Sheldon Adelson’s offer to help pay for the new U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem is getting a thumb’s down from a range of observers who support the embassy’s relocation. …
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By Ron Kampeas, JTA
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2/28/18
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is hailing plans to relocate the American Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem as early as May, calling the news, confirmed by the State Department, “a …
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Israel Hayom via JNS
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2/28/18
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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, in a 30-minute address to the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday, said he no longer considers the United States to be an “honest broker” in …
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By Sean Savage, JNS
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2/22/18
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Evicting hundreds of thousands of Jewish settlers from Judea and Samaria “could lead to civil war in Israel,” U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman told American Jewish leaders.
His …
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JTA
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2/21/18
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While matchmaking is not a priority in the world of emergency medical services, quite a few volunteer first responders in multi-gender services in Israel have met their bashert on the job and grown …
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By Eliana Rudee, JNS
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2/14/18
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The Israel Police on Tuesday night recommended that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu be indicted on bribery and breach of trust charges in two alleged corruption cases.
The recommendation comes …
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By JTA
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2/14/18
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The White House on Monday denied Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claim that he is in talks with the Trump administration on the annexation of Israeli settlements.
“Reports …
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JNS
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2/14/18
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JERUSALEM (JTA) — U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman accused unnamed Palestinian leaders of praising a terror attack that left an Israeli father of four dead.
Friedman’s tweet …
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2/7/18
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For several months now, Israel’s National Security Council has been examining multiple plans that would change the municipal boundaries of Jerusalem. Each proposal tries to deal with the …
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By Ariel Kahana, Makor Rishon via JNS
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2/7/18
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In his meeting with Russian President Putin on Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu warned Putin that Israel will “stop” Iranian encroachment in Syria and Lebanon.
“The …
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2/2/18
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