Supreme Court to Examine Jerusalem Status on US Passports
The United States Supreme Court agreed on Monday to examine the constitutionality of a law centers around whether Americans born in Jerusalem may list Israel as their place of birth.
Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz Meets With Gen. Martin Dempsey
Chief of the General Staff Lt. Gen. Benjamin “Benny” Gantz met today with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States Armed Forces Gen. Martin Dempsey.
Jerusalem is Not Up for Grabs
US Secretary of State John Kerry has blamed the sudden deadlock in peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority on Israel’s plans to build additional apartments in Gilo, a southern Jerusalem neighborhood beyond the Green Line.
Can Bunker Busters Solve Israel’s Iran Dilemma?
Alarmed by what they believe to be diplomatic failures by the Obama administration in nuclear negotiations with Iran, leading scholars of a Washington, DC-based think tank have proposed to have the United States provide Israel with the largest “bunker buster” bombs in the U.S. arsenal to help restore the administration’s leverage in its negotiations.
The Peace Process is Dead. Let it Lay in Peace
The April 29th deadline has not yet been reached, but it may be said with confidence that the initiative by Secretary of State John Kerry to revive the ‘peace process’ between Israelis and Palestinians has already reached its final destination: failure.
US Against “Unfortunate” PA Sanctions
The Israeli government announced last week that it would begin implementing economic sanctions against the Palestinian Authority for beginning to seek international recognition on a path to statehood.
The Dangerfield of Diplomacy
This coming October will mark the 10th anniversary of the passing of American comedic icon Rodney Dangerfield, a man who left his mark on our collective consciousness and provided us all with some priceless moments of side-splitting laughter.
Diplomats Search for Way Forward after Unraveled Israeli-Palestinian Talks
With only weeks left before the planned April 29 deadline to reach an agreement in the U.S. brokered Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, the Obama administration has been working overtime to salvage talks that unraveled early last week.
Israel’s Government May Crumble as Terrorist Release Rumors Swirl
Economy Minister Naftali Bennett has threatened to pull his political party out of Israel’s governing coalition over reports that Netanyahu agreed to release Palestinian terrorists from prison.
Israel Sanctions, Severs Ties with Palestinian Authority
Israel has officially suspended its formal contact with the Palestinian Authority as part of punitive measures in response to the PA president’s move to join 15 international bodies.