Dec 04, 2020
Bahrain okays Israeli settlement imports
Israel’s new peace partner Bahrain will not boycott goods manufactured in the West Bank. The West Bank, known to most Israelis by their biblical names of Judea and Samaria, is…
Dec 02, 2020
Iran: Saudi-Israel plot lead to scientist’s killing
Saudi Arabia is vehemently denying Iranian allegations that the Kingdom was involved in the assassination of the Islamic Republic’s top nuclear scientist. Dr. Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, widely regarded by Western and…
Nov 23, 2020
Netanyahu reportedly meets Saudi Crown Prince
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly travelled to Saudi Arabia for a covert trilateral meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman and visiting U.S. Secretary of State Mike…
Nov 20, 2020
Pompeo makes historic Golan, West Bank visits
Mike Pompeo has become the first United States Secretary of State to visit an Israeli West Bank settlement and the Golan Heights. Last year, Pompeo, an evangelical Christian, broke with…
Nov 19, 2020
Israel, Bahrain formalize ties in Jerusalem
Israel and Bahrain will open embassies, establish online visa systems and launch weekly flights between the countries in the near future. The announcement came during the first official visit by…
Nov 19, 2020
US strengthens bond with Israel
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the United States will recognize the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel as anti-Semitic, with the intent of withdrawing government…
Nov 18, 2020
Palestinian Authority resumes security cooperation with Israel
The Palestinian Authority (PA) will resume civil and security cooperation with Israel, 7 months after PA President Mahmoud Abbas severed ties over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s currently suspended plan…
Nov 18, 2020
Israeli leaders have ‘warm’ talks with Biden
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a “warm conversation” with U.S. President-elect Joe Biden last night. According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office, Netanyahu said that “the…
Nov 18, 2020
An EU response to Turkey’s increased aggressiveness
By Prof. Efraim Inbar, President of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security. Turkey’s ambitious and expansionist leader, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has capitalized on the end of the Cold War and…
Nov 18, 2020
Why Israelis Like Trump
By Prof. Efraim Inbar, President of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security. [Editor's Note: This article was initially published on the eve of the US presidential elections] From his…