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The US does not give foreign aid to Israel — the US makes an annual investment in Israel, giving US taxpayers a return of several hundred percent.
While Israel is a grateful recipient of US military systems, it also serves as a battle-tested, cost-effective laboratory for the US defense and aerospace industries (which altogether employ 3.5...
From its origins, the Iran nuclear deal, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA, has suffered from contradictory assessments of its expected outcomes. Deal supporters assert that it blocks all of Iran’s paths to the bomb, while opponents contend that it paves those paths.
Read more: The Hill
U.S. CENTCOM Commander Gen. Michael E. Kurilla arrived in Israel on Wednesday night for meetings with senior defense officials.
Kurilla has visited the Jewish state at least six times since he assumed his post last April.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
A powerful Iranian cleric, a member of the Assembly of Experts that selects the country’s supreme leader, has been killed in an armed attack, state media said Wednesday.
Read more: The Times of Israel
The House voted 400-19 on Tuesday evening in favor of a resolution expressing support for the U.S.-Israel relationship and the Abraham Accords in honor of the 75th anniversary of Israel’s founding.
Read more: Jewish Insider
Among the many organizations and foreign nations that congratulated the Jewish state on its 75th anniversary are pro-Israel Christian groups.
“Today, we celebrate the miraculous rebirth of the Jewish State,” tweeted Christians United for Israel (CUFI).
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
A building in the southern border town of Sderot found a unique way of sending a message of unity for Independence Day by displaying Tuesday portraits of three pairs of siblings killed in recent terror attacks.
Read more: The Times of Israel
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan has long protested the U.N. Security Council’s lack of sensitivity towards and understanding of Israeli security needs.
But even by U.N. standards, a line was crossed Tuesday, he said. Russia, which holds the Security Council presidency this month, refused to change the date of Tuesday’s...
Ukraine's Foreign Ministry congratulated Israel on its 75th Independence Day as one of several nations to wish the Jewish state a happy birthday.
"Out nations have been paying an immense price for freedom," the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry tweeted.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post
Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s message to global Jewry as the Jewish state marks its 75th Independence Day:
“Shalom, dear friends from around the world! As Israel reaches a historic milestone—75 years of independence!—we have the opportunity to pause and reflect with gratitude on the miracle that is our Jewish and democratic state.
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The leader of the Democrats in the US House of Representatives, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Monday as part of a Congressional delegation that will commemorate Israel’s 75th anniversary and participate in the recognition of Yom HaZikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day.
Read more: The...
One person was moderately wounded in a shooting attack in the northern West Bank on Tuesday, as Israel was marking Memorial Day for fallen soldiers and terror victims, military and medics said.
Read more: The Times of Israel
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides on Tuesday saluted the “brave” Israeli soldiers who gave their lives in defense of the country, as the Jewish state marked Memorial Day.
“As we pause today for the morning siren to mark Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day, let us remember the brave Israeli service members who gave their lives for their...
Israel’s population growth means that the population is now nearing 10 million and estimates show by 2030 there will be another million people in the country. This is mostly due to relatively high birth rates. On the eve of Independence Day the population is reported at 9.7 million, of which 7.1 million are Jews.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post
This Monday evening, Memorial Day begins in Israel, in memory of the fallen soldiers and the victims of terrorism. Just 24 hours later, on Tuesday evening, the country will celebrate with great fanfare the 75th anniversary of the creation of the state of Israel with, among other things, thousands of celebrations, fireworks and scenes of...
An Israeli artillery strike targeted a site belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist movement near Quneitra in southwest Syria early Monday morning, according to Syrian reports.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post
A compass that likely belonged to a pre-state soldier who died 75 years ago in a famous battle during the War of Independence has been found at the hilltop battle site southwest of Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said Monday.
Read more: The Times of Israel
Five Israelis were wounded on Monday afternoon when a terrorist drove his vehicle into a crowd near the busy Machane Yehuda market in Jerusalem.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
An “ISRAEL IS”… event was held at The People’s Church of Santa Fe on Tuesday evening (April 19th). It was hosted by Pastors Bob Baca and Steve Armijo. What a blessing to work with those two men. The event went very well. The responses were very encouraging and positive regarding the presentation. After the event the pastors asked if we could at...
Coordinator Bob Scott visited Israel Trip Alumni Pastor Stewart Wilkerson’s church, Fairview Church of God, on Wednesday evening, April 19th, for and Israel Is presentation. Another church was joining in for the night but was unable to come that evening at the last moment. The church received the message and was able to have a Q&A time...
