An umbrella organization representing Orthodox synagogues defended President Donald Trump following criticism directed at him after the horrific anti-Semitic attack in Pittsburgh.
‘We stand together with the Jewish community of Pittsburgh. We stand together with the American people in the face of this horrendous anti-Semitic brutality,’ Netanyahu stated.
After the US ambassador to the UN announced today she is resigning her post, Israel’s prime minister expressed gratitude for her commitment to ‘truth and justice.’
The PA President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah party exploited the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, in which nearly 3,000 victims were killed, to ridicule the US president.
‘All [Palestinians have] done is have their hand out asking for money, badmouth the United States, not come to the table on the peace deal — why would we have a PLO office? Why would we continue to fund the Palestinians?’ asked Haley.
After the embassy move to Jerusalem, ‘Israel will have to pay a higher price… The Palestinians will get something very good, because it’s their turn next.’
While Israelis desire peace, they don’t perceived it as achievable, nor do they view unilateral disengagement as a viable option, according to a recent poll.
Diverging from decades of failed US policy, the White House has ceased the US’ traditional posture of demanding that the Jewish state sacrifice territory in attempts to appease maximalist Palestinian demands.
‘American ideas or deals that bypass the Palestinian leadership’s position on Jerusalem, statehood and refugees will only lead to a dead end,’ Abu Rudeineh said of Trump’s peace plan.
Ambassador Nikki Haley didn’t sugarcoat her address to the UN Security Council, singling out those nations who consistently and unfairly vilify Israel.
Israel ‘will be eternally grateful for President Trump’s bold decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and to move the embassy there,’ declared Netanyahu.
‘President Trump’s resolve and Israel’s support remain unchanged,’ Netanyahu said, referring to a US-led attack on sites connected to Syria’s chemical weapons program.
President Trump presented a very different vision of the US’ relationship with Israel, and the rest of the world, than the one promoted by his predecessor Barack Obama.
After US cuts UNRWA funding in half as a nudge toward implementing needed reforms, Palestinians accuse Trump of trying to ‘liquidate the rights of Palestinian refugees.’
Major Jewish organizations are expressing support for the idea of reducing U.S. aid to the Palestinians after President Donald Trump mentioned the possibility of a cut in a tweet this week.
If countries really seek peace in the Middle East they must acknowledge the truth. Urge leading countries to take the first step towards this vital objective by recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital!
The Muslim “keymaster” of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Old City announced that he will not welcome US Vice President Mike Pence, while church officials have given no credence to the impromptu boycott.
Trump officially declared recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, vowing to relocate the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. “After more than two decades of waivers, we are no closer to a lasting peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians. It would be folly to assume that repeating the exact same formula… Read more »
As the world waits to hear Trump’s decision on recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of the Jewish state, Amb. Alan Baker gives 10 reasons why he should.
The Palestinians followed through with their threat to sever ties with the US after Washington ordered the closure of the PLO mission in the American capital, an ‘unacceptable measure,’ the Palestinians say.
A historic initiative supporting a united Jerusalem as the eternal, undivided capital of the Jewish People has garnered 600,000 signatures and continues to grow.