As the Trumps and the Netanyahus walked the red carpet following a formal welcoming ceremony and remarks, the President seems to reach for his wife’s hand. The first lady appears to swat her husband’s hand away with a visible flick ...
Read More »Trump says concerns about Iran driving Israel, Arab states closer
In stressing threats from Iran, Trump echoed a theme laid out during weekend meetings in Saudi Arabia with Muslim leaders from around the world, many wary of the Islamic Republic’s growing regional influence and financial muscle, according to Reuters. Trump ...
Read More »The 12th Dead Sea Scroll Cave Found Near Qumran, But Scrolls Gone
Over 60 years after the first excavations at Qumran, researchers from Hebrew University said Wednesday that they identified the 12th cave near Qumran they believe contained Dead Sea Scrolls until it was plundered in the middle of the 20th century, ...
Read More »Mideast conflict: Middle East Conference Ends With Warning Against Unilateral Steps
Over 70 countries reaffirm commitment to two-state solution; diplomats say subliminal message sent to Trump administration; Britain has ‘particular reservations,’ doesn’t sign; French FM says basis of peace talks remains pre-1967 borders; Israel is relieved by final communiqué, while Palestinians ...
Read More »Paris world summit hoping to start Israel-Palestinian peace talks
Delegates from 70 nations are expected to reaffirm support for a two-state solution to the decades-old conflict, the BBC reports. Palestinians have welcomed the meeting but Israel – which is not attending – says the conference is loaded against it. ...
Read More »Shimon Peres, Israel’s last founding father, dies at 93
Peres was hospitalized following a stroke two weeks ago and his condition had improved before a sudden deterioration on Tuesday, doctors said. In announcing his passing, family members said that he did not suffer pain, and as a last act ...
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