Tag Archives: Israel News
Israel slams Macron’s reference to Palestinian prisoners as ‘hostages’
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar on Sunday denounced French President Emmanuel Macron for suggesting Palestinian prisoners in Israel were “hostages” and juxtaposing them with Israelis being held captive in Gaza.Sa’ar labeled as a “lie and moral distortion” the remarks by Macron, who made them at a June 14 press conference in Paris. Read more » »
For first time, Arab countries decry Hamas attack on Oct. 7 in ‘New York Declaration’
Some two months before the second anniversary of the Hamas-led terrorist invasion of southern Israel on Oct. Read more » »
UK Plans to Recognize Palestinian State Absent ‘Substantive’ Israeli Steps
Keir Starmer, the prime minister of the United Kingdom, told reporters on Tuesday that he intends to recognize a Palestinian state in September, before the U.N. Read more » »
After meeting pope, US Jewish leaders do not expect substantial changes from Vatican on Israel
American Jewish leaders, who attended Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Mass in Rome on Sunday and met with the pontiff at the Vatican the following day, are optimistic about the future of Jewish-Catholic relations. Read more » »
‘Stand strong for Israel,’ urges Dr. Elana Yael Heideman
Amid what she describes as “a siege on Jews and Israel on every front,” Dr. Elana Yael Heideman, CEO of the Israel Forever Foundation (IFF), has invited the international community to join together in solidarity with Israel on May 14, Israel’s Declaration Day. Read more » »
Eylon Levy: Israel needs a 24/7 public diplomacy “special forces unit”
Former government spokesman Eylon Levy (X)XEylon Levy: Israel needs a 24/7 public diplomacy “special forces unit”The former government spokesman said that the crucial fight for world opinion must be fast-reacting, global and convincing. Read more » »
Israel’s tango with Turkey has limits – JNS.org
(July 31, 2023 / JNS) The convincing win by Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ Nea Dimokratia (ND, New Democracy) center-right party in the second round of the Greek parliamentary elections on June 25 stabilizes the political scene in Athens. Read more » »
July 4 also marks Entebbe raid anniversary – JNS.org
“Happy Fourth of July! Today is also the 47th anniversary of the daring Entebbe raid. I was only five at the time, but I remember being inspired by the amazing courage of the IDF team that rescued the hostages and killed the terrorists,” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) tweeted. “I thought, ‘That’s a very Texan foreign policy. Read more » »
‘Washington thinks Israel-Saudi normalization possible’ – JNS.org
(June 21, 2023 / JNS) The United States believes that a landmark diplomatic deal normalizing relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia is achievable, Israeli National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi said on Tuesday. Read more » »
Cyprus-Greece-Israel ties are a ‘strategic partnership’ – JNS.org
(June 20, 2023 / JNS) The relationship between Cyprus, Greece and Israel has developed into a strategic one, based on a shared common vision for a thriving eastern Mediterranean, the President of the Republic of Cyprus said on Monday. Read more » »
