By Majid Rafizadeh, Gatestone Institute— Since the Biden administration assumed office, the nuclear talks with Iran have gone nowhere. Six rounds of negotiations have been concluded with no results. In contrast, two other issues have gone too far: the Biden administration’s appeasement policies towards the Iranian regime, and the advancement of the mullahs’ nuclear program.…
By Gadi Zaig, JPost— Solidarity events were called in downtown Ramallah and Gaza City to show support for the six security prisoners who broke out of an Israeli prison on Monday. There are also planned marches and rallies taking place in Nablus, Hebron, and Bethlehem, the Safa Press Agency reported. Palestinian factions have been calling…
By TOI STAFF— Israeli police set up hundreds of roadblocks and the country’s top political and military leaders held security consultations Monday afternoon, as a manhunt for six prison escapees, including a notorious leader of a terror group, continued into the start of the Rosh Hashanah holiday. The search for the six has centered around…
By Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute— As the Biden administration steps up its efforts to bolster the Palestinian Authority (PA), Palestinians seem to be increasingly losing faith in their leaders. The Palestinian public also appears to be losing faith in any peace process with Israel. Many are even saying that they support the annulment of…
By Ron Jager— Danny Lewin first walked into Samson’s Gym in Jerusalem in 1985 accompanied by his best friend, Aviad, the son of Peace Now pioneer activist Janet Aviad. Despite Danny not yet being 15, came armed with a series of questions about Jerusalem’s legendary fitness facility, the first of its kind in Israel, and…
By Khaled Abu Toameh, JPost— The Palestinian Authority on Sunday condemned Israel for opposing the reopening of the US Consulate in Jerusalem, which had previously served as a de facto diplomatic mission to the Palestinians. The PA repeated its call to the US administration to immediately reopen the consulate. Last Friday, PA Prime Minister Mohammad…
By Lawrence A. Franklin, Gatestone Institute-— Israel — no longer diplomatically isolated — appears to be assuming a more prominent political and military role in the Middle East. Following Israel’s generous peace terms with its Arab neighbors, states such as Egypt and Jordan decided decades ago to establish diplomatic relations with the Jewish state. More…
By Yoav Limor, Israel Hayom— The world was stunned by last week’s terrorist attack at the Kabul International Airport. It wasn’t just the death toll or the humiliation suffered by the United States. The suicide bombing brought global jihad back into the headlines, and, to be more specific, it has created a feeling that what…
By Lilach Shoval, Israel Hayom— IDF Col. Aviem Sella, who handled spy Jonathan Pollard, is slated to be promoted to the rank of brigadier general (res.) at a ceremony at the Kirya military complex on Wednesday, as originally reported by Israel Hayom. The decision to promote Sella was made on a recommendation by Israeli Air…
By Anna Ahronheim, Tovah Lazaroff, and Lahav Harkov, Jerusalem Post— Israel will make a series of goodwill gestures to the Palestinian Authority, Defense Minister Benny Gantz said Monday after a rare meeting with PA President Mahmoud Abbas the night before in Ramallah. Among the economic gestures offered to Abbas was a NIS 500 million loan,…