The United States is urging European nations to support a United Nations resolution that condemns Hamas, the terrorist group that has complete political and military control over the Gaza Strip, Agence France-Presse reported Tuesday. Israel’s Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon told reporters that U.S. diplomats were working on language...

Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister on Tuesday called on the international community to fundamentally rethink its support for UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, in a briefing with 50 foreign dignitaries, JNS reported. “Israel’s policy is to close UNRWA. They are the problem, not the solution,” said Tzipi Hotovely. “Over...

Czech President Miloš Zeman and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu inaugurated the so-called Czech House in Jerusalem on Tuesday, The Times of Israel reported. In his speech at the opening ceremony, Zeman said that he expected to open the Czech embassy in Jerusalem on his next visit. “Friends, let me...

In response to Israel’s recent diplomatic gains in the Arab and Muslim worlds, the Palestinian Authority is reportedly pushing to convene an emergency Arab League meeting, The Jerusalem Post reported Tuesday. Nabil Shaath, a senior Palestinian official, told the Israeli paper, Haaretz, “There are a series of Arab and Islamic...

The European Union slammed Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s reference to Israel as a “cancerous tumor,” calling the description “totally unacceptable,” The Times of Israel reported Monday. “President Rouhani’s remarks bringing into question Israel’s legitimacy are totally unacceptable,” a spokesperson for the EU said in an official statement. “They are also...

Israel, Cyprus, Greece, and Italy have reached an agreement on the world’s longest underwater gas pipeline, estimated to cost nearly $7 billion, the financial website Globes reported Sunday. After signing a memorandum of understanding late last year, the four countries have negotiated the details of the deal. It is expected...