JERUSALEM, Israel – Egypt is poised to begin importing natural gas from Israel early in 2019. The $1.5 billion deal signed last February will hopefully benefit both countries. Between 2011 and 2014, ...
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Hamas forced into cease fire after Israeli response to rockets
Gaza’s terrorist Hamas rulers said Saturday they had accepted a cease-fire ending a massive Israeli onslaught on militant positions after an Israeli soldier was shot dead. The concession by Hamas, which has ...
Read More »Why Israelis are rooting for good U.S. and Russian relations
As far as much of the American public is concerned, the timing for U.S. President Donald Trump’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin couldn’t be worse. The indictments of 12 Russian military ...
Read More »Muslims unite with Christians to save Iraqi church
It may be a new day in Iraq. After many of the country’s Christians fled the nation or were killed after the American-led invasion, some are seeing new hope in cooperation with ...
Read More »Yazidis seek rescue of women and children enslaved by ISIS
While most former ISIS strongholds in Iraq and Syria have been liberated in the last 18 months, several thousand kidnapped women and children of the Yazidi minority group remain unaccounted for and ...
Read More »Presbyterian Church USA continues attacks on Israel
The Presbyterian Church USA passed several resolutions critical of Israel during the denomination’s 223rd General Assembly held in St. Louis, Mo. The church assembly consists of commissioners elected by the individual presbyteries ...
Read More »Plot to assassinate Israel Prime Minister, attack U.S. Embassy stopped
JERUSALEM, Israel – The Israel Security Agency has arrested a 3-member terror cell led by a Syrian-based terrorist planning to assassinate Israeli leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Jerusalem Mayor Nir ...
Read More »Israeli Kindergarten targeted with mortars by Hamas-controlled Gaza
An Israeli Kindergarten has come under attack from mortar shells fired by Hamas from the Palestinian-controlled Gaza strip. The latest incident of attacks on Israel was not widely reported in the media ...
Read More »The Other Holy Land: My Journey Across Jordan
The sun set behind the glowing amber hills of Wadi Rum in Jordan. It’s a vast and ancient desert that stretches across the Arabian Peninsula. We rounded a mountain-sized outcropping of stone ...
Read More »Surprise! Congress agrees with Trump on Jerusalem move
Below is a list of statements from members of Congress following the administration’s Dec. 6 announcement that the United States will now officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel: U.S. Senate: ...
Read More »Remembering 9/11 From the Middle East
The Muslim call to prayer can wake you up at 4:16 in the morning, even on the eighth floor of your hotel. The heavy glass windows and twelve-foot tall curtains — so ...
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