement
Israel and the United States concluded talks in Washington on advancing peace with the Palestinians, without agreeing...
US Senate Approves Settlement Backer As Israel Envoy
The US Senate on Thursday approved the appointment of President Donald Trump's former bankruptcy lawyer, a supporter of...
Sharp Rise In Israeli Settlement Projects In 2016
Construction on new Israeli settlement homes in the occupied West Bank rose by 40 percent in 2016 compared with the...
Hezbollah Commander Killed By Own Men
Israel's military chief said on Tuesday that Hezbollah's military commander in Syria, reported dead last year, was...
China’s Xi Calls For Peace In Meeting With Netanyahu
Chinese President Xi Jinping called Tuesday for peace between Israel and an independent Palestine "as soon as possible"...
Trump Wants To Work With Palestinians, Says Official
US President Donald Trump sees Mahmud Abbas as a "strategic partner" and the Palestinian leader wants to engage with...
Israel Says It Foiled Syrian Ballistic Missile Threat
A senior army officer said Monday that Israel had fired its Arrow missile at a Syrian rocket which posed a "ballistic...
Abbas To Meet Egyptian Leader Ahead of Trump Talks
Mahmud Abbas will meet Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo on Monday with ties strained between them and...