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‘Over my dead body,’ Abbas reportedly says amid Gaza ceasefire talk
Hamas

‘Over my dead body,’ Abbas reportedly says amid Gaza ceasefire talk

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has reportedly lambasted a potential ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, saying such a deal would only be reached “over my dead body” and drawing a scathing response from Hamas.

“If the agreement is signed without the PA’s permission, it is illegal and constitutes treason,” Abbas said in...

Netanyahu warns Jews are still under threat
Hamas

Netanyahu warns Jews are still under threat

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Jews were still at risk even decades after the Holocaust, as he wrapped up a groundbreaking visit to Lithuania, a Baltic state once home to his forefathers.

“For the Jewish people, what has changed in these 75 years? Not the attempts to destroy us, they still seek to destroy us,” Netanyahu...

Increased troop deployment aims to secure Ashkelon amid fears Gaza's ruling terror group may try to attack from the sea
Hamas

Police to be deployed along coast amid fears of Hamas infiltration — TV report

Border Police will be stationed in the coming days along the coast of the southern city of Ashkelon amid IDF concerns that Hamas may try to infiltrate Israel for an attack by sea, according to a Sunday TV report.

Hadashot news said the additional troops will perform security operations, conduct patrols and keep constant lookout to detect any...

State Department says decision came following Trump-ordered review meant to ensure funds were 'spent in accordance with US national interests'
Hamas

US slashes aid to Palestinians by more than $200 million

The Trump administration has decided to cut more than $200 million in aid to the Palestinians, the State Department announced Friday, suggesting those tax-payer funds no longer served American interests.

The move is the ostensible result a review of US assistance to the Palestinian Authority that US President Donald Trump ordered in January,...

In latest blow to United Nations bodies, Trump's national security adviser says administration will 'de-fund' council accused of anti-Israel bias and office of UN rights chief
Hamas

Having pulled out of UNHRC, Bolton says US will now cut its funding

US President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, John Bolton, said Thursday that the United States will cut funding for the UN Human Right Council and for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, in the administration’s latest blow against the United Nations.

“We are going to de-fund the Human Rights Council,” Bolton said in an...

Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Malki speaks during a press conference at the International Criminal Court on Tuesday May 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Mike Corder)
Hamas

Israel said to formally protest ICC’s unusual appeal to ‘Palestinian victims’

Israel has lodged a formal protest with the International Criminal Court (ICC) for launching a campaign last month to reach out to “victims of the situation in Palestine,” an unusual step which Jerusalem officials charge casts doubt on the court’s ability to treat the Jewish state fairly.

In a press release issued in July, three judges, who are...

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June 24 Charlotte, NC Night To Honor Israel

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June 22 Milford, DE Stand With Israel

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June 21 Janesville, WI Bilingual Pastor’s Luncheon

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June 2-4 Cape Cod, MA Stand With Israel

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June 13 Amarillo, TX Spanish Stand With Israel

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June 5 Tampa, FL Spanish Stand With Israel

John Bolton at a joint press conference with Prime Minister Bnejamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on August 20, 2018. (Ohad Zweigenberg/POOL)
Hamas

US not discussing recognition of Israeli sovereignty on Golan — Bolton

US President Donald Trump’s national security adviser John Bolton on Wednesday said the administration wasn’t discussing potential recognition of Israel’s claim to sovereignty over the Golan Heights, despite reported pressure from Jerusalem to make the move.

Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria in the 1967 Six Day War and annexed the...

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June 1 Keizer, OR Spanish Stand With Israel

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Liberman thanks US for giving Israel ‘room to maneuver’ against enemies

Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman met Monday with US President Donald Trump’s National Security Adviser John Bolton in Jerusalem, and praised the Trump administration for giving Israel “significant maneuvering room” to operate against its enemies.

The two met in Jerusalem following Bolton’s meeting earlier in the day with Prime Minister Benjamin...

Stabbing Attempt
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Palestinian Suspected of Trying to Stab Jerusalem Policeman Shot to Death

A Palestinian man who was suspected of trying to stab a Jerusalem policeman was shot to death in Jerusalem's Muslim Quarter on Friday afternoon, Israeli police said.
According to police, forces were dispatched to the Old City on Friday afternoon following an initial report on a suspected stabbing attack.
A statement released by the police said...

Israeli Hospitals Drill the Transition from ‘Routine to War’
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Israeli Hospitals Drill the Transition from ‘Routine to War’

Under the expert guidance of IDF Home Front Command, Israeli hospitals across the country are shoring up their ability to shift into war mode should a sudden conflict erupt without prior warning. In such a scenario, hospitals could, like the rest of the country, find themselves under heavy fire, yet must still be able to provide life-saving care...

Hamas

Netanyahu: Israel Will Restore Quiet to Gaza Border Region ‘in Full’

Israel will restore total quiet its southern region near the border with the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Sunday.

Speaking at a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, following a week that saw an outburst of Hamas violence that nearly provoked an all-out war, Netanyahu said, “We are in the midst of a campaign against terror in...

Palestinians load kites and balloons with flammable material in order to fly toward Israel, at the Israel-Gaza border in al-Bureij, central Gaza Strip, on June 14, 2018. (AFP Photo/ Mahmud Hams)
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Israel said to confiscate tens of thousands of balloons en route to Gaza

In the past several weeks, Israel has prevented tens of thousands of balloons from being shipped to Gaza, out of concern they would be used to launch incendiary devices into Israel, according to a television report on Sunday.

Three shipping containers destined for the coastal enclave and carrying tens of thousands of balloons were stopped at the...

Recognizing unique threats posed by terror groups, IDF drills for reorganization that would dissolve established units into unified fighting force; anti-drone laser also tested
Hezbollah

Preparing for fight against Hezbollah, army tries out combat reshuffle

The military has field-tested a new fighting method combining infantry, tanks and combat engineering into one unified force, as part of a major military reform meant to streamline the Israel Defense Forces, the army said Sunday.

The method was tested during a drill simulating war in the north against the Hezbollah terrorist group, during which...