Hamas Gains Ground and Washington Approves
Buzzfeed reports that during the six-month run-up to this week’s announcement of a Fatah-Hamas unity government, Obama-administration officials were holding “secret back-channel talks with Hamas” to discuss its role in this government.
PA Lashes Out Against Australia for Refusing to Call Jerusalem ‘Occupied’
Following last week’s statement by Attorney-General George Brandis, speaking on behalf of Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, that Australia does not consider East Jerusalem to be “occupied”, the Palestinian Authority expressed its intention to seek reprisals against Canberra.
PM Netanyahu Hosts Shavuot Torah Study Circle
JERUSALEM – Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara hosted last night (Jun. 1) the fifth session of the Shmuel Ben-Artzi Tanach, (Bible) Study Circle at their official residence in Jerusalem.
Netanyahu: Palestinians “Forged a Pact” with Terrorism
Israel’s Security Cabinet has unanimously agreed to reject the new Palestinian unity government sworn in on Monday in Ramallah.
Vote on Bill Preventing Terrorist Pardons Delayed
A vote expected to take place Sunday in the Israeli Knesset, on a bill which could prevent terrorists from being released in prisoner exchanges or other deals, was taken off the day’s roster by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following a legal consultation with Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein.
Abbas Tells Kerry New Government “Committed” to Nonviolence
US Secretary of State voiced concerns over the new Palestinian unity government in a phone call Sunday with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
Kerry Reportedly to Meet with Abbas in Jordan
Reports surfaced on Sunday indicating US Secretary of State John Kerry is headed to Jordan this week to meet with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
Pope Francis’s Unfriendly Visit
The Golden Age of Catholic-Jewish relations seems to have come to an end during Francis’s visit to the Promised Land this week.
Netanyahu: “Jerusalem is Our Heart…We Will Never Divide Our Heart”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirmed Tuesday evening that Jerusalem is the heart of the Israel, the heart of the Jewish nation, and that the holy city will never be divided again.
Israel Celebrates 47 Years of Unified Jerusalem
Today, Israel celebrates 47 years since the reunification of Jerusalem during 1967’s Six Day War.