From JNS: According to a State Department official and several congressional aides, former President Barack Obama’s departing administration formally notified Congress of the move on the morning of Jan. 20, just hours before President Donald Trump’s inauguration, the Associated Press reported. Former Secretary of State John Kerry had also informed some lawmakers of the move […]
The article is a summary, but from a slanted perspective. Here are a couple excerpts: There have been about 120 attacks and attempted assaults by Palestinians against Israelis since early October, an average of more than one a day. At least 20 Israelis have been killed; more than 80 Palestinians have been shot dead by […]
This isn’t a joke: An opinion piece from Sunday’s edition of al-Hayat al-Jadida, the Palestinian Authority’s official daily newspaper, argued that the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad was responsible for the terror attacks that occurred in Paris on Friday night, which killed at least 129 people and wounded hundreds more, according to an article in the Times […]
Hezbollah fighters are refusing to fight rebel forces in Syria, while Hamas is struggling to combat ISIS’s propaganda within Gaza and animosity with the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank.
WASHINGTON — Israel vowed it would respond in kind after Hamas militants kidnapped, then killed, three Israeli teenage boys on their way home in the West Bank. Hamas, which has joined with the Palestinian Authority to form a so-called “unity” government for the Palestinian people, praised the killings but said it was not involved. The […]
WASHINGTON — Gaza Strip militants, most likely backed by the terrorist group Hamas, launched a rocket into Israel this past Wednesday and enraged Israeli leaders. This happened after the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank and Hamas in Gaza agreed to form a unity government to negotiate with Israel. Reuters reported that Israel holds Hamas […]
WASHINGTON — The United States announced that they will try to work with the new Palestinian unity government, formed when Fatah and Hamas factions agreed to bury the hatchet between the two sides. Reuters reported that Israel was immediately disappointed and made it clear that the U.S. State Department made the wrong decision. An unnamed […]
WASHINGTON — The country of Israel announced that they will cut back ties with the Palestinian Authority (PA) after the Palestinians have not lived up to the peace talks. Reuters reported that Israeli officials acknowledged that they will not meet with their counterparts in the PA. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered his cabinet members, directors-general […]
WASHINGTON — Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas is pushing for a separate Palestinian state, which is being strongly resisted by Israel. Reuters reports that in his remarks on a future Palestinian state, Abbas said that he does not want “not a single Israeli” to live within the Palestinian state. It is a stark contrast to Israel, […]