Dominican Republic mulls embassy move to Jerusalem

Israel is welcoming a declaration by the Dominican Republic that it may consider relocating its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Santo Domingo’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Friday…

IDF destroys Palestinian terrorist’s home

IDF troops demolished the home of a Palestinian terrorist charged with murdering an Israeli rabbi. Rabbi Shai Ohayon, a 39-year-old father of four, sustained multiple stab wounds to his upper…

Track II for JCPOA 2.0?

Executive branch, Legislative branch, olive branch? If nuclear negotiations with Iran resume, Israel may be a silent partner By Amir Oren Whoever wins Tuesday’s elections in the US and gains…

Israel lifts more COVID restrictions

Israel’s Coronavirus Cabinet is gradually introducing the second phase of the country’s exit plan from the nationwide lockdown that officially ended earlier this month. A month-long closure enacted on 18…

Trump appeals to US-Israeli voters

American citizens born in Jerusalem will now be able to list Israel as their birthplace on their passports, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced. The hoped-for move reinforces…

Macron-Erdogan row fuels Muslim protest

Israel “unites in shock and condemnation of the atrocious attack” at the Notre-Dame Basilica church in Nice that claimed three lives, said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “All civilized peoples must…

Israel marks Rabin Memorial Day

A number of ceremonies were held across Israel today to mark the 25th anniversary of the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Rabin was Israel’s fifth premier, who served two…

US ends ban on disputed Israeli lands

The Trump administration has lifted a decades-old ban that had prohibited U.S. taxpayer funding for Israeli scientific research conducted on lands in the West Bank and Golan Heights captured by…

Israel, Lebanon continue sea border talks

Israel and Lebanon today held a third round of U.S.-mediated talks over their disputed border in the Mediterranean Sea, that has held up hydrocarbon exploration in the potentially gas-rich area.…

Renewed locust breeding in Africa

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is warning that another generation of breeding is underway in the Horn of Africa. According to the most recent update from the…