WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump hosted Jordan’s King Abdullah II at the White House on Tuesday and renewed his insistence that Gaza could be emptied of all residents, controlled by the U.S. and redeveloped as a tourist area — a plan that could likely only work if the Arab nation agrees to accept more…
Hamas and other extremist groups have encouraged Palestinian tensions with Israel in Jerusalem during Ramadan. Israel is concerned about an incident in Jerusalem, and it could be planning a “major operation in a sensitive area near al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem,” Iran’s Tasnim News Agency reported. Iran termed this an “unexpected event.” This is language…
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett blamed opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu for the advances in Iran’s nuclear program, soon after the news of Iran’s uranium metal enrichment was published. A general view of the Bushehr main nuclear reactor, Iran — (photo credit: REUTERS/RAHEB HOMAVANDI) Iran is taking advantage of the lull in nuclear talks with the US…
Jerusalem at dusk. The much-awaited “deal of the century,” a supposed peace deal between Israel and Palestine, has been delayed and disparaged as biased towards Israel to the detriment of Palestinians. Though it’s true that leaks regarding various drafts of the deal involve softening but not ending the military occupation of the West Bank, the…
WASHINGTON — President Trump will announce Wednesday that the United States recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, and will begin the lengthy process of moving the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Although the Israeli government would welcome the acknowledgement, Palestinians and other world leaders say the move would unhinge prospects for a Middle East peace accord. The U.S. policy has…
Two days after US VP Mike Pence says Trump ‘actively considering when and how’ to fulfil his campaign pledge of moving the American Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, reports surface that the US president is considering announcing his recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital as an interim. US President Donald Trump is reportedly planning…