Trump Considering Visit To Jerusalem Holy Site With Mosque, Temples; Netanyahu Meeting Set
Trump is also reportedly considering a visit to Temple Mount, the Jerusalem holy site that has been a source of friction between Palestinians and Israelis.
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Trump is also reportedly considering a visit to Temple Mount, the Jerusalem holy site that has been a source of friction between Palestinians and Israelis.
It was a stunning about face from Israel's prime minister intended to repair relations with the United States. Only it didn't work.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared victory in tight election.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked the United States and President Barack Obama for aiding Israel, but warned of the threat that Iran poses to Israel's survival.
Critics have charged that House Speaker John Boehner ignored protocol by inviting Netanyahu without first consulting the president and that the speech opens the Capitol up to Israeli politics.
Rangel said Israel has always been a source of bipartisan support in Congress. But some Democrats are reportedly planning to boycott next month's speech.
The Security Council adopted a presidential statement just after midnight Monday in New York that urged Israel and Hamas "to accept and fully implement the humanitarian cease-fire.''
Tensions have mounted between Israel and the Palestinians after the bodies of three Israeli teens were found in the West Bank more than two weeks after they went missing.
Hundreds of people participated in separate memorial services in the hometowns of the three teens -- Eyal Yifrah, 19, Gilad Shaar, 16, and Naftali Fraenkel ahead of a joint funeral.
Gilad Shaar, 16, Naftali Frankel, 16, and Eyal Yifrach, 19, disappeared while hitchhiking home near the West Bank city of Hebron late at night on June 12 and were never heard from again.
A stunning development has surfaced in the Middle East, as the U.S. has offered to free convicted spy Jonathan Pollard in an effort to kickstart peace talks.
Hundreds of Israeli VIPs and international dignitaries attended a state memorial ceremony for the late Ariel Sharon on Monday.
There's mixed reaction to the international community's nuclear deal with Iran, and Sen. Charles Schumer has joined the chorus of critics.
Iran's nuclear program is the talk of major world powers in Switzerland. There was talk of a breakthrough, but as of early Friday evening, there was still no deal.
Secretary of State John Kerry appointed a former U.S. ambassador to Israel, Martin Indyk, to shepherd Israeli-Palestinian peace talks that begin Monday evening in Washington.
On the second day of his visit to the Middle East, President Barack Obama was greeted by the president of the Palestinian Authority, and rockets were fired by militants into a southern Israeli town.
Putting aside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's declaration that he will go it alone in the defense of Israel if he has too, the normal tensions with President Barack Obama seemed to have been wiped away.
President Barack Obama left for the Middle East on Tuesday evening. He's on a mission to charm the Israelis into making peace concessions and to find some way to peacefully stop Iran from building a bomb.
It's one of the first things President Barack Obama will see when he touches down in Israel next week, one of the Iron Dome missile batteries used to blow Palestinian rockets out of the sky.
As President Barack Obama continued preparations for his first trip to Israel as commander in chief, there was a shift in tactics Monday.
President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have had a number of meetings at the White House, including some that were quite tense. But as early as next month Obama will meet Netanyahu on his home court.
The U.N. General Assembly has voted by a more than two-thirds majority to recognize the state of Palestine.
Celebrations erupted in the streets of Gaza on Wednesday, moments after a cease-fire was announced. The agreement gave Egypt the responsibility of guaranteeing the peace.
Earlier Tuesday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in the region, renewing America's commitment to Israel with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at her side.
The NYPD had the entire area around the Israeli consulate blocked off Thursday night. There was also increased security at Israeli government facilities and synagogues all over the city.
