US Senate holding up Iron Dome funding for Israel, urged to release funds

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The House of Representatives approved $1 billion in funding, but legislation has been stalled in the Senate. The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelming approved (420-9) legislation last September to provide $1 billion in funds, but the legislation has since stalled … Read More

Abbas gives Israel one year to end occupation of West Bank

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has given Israel one year to end the occupation of the West Bank, saying that he could take it to the ICJ if it fails to withdraw from occupied Palestinian territory. Abbas addressed the UN General … Read More

Amid regional upheaval, Egypt and Israel seek to strengthen ties and border security

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Despite intelligence-sharing between the neighboring countries, Cairo has not invited an Israeli prime minister to visit since 2013, the year Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi came to power. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met with Egyptian Intelligence Minister Abbas Kamel … Read More

Hamas demanding ‘impossible terms’ as deadlock with Israel continues

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Col. (res.) David Hacham, a former Arab-affairs adviser to Israeli defense ministers, says any expectation of a significant change in Hamas’s extreme worldview is fantasy; the latest violence is part of a Hamas bid to “change the rules of the … Read More

IDF strikes Gaza after incendiary balloons spark fires in south

Army says warplanes hit Hamas terror group base located next to school after first suspected arson attacks in weeks; Palestinian media claim Israeli drone shot down. Illustrative: Explosions light up the night sky above buildings in Gaza City as IDF … Read More

Gaza unrest: Fire balloons, airstrikes mark a new round of violence in Israel

Israel’s Defense Forces launched a counterattack into Gaza after a balloon attack sent incendiary devices floating into southern Israel. The counterstrike, which happened Tuesday evening in the U.S. and early Wednesday morning local time, targeted Hamas military compounds, according to the … Read More

17 policemen, 200 Palestinians hurt as hundreds riot on Temple Mount

One officer moderately wounded in intense clashes after Ramadan prayers; police use stun grenades, rubber-coated bullets after Palestinians throw rocks and bottles. Palestinian protesters look on during clashes with Israeli security forces at the Temple Mount compound in Jerusalem, on … Read More

White House says Israeli delegation will not change US position on Iran deal

Mossad chief, national security adviser head to DC Monday to lobby against US return to nuke deal; IDF chief backs out and delegation delays trip due to security flare-up. US President Joe Biden, accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris, speaks … Read More

Russia wants to show who’s the boss – Analysis

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Israelis are furious that their taxes are funding vaccines for the enemy. Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Bocharov Ruchei state residence in Sochi, Russia September 12, 2019. (photo credit: REUTERS/SHAMIL … Read More

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