Category Archives: Israel & Middle East

“The days of Israel as an isolated energy market will soon be over, but obstacles remain”

HAARETZ With Exports to Jordan and Egypt, Israel Becoming Key Player in Mideast Gas Market by Ora Coren October 3, 2018 Come 2019, Israel will have turned itself into a regional gas player – and a few years after that … Continue reading

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“Trump’s favorability rating in Israel (69%) is significantly higher than those of former US President Barack Obama at the end of his term in 2016”

i24NEWS Support for Trump higher in Israel than almost any other nation: poll October 2, 2018 US President Donald Trump’s popularity is higher in Israel than almost any other nation, despite historic low approval ratings among other key American allies, … Continue reading

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Germany: “BILD commentary is believed to be first instance in the best-selling paper of a call for the complete end of business deals with the Islamic Republic of Iran”

JERUSALEM POST Germany’s best-selling paper calls for end of Iran trade to protect Israel by Benjamin Weinthal October 2, 2018 In an eye-popping commentary on Monday, Germany’s top-selling paper BILD urged businesses to stop trade with the Islamic Republic of … Continue reading

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“It is a commonly held view that Israel’s possession of the Golan Heights is illegal under international law. But this position is not tenable”

DAILY TELEGRAPH In the Name of Peace, It Is Time to Accept Israel’s Possession of the Golan Heights by Rafael Bardaji and Richard Kemp October 2, 2018 The Golan Heights were a launch-pad for aggression against Israel from the rebirth … Continue reading

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PA files suit in International Court of Justice, “asking that it order Washington to remove relocated embassy from Jerusalem”

ARUTZ SHEVA PA sues US over embassy relocation by Elad Benari September 28, 2018 The Palestinian Authority (PA) on Friday filed a case with the Hague-based International Court of Justice, asking its judges to order Washington to remove the recently relocated … Continue reading

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“Jewish Voice for Peace co-authors new material for “Deadly Exchange” campaign”

LEGAL INSURRECTION Anti-Semitic campaign to blame Jews and Israel for U.S. police practices towards minorities shifts into overdrive by Miriam Elman September 29, 2018 The virulently anti-Jewish and anti-peace extremist organization Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) has partnered with the organization Researching the American-Israeli Alliance (RAIA) … Continue reading

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Columbia University ignoring harassment of students by Students for Justice in Palestine

NEW YORK POST Israeli student at Columbia says she’s being bullied by Palestinian group by Doree Lewak September 29, 2018 As an officer in the Israel Defense Forces, Ofir Dayan served in hostile territory in Gaza and Lebanon. But, the … Continue reading

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EVENT: CAMERA in Chicago

CAMERA Chicago invites you to a Gala Cocktail Reception and Buffet Dinner Thursday, October 25, 2018, 6:30pm Featuring Moran Birman, Consul for Public Diplomacy, Consulate General of Israel to the Midwest Eve Harow, Israeli Radio Personality, International Spokesperson and Passionate Advocate … Continue reading

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UK Home Secretary will announce Hezbollah political wing will be proscribed at next week’s party conference

JEWISH CHRONICLE UK to finally ban terror group Hezbollah entirely by Lee Harpin September 27, 2018 Sajid Javid [Home Secretary of the United Kingdom] is to buttress his tough stance against Islamist extremism by proscribing the Iran-backed terror group Hezbollah … Continue reading

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Trump, SWIFT and Iran

NEW YORK POST What Trump must do to stop Europe from end-running his Iran sanctions by Richard Goldberg September 26, 2018 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani this week refused to meet with President Trump at the United Nations. One of the big reasons: … Continue reading

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