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 29, 2020
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…
Oct 20, 2020
Israel-UAE: Shalom and Salam!
A delegation from the United Arab Emirates arrived in Israel today, marking an historic first visit by a Gulf Arab nation to the Jewish State. “We are making history in…
Oct 19, 2020
Israel, Bahrain officiate peace amid ISIS call for revenge
The Islamic State (ISIS) terror group issued a call on its followers to attack Westerners, oil pipelines and economic infrastructure in Saudi Arabia for supporting Gulf state agreements with Israel.…
Oct 19, 2020
UN sanctions on Iran expire
The 2007 United Nations Security Council arms embargo on Iran expired as slated on Sunday, in accordance with terms of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear deal…
Oct 16, 2020
Knesset approves Israel-UAE deal
Israel’s Knesset has officially approved the agreement to establish formal relations with the United Arab Emirates. The U.S.-brokered deal known as the “Abraham Accords” was signed between the Middle East…
Oct 15, 2020
US calls on Saudis to normalize ties with Israel
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that he has urged Saudi Arabia to consider normalizing relations with Israel. Pompeo said he raised the issue while hosting Saudi Foreign Minister…
Oct 13, 2020
Israel, UAE deal forges ahead
Israel’s cabinet officially approved the nation’s normalization deal with the United Arab Emirates, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he and Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan had…
Oct 12, 2020
US Jewish leader meets with Abbas
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held talks with World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder in the West Bank on Saturday, following a call by the influential American business leader for the…
Oct 09, 2020
New US sanctions target Iranian banks
The United States slapped fresh sanctions on Iran’s financial sector yesterday, targeting 18 banks in an effort to further choke off Iranian revenues as Washington ramps up pressure on Tehran…