Iran agrees to renew funding to Hamas

By Jacob Magid— Iran has agreed in principle to renew its funding for the Hamas terror group, according to a report published in a London-based Arabic daily Tuesday. Palestinian officials told Asharq al-Awsat that Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of the Gaza-based terror group, will visit Tehran in the near future to bridge gaps between…

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Netanyahu’s challenge with Trump

By Caroline Glick, JPOST— On Thursday, less than 48 hours after US President Donald Trump completed his successful visit to Israel, his chief negotiator Jason Greenblatt was back in town. On Wednesday, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson set the tone for Greenblatt’s mission when he told reporters aboard Air Force One that during his visit,…

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Quote of the week

“We have sincerely tried everywhere to merge with the national communities in which we live, seeking only to preserve the faith of our fathers. It is not permitted to us. In vain are we loyal patriots, sometimes superloyal; in vain do we make the same sacrifices of life and property as our fellow citizens; in…

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Netanyahu Pits Trump Against the UN Over Jerusalem

By Israel Today— When US President Donald Trump visited the Western Wall sporting a kippa (yarmulka), it was a clear affirmation that the site is as the Jews say – Judaism’s holiest shrine. And, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu subsequently pointed out, that was a clear repudiation of the position recently taken by the United…

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Netanyahu: Temple Mount will remain under Israeli sovereignty forever

By World Israel News— Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that Israel will never relinquish control over the Temple Mount and the Old City of Jerusalem. Speaking at the Knesset Wednesday during a special session in honor of Jerusalem Day and the 50th anniversary of the city’s reunification, Netanyahu acknowledged there are those who wish to…

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If Kushner has a Mideast peace plan, it’s a secret so far

By Jeff Mason and Luke Baker | JERUSALEM If Jared Kushner has a plan to solve the Arab-Israeli conflict, so far he’s giving little away. In the four months since President Donald Trump took office and gave his 36-year-old son-in-law the job of forging peace between Israel and the Palestinians, Kushner has kept his plans…

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Members of congress call on Trump to move embassy to Jerusalem

By Lahav Harkob, JPost— A bipartisan group of US congressmen called on President Donald Trump to move the American Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, as the deadline for him to make a decision continues to loom. “The American Embassy belongs in the Jewish capital of Jerusalem,” Congressional Israel Allies Caucus co-chairman Rep.…

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Governor Mike Huckabee signs the Jerusalem Covenant

By Abra Forman, BCN— Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas and a strongly pro-Israel Evangelical Christian, has partnered with MK Rabbi Yehudah Glick in an effort to encourage millions of Israel lovers around the world to sign the historic Jerusalem Covenant. The Jerusalem Covenant is a renewal of the Biblical pact between God and the…

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Paying terrorist and teaching children to hate is not a path to peace

By Earl Cox, Israel Always— When President Donald Trump met Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas at the White House, Trump requested that Abbas halt the PA’s overt incitement to violence and terrorism against Israel, and its $137.8 million in annual payouts to jailed terrorists and suicide bombers’ families. Abbas insisted, “We are raising our youth,…

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Mike Huckabee to Trump: Ignore Detractors and Move U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem

By Aaron Klein, Breitbart Speaking to Breitbart News during a trip to Israel, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee hailed President Donald Trump’s historic trip to Israel and urged the president to fulfil his campaign promise to move the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem despite pressure against such a move. “I think this is…

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Trump Israel Trip: Two-State Solution Conspicuously Absent

By Adam Abrams, Christian Post— During his meeting with Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas Tuesday and in speeches throughout the day, President Donald Trump notably omitted any mention of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Trump rebuked Palestinian leaders in a joint press conference with Abbas in Bethlehem, saying, “Peace can never take…

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