Israel Passes Controversial Jewish Nation-state Bill After Stormy Debate

62 lawmakers vote in favor of the bill after a stormy debate ■ Arab lawmakers tossed out after they tear bill in protest, call it ‘apartheid law.” Coalition members standing together after the nation-state bill passed on July 19, 2018.Olivier … Read More

Can Israel Really Trust Russia to Remove Iranian Forces From Syria?

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Fate of Iran’s presence in Syria rests with Trump-Putin meeting ■ Israeli official to EU counterparts: Iran nuke deal is dead, and you insist on giving it Advil. Iran’s Army Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Mohammad Bagheri and other senior … Read More

Netanyahu talks Syria, Iran with Trump ahead of Putin summit

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President Donald Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, March 5, 2018, in Washington.  (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that he spoke with President Donald Trump … Read More

Divided Europe is bad news for Middle East

Photo: Bloomberg Israel is actively wooing populists in the EU with a view to dilute the bloc’s position on the Palestinian issue. he Middle East European Common Policy, since its formation in early 1970s, is seriously under threat. The first … Read More

Israel’s security agencies hold emergency meeting as earthquakes rock north

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Shoygu, Liberman, Eizenkot  Ariel Hermoni, Israel Ministry of Defense Liberman blamed Cabinet for stalling a five-year plan formulated by the Home Front Command Israel’s security establishments called an emergency meeting Monday on earthquake preparedness and response, as an uptick in seismic … Read More

Israel presented U.S. with “red lines” for Saudi nuclear deal

Photo: Kobi Gideon/GPO via Getty Images Israel has presented the Trump administration with its “red lines” for the nuclear deal the United States is currently negotiating with Saudi Arabia to build reactors in the kingdom. The big picture: A senior Israeli official told … Read More

Israeli ministers ascend to Temple Mount after ban on lawmaker visits lifted

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During the recent flareup of violence in Jerusalem, Guterres called for de-escalation and respect for the status quo at holy sites after Israel installed metal detectors at the Haram al-Sharif mosque compound, known to Jews as the Temple Mount   AHMAD … Read More

Opinion Trump Has No Coherent Strategy on Iran. Astonishingly, nor Does Israel

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The U.S. president thinks he’s denuclearized North Korea without dismantling a single bomb. Israel simply can’t risk a similar White House ‘success’ with Iran, but war can’t be its only option either. Israeli Air Force F-15 planes fly during an … Read More

U.S. close to releasing Mideast peace proposal that Palestinian leadership may immediately reject

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law, is visiting Arab capitals and Israel to describe elements of the administration’s vision and seek help in drawing Palestinian leadership to the table. (Jose Luis Magana/AP) The Trump administration is close … Read More

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