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Iran

Danon: Iran currently controls 82000 fighters in Syria

“Iran is currently controlling 82,000 fighters in Syria,” Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon told the UN Security Council on Thursday.

Danon told the executive body that he was ready to expose “classified information” for the first time, “because it is vital for the world to understand that if we turn a blind eye in Syria, the Iranian threat will...

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Jan 13 St Louis, MO Stand With Israel

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Jan 10 Lake Forest, CA Bilingual Stand With Israel

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US-Israel Relationship

At Sit-Down With Israeli PM Netanyahu, Trump Threatens to Pull US Aid to Palestinians if They Don’t Pursue Peace

US.President Donald Trump threatened on Thursday to withhold aid to the Palestinians if they did not pursue peace with Israel, saying they had snubbed the United States by not meeting Vice President Mike Pence during a recent visit to the Middle East.

Trump — speaking after a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the World...

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Jan 6 South River, NJ Pastor’s Lunch

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Jan 5 South River, NJ Spanish Stand With Isreal

Israel Defense Force (IDF)

IDF’s ‘sky riders’ fly high under first female commander

The first female commander of the IDF’s “sky riders” is leading the unit to greater heights, with two new types of drones designed to provide longer flight time and higher-quality intelligence gathering capabilities.

Lt. Col. Reut Rettig-Weiss took command of the Artillery Corps’ elite Sky Riders Unit, also known by its Hebrew acronym Rochash,...

Israeli Society

Two major U.S. surveys rank Israel among most powerful, innovative countries

NEW YORK - Two major US publications have listed Israel within their top ten rankings, citing the country’s military prowess and innovation capabilities, respectively.

Web-based publication US News and World Report, best known for its influential ranking lists, named Israel as the 8th most powerful nation in the world. Meanwhile, Bloomberg News...

US-Israel Relationship

Pence visits Western Wall, says it’s a ‘great honor’

US Vice President Mike Pence visited the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Tuesday, wrapping up a two-day visit to Israel, amid an escalating dispute with the Palestinians over the status of the city.

Pence, whose visit to the Western Wall lasted all of 10 minutes, read a short prayer from the Book of Psalms, placed a note in the Wall, and lay his...

Talking Points

Vice President Mike Pence’s historic Knesset Speech

Vice President Mike Pence made a historic speech at the Knesset this morning. Speaking to Prime Minister Netanyahu and Israel’s lawmakers, the Vice President honored Israel’s upcoming 70th anniversary and 3,000 years of Jewish history in Jerusalem and the Holy Land.

This was the first time in 10 years that a senior US Administration official...

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US-Israel Relationship

Pence says troops should not have to worry about shutdown

WASHINGTON –  Vice President Mike Pence is making his fourth visit to Israel, returning to a region he's visited "a million times" in his heart.

An evangelical Christian with strong ties to the Holy Land, Pence this time comes packing two key policy decisions in his bags that have long been top priorities for him: designating Jerusalem as...

US-Israel Relationship

Israeli PM Netanyahu Welcomes ‘Great Friend of Israel’ US Vice President Mike Pence on Official Visit

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warmly welcomed the arrival in Israel on Sunday of US Vice President Mike Pence.

“This evening a great friend of the State of Israel will arrive in Israel, a true friend, US Vice President Mike Pence,” Netanyahu told the weekly meeting of the Israeli cabinet.

“We will welcome him, I am very much looking...

US-Israel Relationship

US Embassy in Jerusalem to open next year, Pence says

Vice President Pence told Israel's Knesset on Monday that the U.S. Embassy will open in Jerusalem next year, ahead of schedule.

In an address to the Israeli parliament on Monday, Pence defended the controversial decision to move the embassy from Tel Aviv and recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, which has been condemned by the Palestinians and...

US-Israel Relationship

Netanyahu, Pence laud recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital

US Vice President Mike Pence said the US administration’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital would aid peace talks and expressed hope the sides were at a “new dawn” of negotiations Monday, as he met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a trip overshadowed by Ramallah’s refusal to regard the US as a peace broker.
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US-Israel Relationship

Full Transcript Of Pence’s Knesset Speech

US President Vice President Mike Pence speaking at the Knesset on January 22, 2018

President Rivlin, Prime Minister Netanyahu, Speaker Edelstein, Leader Herzog, members of the Knesset, justices of the Supreme Court, citizens of Israel it is deeply humbling for me to stand before this vibrant democracy to have the great honor to address this...

US-Israel Relationship

Netanyahu lauds Pence for US recognition of Jerusalem as capital

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu celebrated the American recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital as he welcomed US Vice President Mike Pence to the city on Monday.

Netanyahu told Pence he had never before been able to join a foreign leader in calling the city the capital.“This is the first time that I’m standing when both leaders can say...

Israeli Society

University of Haifa researchers decipher mysterious Dead Sea Scroll

Utilizing 60 minuscule fragments of mysterious ancient code from the second-to-last unpublished Dead Sea Scrolls, researchers at the University of Haifa have decoded a unique 364-day calendar once used by the enigmatic Qumran Sect in the Judean Desert.

The 900 Dead Sea Scrolls (also known as the “Qumran Scrolls”) dating to the Second Temple...