John Kerry and Shimon Peres “Optimistic” About Peace Talks
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has been shuttling between meetings with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, attempting to broker a viable peace agreement between the two sides. For the last three days, Kerry has met with advisers in both Jerusalem and Ramallah in efforts to reach a mutual peace […]
Peace Talks in Israel Bring Rise in Terrorist Attacks
The Shin Bet has released some startling statistics showing that terrorist attacks in Israel are on the rise. The main cause? Peace talks between the Palestinian Authority and Israel. The month of November 2013 saw the highest number of terror attacks, with 167 attacks, up from 82 in July 2013. Palestinian officials are notorious for […]
Rocky Start to Israel-PA Peace Talks
This is a week that saw 26 Palestinian prisoners released from Israeli jails as a precondition for ongoing peace talks, yet the fragile negotiations are continuing under constant threat. While speculation regarding settlement expansion in Judea and Samaria drew criticism from PA Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, both Israel’s right and left wing put forth conflicting […]
O My Son!: Remember Eden Atias
And the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice: ‘O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!’ (2 Samuel 19:5) The great Edmund Burke famously said, “Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it.” As another young Israeli meets his death at the hands of a […]
Israel Dismayed At Tepid US Response To Khamenei Screed
Let the lying lips be dumb, which speak arrogantly against the righteous, with pride and contempt. (Psalms 31:19) Jerusalem is “unpleasantly surprised” that, as of Thursday afternoon, the Obama administration had not unequivocally condemned vicious anti-Israel statements made Wednesday morning by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, senior Israeli officials told The Times of Israel. […]
Israeli Knesset Member Slams Kerry For Being Dishonest
This is thy lot, the portion measured unto thee from Me, saith the LORD; because thou hast forgotten Me, and trusted in falsehood. (Jeremiah 13:25) Israeli Knesset Member Orit Struck of Bayit Hayehudi (Jewish Home) hammered US Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday for not being a fair negotiator, according to the Jerusalem Post. […]
Kerry Attempts To Pressure Israel With Intifada Threat
Be strong and of good courage, fear not, nor be affrighted at them; for the LORD thy God, He it is that doth go with thee; He will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.’ (Deuteronomy 31:6) In a rare joint interview with both Israeli and Palestinian television on Thursday, US Secretary of State John Kerry […]
Kerry Says US Sees Judea and Samaria Settlements as ‘Illegitimate’
Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the LORD swore unto your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them.’ (Deuteronomy 1:8) Following a meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, US Secretary of State John Kerry […]
Latest Round of Peace Talks Ends In Shouting Match
They compassed me about also with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause.(Psalms 109:3) The sixteenth round of peace talks between the Palestinian Authority and Israel ended in a screaming match between the two sides, according to The Times of Israel. The Palestinian Authority will not continue with peace talks as long […]
Palestinians Announce Resignation From Peace Talks
My soul hath full long had her dwelling with him that hateth peace. (Psalms 120:6) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was handed official letters of resignation by chief negotiator Saeb Erekat and a second negotiator, Mohammed Ishtayeh on Thursday in response to Israel’s announcement that they would demolish 20 Arab homes in east Jerusalem, according to […]
