By Jerusalem Post— US President Donald Trump is now honored with a major square in the city of Petah Tikva named after him, a press release on behalf of the city reported on Wednesday. The US president was honored during an official ceremony on Wednesday evening, the night before the American Independence Day. “Israel never…
By Jeff Jacoby, Boston Globe— THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS in Philadelphia approved the final text of the Declaration of Independence on the Fourth of July, but it wasn’t until July 8, 1776 that the historic document had been printed and could be publicly read. From the tower at Independence Hall the great bell rang out, summoning…
By Times of Israel— The United States will “never allow” Iran to develop nuclear weapons, the White House warned Monday, after Tehran said it had exceeded a limit on enriched uranium reserves set under a 2015 nuclear deal. “Maximum pressure on the Iranian regime will continue until its leaders alter their course of action,” said…
By Times of Israel—- Iran’s president warned Europe Wednesday that his country would “take the next step” in increasing its uranium enrichment this coming Sunday, and enrich to “any amount that we want.” The comments by President Hassan Rouhani at a cabinet meeting in Tehran further increase pressure on European partners to salvage the unraveling…
By Jerusalem Online—- US Ambassador David Friedman and the other US and Israeli dignitaries have attended the unveiling ceremony of the ancient Pilgrims Road. Pilgrim’s Road was an ancient road used by Jewish pilgrims on their way to the Temple Mount. US Ambassador David Friedman spoke at the ceremony describing the importance of this historical…
By Jerusalem Post— US President Donald Trump is now honored with a major square in the city of Petah Tikva named after him, a press release on behalf of the city reported on Wednesday. The US president was honored during an official ceremony on Wednesday evening, the night before the American Independence Day. “Israel never…
By Yaakov Katz, JPost— In 2004, a sewage pipe burst in the middle of the neighborhood of Silwan in southeast Jerusalem. The municipality sent in a crew of construction workers to fix the leak, and as is the case in Jerusalem and especially in neighborhoods adjacent to the Old City, they were accompanied by a…
By Times of Israel—- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Iran of taking a “significant step” toward producing a nuclear weapon Monday, after Iran said it had exceeded the amount of enriched uranium it is allowed under the 2015 nuclear deal. Netanyahu said Iran’s announcement that it now holds over 300 kilograms of low-enriched uranium was…
By Hagay HaCohen, Jerusalem Post— US Ambassador David Friedman and US Middle East special envoy Jason Greenblatt attended the inauguration of Pilgrimage Road in the City of David on Sunday, triggering angry denunciations from Palestinian and left-wing circles for taking part in a “settler project.” Ministers Rafi Peretz and Uri Ariel, US Senator Lindsey Graham,…
By Arutz Sheva Staff— Former US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley discussed the US diplomatic efforts in the Middle East at the Israel Hayom Forum for US-Israel Relations held in Jerusalem on Thursday evening. Interviewed by Dr. Miriam Adelson, Haley said that her approach as UN ambassador of “kicking” anyone she saw doing the…