By: Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik, Palwatch— On the occasion of Nakba day – the day Palestinians commemorate “the catastrophe” of the establishment of the State of Israel – Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah movement reiterated its message that there is no room for Israel in the region. The movement posted the following text on its…
By: EARL COX, JPOST— Former US president Jimmy Carter was recently scheduled to visit Israel, Gaza and the West Bank for the purpose of mediating the stalled Palestinian/Israel two-state negotiations. People are asking sincere questions: “Why would a former American president insert himself between Israel and the Palestinians, especially when he appears to be favoring…
By: Jan Willem van der Hoeven For exaltation comes neither from the east nor from the west nor from the south. But God is the Judge: He puts down one, and exalts another. (Psalm 75:6-7) We have never prayed as much for an Israeli election and for the formation of a new Israeli government as…
By: AMB. ALAN BAKER, JCPA— Introduction and Initial Action Plan Clearly, and sadly, the issue of anti-Semitism has always been and remains a major recurring aspect in the international arena and narrative. While the phenomenon is universally researched, addressed, and condemned by international and regional organizations, various NGOs, Jewish community bodies throughout the world, and…
By: ISRAEL TODAY STAFF, Israel Today— Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday night took coalition negotiations down to the wire, presenting his new proposed government to President Reuven Rivlin with just 90 minutes to go before the deadline to do so. Netanyahu and his Likud party scored an impressive victory in the national elections that…
By: Eric R. Mandel, JPOST— “The US-Israeli alliance now contributes more than ever to American security” – Michael Eisenstadt and David Pollock, The Washington Institute The Obama Doctrine on foreign affairs is not only to nurture a new relationship with Iran, but also to find opportunities to weaken the longstanding bonds between America and Israel.…
By TIMES OF ISRAEL— Israel on Monday posed 10 questions to the US-led negotiators with Iran that it said underlined “the extent of the irresponsible concessions given to Iran” in the framework agreement reached last Thursday, and made clear “how dangerous the framework is for Israel, the region and the world.” The questions were listed…
By RON JAGER— Since 2008, the elections in Israel have turned out to be Obama’s first loss in a national race. Yes, my friends, the big loser in Israel’s national elections was not the Israeli Labor party nor the other smaller opposition parties all running on an “anyone but Netanyahu ticket”, but Barack Obama who…
By MATI TUCHFELD, ISRAEL HAYOM— “There will be no concessions and no withdrawals. It is simply irrelevant,” the Likud party said in a statement on Sunday regarding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s outlook on the peace process with the Palestinians. The Likud statement came after Likud MK Tzipi Hotovely told a brochure distributed at religious Zionist…
By STUART WINER, TIMES OF ISRAEL— Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on Sunday he would continue to try to defeat an expected agreement between the US and Iran over the latter’s nuclear development program as Washington predicted a handshake on the matter in the coming weeks. “The powers and Iran are racing forward with an…