Israel
Mike Pence Lobbies Paraguay on Jerusalem Embassy Move
US Vice President Mike Pence spoke with Paraguay's president, Mario Abdo Benitez, on Thursday hoping to convince him to roll back his move to relocate the country's embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The Trump administration has b...
Hamas Leader Threatens Israel with Six Month Air Raid
The leader of Hamas, the Palestinian organization, said this week the country is negotiating a cease-fire with Israel, but also said that "all of the missiles that the Palestinian resistance fired [at Israel] during the 51 days of the ...
Israeli Schools Largely Avoid Teaching about Evolution
The Times of Israel reports, the Education Ministry in Israel is largely avoiding the teaching of evolution in schools and is focusing on other areas of biology. The outlet reports that several teachers spoke to Channel 10 about the strategy sayin...
Netanyahu Honors 70,000 Jewish victims of Ponary Massacre
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara attended a memorial service held in the Vilnus suburb of Panerriai (formally Ponary) and laid flowers at the monument honoring the 70,000 Jews slain there by the Nazis. The ceremony was attended by...
After less than a month, head of UN probe into Gaza violence quits
Former war crimes prosecutor David Crane, who was named only last month to lead a U.N. investigation into this year's violence in the Gaza Strip, has resigned, the United Nations said in a statement Wednesday. The statement said Crane had informe...
PA leader admits efforts to torpedo Israel and Hamas truce talks‎
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas warned Saturday that he will not allow for two separate entities to rule Palestinian lands, effectively admitting that Ramallah was actively trying to torpedo the Egyptian-brokered cea...
Nearly 300 New Immigrants Arrive Israel from the Ukraine
A chartered flight organized by the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews flew 293 new immigrants from the Ukraine into Ben Gurion airport on Tuesday. According to the IFCJ, the group came to Israel to escape economic hardship and the ongoi...
Trump Approves Largest-ever Aid Package to Israel, Sets up Showdown with Turkey over Detention of Pastor
U.S. President Donald Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Monday, which includes $550 million in assistance to Israel and temporarily halts the sale of F-35 fighter jets to Turkey. This comes amid tensions between the United...
Philippines Confirms President to Visit Israel Next Month
MANILA, Philippines — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is to make an official visit to Israel next month, his government said Monday, nearly two years after he sparked outrage by likening his deadly drug war to the Holocaust. The Septemb...
Israeli, Palestinian support for two states hits record low
A new survey finds that fewer Jewish Israelis and Palestinians now support the two-state solution. And while support for armed struggle against the occupation has dropped, more Jewish Israelis now support a ‘definitive war’...
