Vice President Kamala Harris publicly pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to “get this deal done” and agree to a cease-fire to end Israel’s war with Hamas in Gaza, but Harris, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, won’t say whether she’s also pushing terror group Hamas to relent at the negotiating table. Harris’ remarks urging Israel...
France will provide elite police officers to safeguard Israeli athletes throughout the Olympic Games due to security concerns as the opening ceremony gets underway Friday. “There are those who seek to undermine the celebratory nature of this joyous event,” Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz wrote in a letter to his French counterpart. “We currently have...
U.S. forces in the Middle East have destroyed Houthi drones in Yemen in the past 24 hours, the military said Friday. Separately, forces with the U.S. Central Command destroyed three uncrewed Houthi surface vessels operating of the Yemeni coast, CENTCOM said. “It was determined these weapons presented an imminent threat to U.S., coalition forces, and...
Vice President Kamala Harris has released a statement condemning anti-Israel riots that disrupted Washington D.C.’s busiest station. The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee released the statement Thursday, nearly 24 hours after the violent protests against visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began. “Yesterday, at Union Station in Washington, D.C. we saw despicable acts by unpatriotic protesters...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Wednesday address to Congress was delivered as a backdrop of chaos and anger rang out from pro-Hamas demonstrators across Washington, D.C. Though agitators burned flags and shouted “Allahu Akbar,” the night ended with an “important moment” – the hoisting of an American flag that had earlier been torn down. “Rep....
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should use his Wednesday speech to a joint meeting of Congress to seek a renewal of bipartisan American support for Israel that began when the U.S. becamethe first nation to recognize the Jewish state’s independence in 1948. Netanyahu, who is also scheduled tomeet this week with President Biden, Vice President...
JERUSALEM – With Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu set to address both houses of Congress on Wednesday, families of U.S. citizens held hostage by the Hamas terror group in Gaza for some 292 days expressed hope that he will use the high-profile platform to finally announce a cease-fire deal that will release them. Ahead of...
A court filing made last week in New York alleged that the man charged with trying to murder Salman Rushdie may have had ties to Hezbollah and provided them with “material support.” “Between in and about September 2020… the defendant, HADI MATAR, a citizen of the United States, knowingly did attempt to provide material support...
JERUSALEM – Israel’s air force on Saturday launched surgical strikes against the Islamic Republic of Iran-sponsored Houthi terrorist regime in Yemen. According to an Israel Defense Forces statement, “A short while ago, IDF fighter jets struck military targets of the Houthi terrorist regime in the area of the Al Hudaydah Port in Yemen in response...
Israel’s defense minister struck an ominous tone Friday after an Iranian-made drone fired by Houthi rebels in Yemen struck Tel Aviv, telling Israeli media that Jerusalem would “settle the score.” “I held an operational situation assessment this morning to review the steps required to strengthen our defense arrays in light of events overnight, as well...
