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Honduras' re-elected President Juan Orlando Hernandez (L) shakes hands with the US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, before speaking to the press in Tegucigalpa, on February 27, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / Orlando SIERRA
US-Israel Relationship

US envoy praises Honduras for supporting Jerusalem embassy move

EGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AFP) — The US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, on Tuesday heaped fulsome praise on Honduras for being one of a few countries that backed the US decision to move its embassy to Jerusalem.

In a visit to Tegucigalpa to see newly re-elected Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, Haley stressed that US President...

Iranian Revolutionary Guard
Iran

US Congress Targets Iranian IRGC Front Companies With New Legislation

New legislation before the US Congress will introduce tough sanctions to combat the growing financial influence of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), the main driver of Tehran’s military interventions in Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Lebanon and other countries in the region.

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) and...

Iran

New satellite photos show Iran establishing another base in Syria

Iran has built another permanent military base outside Syria’s capital city complete with hangers used to store missiles capable of hitting all of Israel, according to Western intelligence sources.

Exclusive satellite images from ImageSat International obtained by Fox News show what is believed to be the new Iranian base, eight miles northwest of...

Amid shifting landscape, IDF unveils sweeping plan to revamp Ground Forces

Amid shifting landscape, IDF unveils sweeping plan to revamp Ground Forces

The Israeli military’s Ground Forces are due to undergo a massive overhaul, including significant structural changes and an influx of advanced technology, that will change the way they train, fight and communicate, a senior IDF official said Tuesday.

The reforms are meant to update the Ground Forces, which represent a huge portion of the Israel...

Prime Minister Netanyahu

Netanyahu: Zero tolerance for rockets — ‘they get hit immediately’

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday he believed in a policy of “zero” tolerance for rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip and Syria, no matter how sporadic.

“My policy is zero spillover,” he told cadets at the National Defense College, an academic institution which trains high-ranking defense officials in national security fields.
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Feb 26 Nampa, ID Stand With Israel

Israeli hospital treats Syrians suffering from emotional trauma

Israeli hospital treats Syrians suffering from emotional trauma

Given the enormous death toll of the ongoing war in Syria, it is easy to overlook—or fail to attribute importance to—the psychological well-being of those who have endured. But the severe trauma faced by so many Syrians has left an entire generation with intangible scars. It is an issue that, somewhat counter-intuitively, Syria's arch-enemy,...

1973 Yom Kippur War

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Feb 25 Nampa, ID Stand With Israel

Feb 25 Chambersburg, PA Stand With Israel

Feb 17 Sacramento, CA Daughters For Zion Luncheon

Feb 24 Nampa, ID Pastor’s Luncheon

Feb 24 Southbridge, MA Bilingual Pastor’s Meeting

Netanyahu: U.S. Embassy move will have long-term ramifications
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Netanyahu: U.S. Embassy move will have long-term ramifications

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lauded US President Donald Trump as a “great friend” at Sunday’s cabinet meeting and said Washington’s decision to move its embassy to Jerusalem will have significant, long-term ramifications.

“This is a great moment for the citizens of Israel and this is a historic moment for the State of Israel,” Netanyahu said...

Israeli Wheelchairs of Hope donated in South Africa

Fifty colorful, lightweight child-sized wheelchairs from Israeli nonprofit organization Wheelchairs of Hope are being distributed to needy disabled five- to nine-year-olds in South Africa through the South African chapter of WIZO (Women’s International Zionist Organization) and the Israeli Embassy in South Africa.

The inexpensive, low-maintenance...

US ‘to move embassy to Jerusalem on May 14’ — day of Independence Declaration
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US ‘to move embassy to Jerusalem on May 14’ — day of Independence Declaration

The US is planning to officially move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem on May 14, 2018 — the 70th anniversary of Israel’s declaration of independence, as well as Washington’s recognition of the Jewish state — Channel 10 and Hadashot news reported Friday.

According to Hadashot the embassy will officially announce the plans later in the day. The...

Eighth-Century Clay Seal With ‘Signature of Prophet Isaiah’ Found in Jerusalem

Eighth-Century Clay Seal With ‘Signature of Prophet Isaiah’ Found in Jerusalem

A historic archaeological discovery near Jerusalem’s Temple Mount may be proof of the life of the biblical prophet Isaiah, according to an article in the Biblical Archaeology Review.  A broken 8th-century BCE clay seal impression, or bulla, appears to be inscribed with the words “Belonging to Isaiah,” as well as a partial word containing letters...

IDF, US troops get ready for drill to simulate massive missile attack on Israel
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IDF, US troops get ready for drill to simulate massive missile attack on Israel

The Israeli military on Thursday began its final preparations for a major air defense exercise with the United States, which is set to kick off at the beginning of next month, the army said.

While the Juniper Cobra exercise, which was first held in 2001, is scheduled every two years, it comes at a time of growing tension between Israel and Iran...

Two terror attacks, two widows, a shared pain

Two terror attacks, two widows, a shared pain

Miriam Ben Gal, 27, who lost her husband Itamar in a terror attack in Ariel, and Yael Shevah, 32, who lost her husband Raziel about a month ago in a terror attack in the Havat Gilad outpost, feel like brides too. The brides of mourning, remembering their wedding day together.

“When was the last time my parents held me from each side and led me,...

IDF Reveals It Thwarted Attempted Islamic State Bombing Of Australian Flight

IDF reveals it thwarted attempted Islamic State bombing of Australian flight

The Israeli army on Wednesday revealed that the Military Intelligence Unit 8200 foiled an Islamic State attempt to bomb a flight from Australia last August.

“The unit provided exclusive intelligence that led to the prevention of an air attack by the Islamic State in 2017 in Australia,” a senior IDF officer said.

“The foiling of the attack saved...