It took a month but President Joe Biden has finally spoken to perhaps America’s most important ally – Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his American counterpart called him on Wednesday. The ...
Read More »Israel could face new election if budget deal fails
Israel is heading toward more political turmoil as lawmakers look like they’ll fail to compromise on a new budget. The collapse of the government will mean another election in the spring. If ...
Read More »Saudi Arabia removes anti-Israel material from all textbooks
The Trump administration continues to nurture peace efforts in the Middle East with Saudi Arabia announcing they’ve removed anti-Israel material from textbooks. The move comes after years of President Donald Trump and ...
Read More »Black church leaders call on GA Senate candidate Warnock to renounce abortion
Raphael Warnock, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in Georgia, has declared himself a pro-abortion pastor. Twenty-eight prominent black leaders are calling on him to renounce his beliefs. Warnock pastors Ebenezer Baptist Church ...
Read More »Netanyahu thanks Trump on anniversary of recognition of Jerusalem as capital
Israeli leaders are celebrating the third anniversary of the recognition of Jerusalem as its capital by the Trump Administration. “President Trump, exactly three years ago, you became the first world leader to ...
Read More »Trump heralds peace deal between Israel and and Sudan
After months of negotiations lead by the United States, Sudan has agreed to normalize ties with Israel and “agreed to make peace,” announced U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday. The move follows ...
Read More »Like her biblical namesake, our friend Esther Levens influenced kings and presidents
Recently, Anita and I mourned the loss of a spunky person named Esther Levens. Esther, who passed away August 21, 2020, was a personal friend and a supporter of our newspaper and ...
Read More »IN FOCUS: Arabs discover Israel is not the enemy
A growing number of Arabs, particularly those living in the Gulf, say they finally understand that Israel is not the enemy of the Muslims and Arabs. This change of heart manifested even ...
Read More »Historic: Trump announces Israel and Bahrain peace agreement
Peace is breaking out across the Middle East, or so it would seem after a major development on Friday. President Donald Trump has announced details of a peace deal between Israel and Bahrain that ...
Read More »First commercial flight from Israel to the UAE set for next week
History will be made next week as the first commercial airliner flight between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Top US officials, along with senior Israeli officials, will be among those ...
Read More »Speculation grows as to the next Arab nation to sign Israel peace deal
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told American news outlets last week that he has been speaking with leaders from Arab countries in addition to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) following the American-mediated peace deal ...
Read More »As Arab world begins to side with Israel, Palestinians forced towards peace
Israel and Arab Palestinians may be moving closer to solving their conflict, especially as Arab nations seem to be lining up to normalize relations and sign peace treaties with the Jewish state. ...
Read More »Historic bombshell: Behind the Trump brokered Israel–UAE peace accord
The Israel-UAE peace accord is a game changer for peace in the Middle East. This is full diplomatic relations with an important Arab nation. The most significant advancement for peace in the ...
Read More »Christians around world mobilizing to support Israel ahead of sovereignty declaration
Around the world, Christian heads of state and political leaders have signed letters expressing support for Israel as the nation prepares to once again establish sovereignty over parts of Judea and Samaria. ...
Read More »Israel under national curfew during Holy Week
Christians are not the only ones having to adjust to the new reality during their holy week. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu enforced a Holy Week curfew. Residents were required to remain ...
Read More »Runner-up Gantz tasked with forming government in Israel
JERUSALEM, Israel – Israeli President Reuven Rivlin has asked Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz to form a government. The decision throws into question Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political future ...
Read More »Exit polls show Netanyahu with big win
Israel polling stations have closed and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud party are set to become the largest party in the tiny nation. Exit polls show Likud gained seats on ...
Read More »Will Netanyahu survive Monday’s election?
Monday will bring yet another national election in Israel – the third in less than a year. The top two candidates for Prime Minister have pulled out all the stops to get ...
Read More »Israel announces cease fire with Islamic Jihad in Gaza
After 24 hours of rocket attacks from Gaza, the Palestinian extremist group Islamic Jihad announced a ceasefire with Israel Monday evening. As of Tuesday, it appeared to be taking hold. The region ...
Read More »Uganda may be next to open Jerusalem embassy
Uganda could “soon” begin construction of an embassy in Jerusalem after President Yoweri Museveni stated that his country was seriously considering it. The announcement came after a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister ...
Read More »Israeli-Palestinian peace details could come Tuesday
The United States may reveal a peace plan that could end the Israeli-Arab conflict. President Donald Trump stated on Thursday that the plan, supported by Israel and designed in part with Gulf ...
Read More »Netanyahu expected to win Likud Party election
Likud voters streamed to polls across Israel Thursday deciding to keep Netanyahu or go with a younger and rising young leader. At 9:00 a.m., 106 polling stations opened to handle the 116,048 ...
Read More »Israel headed toward March 2 election if no coalition formed
Is Israel headed towards another historic election – the third in less than a year? That’s the plan as Israel’s two biggest parties agreed on a March 2 election date, barring a last-minute power-sharing ...
Read More »Unprecedented: Israel is headed towards a third election
Israel is on the verge of having its third election in less than nine months after Avigdor Lieberman refused to endorse a candidate for prime minister. Lieberman, who is the leader of ...
Read More »After Netanyahu fails to form coalition, task falls to his bitter rival Gantz
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced he cannot muster the votes to form a coalition and returned the mandate to Israeli President Reuven Rivlin. Now, Blue and White party leader and ...
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