Israel Announces “Donald Trump Train Station” in Jerusalem

By Israel Today— Israel Railways has decided to name the final stop on its soon-to-open high-speed Tel Aviv-Jerusalem line after US President Donald Trump, reported Yediot Ahronot. The much-anticipated rail line was originally supposed to terminate at a new station being built adjacent to Jerusalem’s Central Bus Station and the International Convention Center (known locally…

Displeased with Palestinians, Arab states chart new Jerusalem policy

By Daniel Siryoti, Israel Hayom— Jordan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia are displeased with the way the Palestinian Authority has reacted to U.S. President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and his decision to relocate the U.S. Embassy to the city, Israel Hayom has learned. Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit announced over…

Ambassador Friedman: Stop using the word ‘occupation’

By Gary Willig, Arutz7— US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman recently asked the State Department to cease using the term ‘occupation’ to describe Israel’s presence in Judea, Samaria, and eastern Jerusalem, according a report by Kan, the Israel Broadcasting Corporation. According to the report, the State Department objected to the request, but eventually agreed to…

Saudi Writers: Why Should Saudi Arabia Pay the Price for the Mistakes of the Palestinians?

In a recent TV interview, Saudi writer Mohammed Al-Saed said that over the past century, Arab groups, regimes, and political parties had “peddled in the Palestinian cause and pinned all their mistakes on it to serve their own economic interests and survival.” Talking about the missed opportunities for a Palestinian state over the past century,…

Israeli Prime Minister Offers to Give Christians Guided Tour of Israel for Christmas 2018

By Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post— https://www.christianpost.com/news/israeli-prime-minister-offers-give-christians-guided-tour-israel-christmas-2018-211298/Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday wished “Merry Christmas” to Christians and said he is “very proud” to be the leader of a country that doesn’t shy away from saying “Christmas.” “It’s a pleasure for me, on Christmas Eve, to be here, standing in Jerusalem, the holy city,” Netanyahu…