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…
Nov 27, 2020
Israel, UAE sign strategic deals
Israel and the United Arab Emirates have signed a series of major pacts since agreeing to establish formal ties in August that paved the path to economic cooperation. While most…
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
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 12, 2020
Saudi Arabia calls for ‘decisive world stance’ against Iran
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz urged the world to take “a decisive stance” to address efforts by Iran to develop nuclear and ballistic missile programs. In his annual address…
Nov 11, 2020
Locusts still plague parts of Africa, Mideast
The Desert Locust Information Service (DLIS) of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is reporting that several nations in Africa and the Middle East continue to battle infestation.…
Nov 09, 2020
Regional reaction to Trump defeat
There has been widely diverse reaction to the impending exit of U.S. President Donald Trump from the White House. Many Arab leaders congratulated Joe Biden on his election victory, while…
Nov 03, 2020
US elections reach Israeli streets
Jewish settler leaders and their supporters prayed for the re-election of U.S. President Donald Trump during a ceremony at the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron. The site is revered…
Oct 30, 2020
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…
Oct 23, 2020
Israel, US sign joint defense declaration
Israeli Defense Minister Gantz returned home today after a lightning visit to Washington for security talks with U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and other Pentagon officials. One security official…