May 26, 2021
US to re-open East Jerusalem Consulate
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has pledged that the United States will re-open its Jerusalem consulate that had once served as its diplomatic channel to the Palestinians. The top US…
May 25, 2021
Netanyahu to Blinken: US should not return to JCPOA
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today hosted United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Jerusalem, and issued public statements following a lengthy morning meeting. After welcoming Blinken on his…
May 24, 2021
Arab-Jewish tensions simmer in Jerusalem
The truce between Israel and Hamas held into its 4th day today, as international mediators continue efforts to secure an extended period of calm after the worst outbreak of fighting…
May 21, 2021
Israel, Hamas reach ceasefire deal
An Egyptian-mediated truce between Israel and Hamas went into effect at 2 AM local time this morning (2300 GMT Thursday) following the worst violence in years between the two sides.…
May 20, 2021
Netanyahu: IDF op not on ‘stopwatch’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed determination to press on with Operation Guardian of the Walls against Gaza’s Hamas rulers “until its objective is achieved to restore quiet and…
May 19, 2021
IDF sets Gaza terrorists ‘back by years’
Palestinian Islamists kept up cross-border rocket fire today, with no firm sign of any imminent ceasefire despite international calls to end Gaza’s conflict with Israel. The Hamas-controlled territory has indiscriminately…
May 18, 2021
France, US working on Israel-Gaza truce
More than a week of fighting between Israel and Hamas showed few signs of abating today in spite of global diplomacy to stop the region’s fiercest hostilities since the 2014…
May 17, 2021
UN: Israel-Gaza fighting ‘utterly appalling’
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres told the UN Security Council (UNSC) that hostilities in Israel and Gaza were "utterly appalling" and called for an immediate end to fighting. Opening…
May 13, 2021
Hamas Wants to Be Crowned the Guardian of Jerusalem
— By Col. (res.) Grisha Yakubovich The current major escalation between Israel and Hamas is a result of the terror organization’s long-term strategic vision aimed at ultimately crowning it as…
May 03, 2021
Palestinians call off elections
As expected, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ‘postponed’ 22 May parliamentary elections amid internal divisions among his Fatah party and a dispute with Israel over voting by Arab residents in east…