White House: Statements on expanded Israeli settlements hamper peace efforts

White House: Statements on expanded Israeli settlements hamper peace efforts

by WorldTribune Staff, February 3, 2017 Israel’s announcements of new settlement construction are hampering U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts at negotiated a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA), a White House official said. The unnamed official told Jerusalem Post on Feb. 2 that Trump has warned Israel to stop its unilateral announcements […]

Smart fence is best option for U.S.-Mexico border barrier, Israeli security firm says

Smart fence is best option for U.S.-Mexico border barrier, Israeli security firm says

by WorldTribune Staff, January 31, 2017 The CEO of an Israeli security firm at the forefront of smart technology said the combination of a smart fence and wall would be the best bet for the United States at its border with Mexico. “Just putting a barrier will not stop someone from surmounting the wall; they […]

FYI: A look at the top Jewish officials so far in the Trump administration

FYI: A look at the top Jewish officials so far in the Trump administration

by WorldTribune Staff, January 29, 2017 President Donald Trump has won praise for bringing several Jewish officials into his administration after much media anxiety over his Cabinet choices, including a number of solid conservatives who have been branded extreme by left-leaning critics. Trump won 24 percent of the Jewish vote, with especially strong support in […]

Trump tells Netanyahu direct talks are the only hope for peace

Trump tells Netanyahu direct talks are the only hope for peace

by WorldTribune Staff, January 23, 2017 Peace between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) will require direct talks between the two parties, U.S. President Donald Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Jan. 22. The two leaders spoke by phone in their first conversation since Trump was sworn in on Jan. 20. Trump invited Netanyahu […]

Netanyahu to Iranians: ‘I’ll never forget beautiful Neda Sultan gasping for her last breath’

Netanyahu to Iranians: ‘I’ll never forget beautiful Neda Sultan gasping for her last breath’

by WorldTribune Staff, January 22, 2017 In a Facebook video addressed directly at the people of Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Islamic Republic’s “cruel regime is trying to keep you down.” Netanyahu posted the video message on Jan. 21. “You have a proud history. You have a rich culture. Tragically, you are […]

Israel okays new homes in east Jerusalem: ‘Rules of the game have changed with Trump’

Israel okays new homes in east Jerusalem: ‘Rules of the game have changed with Trump’

by WorldTribune Staff, January 22, 2017 Israeli officials have approved hundreds of new settler homes, the construction of which were postponed until after U.S. President Donald Trump’s inauguration. Building permits for 566 settler homes in east Jerusalem were approved on Jan. 22. “The rules of the game have changed with Donald Trump’s arrival as president,” […]

Palestinians’ Abbas warns Trump not to move U.S. embassy to Jerusalem

Palestinians’ Abbas warns Trump not to move U.S. embassy to Jerusalem

by WorldTribune Staff, January 18, 2017 Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas warned U.S. President-elect Donald Trump not to follow through on his pledge to move the American embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. To do so, he said, would be regarded as a “provocation that would harm the peace process.” “We hope he will not […]

Polls: Israelis don’t share Obama’s self-assessment that he is ‘good friend’

Polls: Israelis don’t share Obama’s self-assessment that he is ‘good friend’

by WorldTribune Staff, January 15, 2017 U.S. President Barack Obama insists he was a “good friend” to Israel during his tenure, it’s just that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Nethanyahu “did not recognize it.” A pair of polls published last week showed that the majority of Israelis did not feel that Obama was their friend. In […]

Syria accuses Israel of bombing airport near Damascus, threatens to retaliate

Syria accuses Israel of bombing airport near Damascus, threatens to retaliate

by WorldTribune Staff, January 13, 2017 Syria on Jan. 13 accused Israel of bombing a major military airport southwest of Damascus and warned it would retaliate for what it said was a “flagrant” attack. Syrian state television quoted the army as saying several rockets were fired from an area near Lake Kinneret in northern Israel […]

Hamas praises ‘heroic’ truck attack in Jerusalem, calls for more

Hamas praises ‘heroic’ truck attack in Jerusalem, calls for more

by WorldTribune Staff, January 9, 2017 Hamas hailed the jihadist who carried out a deadly truck attack in Jerusalem on Jan. 8 as “heroic” and called for continued terror attacks in Israel. “These attacks will continue and any attempt to stop the intifada is doomed to failure,” an official Hamas statement said. Hamas also handed […]

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