Obama Abandons Israel
United States President Barack Obama is laying down some ground rules when it comes to the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. In an interview with Bloomberg, Obama warned Israel that it could expect sanctions and international isolation should Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fail to support a framework peace agreement. In the interview, Obama quoted the Jewish […]
PA Chief Negotiator Rejects Extending Peace Talks
Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat announced that it will not take part in U.S. brokered peace negotiations with Israel beyond April. The United States has been attempting to extend peace talks beyond its April deadline after nine months of talks. Erekat told AFP that “There is no meaning to prolonging the negotiation, even for one […]
Netanyahu: “Iran Receiving Everything and Giving Almost Nothing”
U.S. Undersecretary of State Wendy Sherman said that the United States is committed to reaching a final agreement with Iran regarding its nuclear program. The hope is that come July, a nuclear accord will be signed and sealed between the Islamic Republic and the P5+1. Speaking from Jerusalem, Sherman maintained that success could only be […]
Israel Admitted as Observer State of the Pacific Alliance
JERUSALEM – Israel has been accepted as an observer state of the Pacific Alliance, a Latin American trade bloc. Israel’s accession was made possible as a result of efforts led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with the leaders of its member states. It is the continuation of Prime Minister Netanyahu’s policy of developing new markets for the […]
Iran Celebrates 35th Anniversary of Islamic Revolution by Calling for the “Death” of Israel & U.S.
As Iran celebrated its 35th anniversary of the Islamic revolution on Tuesday, February 11, with state rallies and declarations calling for the death of America and Israel as well as test firing new missiles, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attended a graduation ceremony for IDF Ground Forces training course. There, the PM took note of the […]
Jordanian Parliament Votes Against Recognizing Israel
The Jordanian Parliament has declared that it rejects Israeli demands that the Palestinian Authority recognize Israel as a Jewish state. The Jordanian Petra news agency reported that the Lower House of the Jordanian Parliament has set a “fundamental position on the Palestinian issue” and said it does not recognize Israel as a Jewish state. The […]
Netanyahu and Obama to Meet in March
During the first week of March, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to visit the United States. On his list of appointments is delivering a keynote address to the annual AIPAC Policy Conference and a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama. The last time Obama and Netanyahu met was in September 2013, when the […]
Arab TV Report: “Working at Israeli Factories is Imperative for Palestinian Livelihood”
JERUSALEM – The Al-Hura Arab language TV network ran a segment on unemployment in the Palestinian Authority. As part of the piece the reporter focused on Palestinians employed by Israeli owned factories in Judea and Samaria, factories which are constantly under the threat of divestment and sanctions, especially by countries from the European Union. A […]
Peace Talks That Allow Racism Must Cease
Call an end to the farcical peace process today. American Secretary of State John Kerry who falls over himself to try and create dialogue between the democratic state of Israel and the Palestinian Authority, who represent a small fraction of the Palestinian Arabs, should call it wraps today. If America is at all concerned with civil […]
PA Negotiator Claims Palestinians Descended from “Biblical Canaanites”
Despite tense moments this weekend in which Israel responded negatively to his veiled threats, its government is cautiously prepared to accept a framework agreement for further peace talks put forward by US Secretary of State John Kerry. It may be irrelevant, however, as the Palestinian Authority is expected to reject the proposal. On Saturday, at […]