By SHIRYN GHERMEZIAN (JNS) – The announcement on Monday, Feb. 10, that the Palestinians are pulling their resolution at the U.N. Security Council condemning the Trump administration’s recent Middle East peace plan appears to be a major defeat for the Palestinians, who rejected the plan before it was even presented. Victory For Trump “This was not so much a victory […]

By SHIRYN GHERMEZIAN (JNS) – The first international herbalist conference in Israel, set to take place beginning Feb. 9, is facing threats by supporters of the anti-Israel BDS movement, which has already persuaded some professionals to pull out of the event. Herbalists from around the world are expected to attend the three-day Ancient Roots Herbal Conference in Ana Poriya, Israel, but two […]

By MARCY OSTER JERUSALEM (JTA) — An Israeli military intelligence official’s desire to provide his commander with good tahini will cost him his rank and possibly his job. In an episode nicknamed Operation Tahini, several Israeli military intelligence personnel have been disciplined for sending an Arab undercover agent at least twice to purchase containers of the sesame paste from a […]

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit that calls on the Israeli army to allow women to serve in tanks. The court ruled that the army’s announcement that it would expand a pilot program for women in the Armored Corps makes the lawsuit unnecessary. It called on the plaintiffs to “exhaust the proceedings against the army” or […]

(JNS) – Speaking in the days leading up to U.S. President Donald Trump’s unveiling of his peace plan last week, top Palestinian Authority official Mahmoud al-Habbash warned that acceptance of the deal would be “humiliating” and “shameful,” and threatened that whoever does accept it “will pay the price of treason.” Moreover, according to Israel-based watchdog group Palestinian Media Watch (PMW), […]

By ELIANA RUDEE (JNS) – With campaigns under way before the third round of Israeli elections within a year on March 2, Likud officials, and the Blue and White Party, have repeatedly made statements over the past few weeks in favor of annexing the Jordan Valley. That has elicited vocal reactions among the public both for and against the idea. […]

By FAYGIE HOLT (JNS) – A shipment of medical supplies from Magen David Adom in Israel were delivered on Monday, Feb. 3 to Chabad in China to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. At the request of Chabad, Magen David Adom sent 2,000 face masks and 200 full-body protection kits. The latter includes suits and masks, along with covers […]

(MEMRI via JNS) – The official Saudi position on the Mideast peace plan presented by U.S. President Donald Trump was one of qualified support. A Saudi Foreign Ministry reaction to the plan’s release stated, inter alia, that “the Kingdom appreciates the efforts made by President Trump’s administration to develop a comprehensive Palestinian-Israeli peace plan, and it encourages the start of […]

BY DAVID HA’IVRI KFAR TAPUACH, West Bank (JTA) – Put simply, Donald Trump’s “deal of the century” is bad news for Israel. In a historic event, Trump revealed his vision for solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which he says has been one of the most difficult and complex problems to solve. He claims that his plan offers “the most detailed proposal […]

DC Report By Douglas Bloomfield If you really want to know how serious President Trump is about Middle East peace, just check out the Palestinian delegation he invited to the White House along with Israeli leaders for the unveiling of his long-promised Deal of the Century. What’s that? There weren’t any? Only Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his rival, Benny […]