Diplomacy

Pence, Netanyahu, Pompeo, at the Warsaw Conference

In a tweet sent from the Warsaw Summit to Promote a Future of Peace and Security in the Middle East, which was attended by Israeli Prime Minister and diplomats representing more than 60 nations, United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shared a message of support for Israel, saying, “The...

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Josh Block Discusses AIPAC

Freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar (D – Minn.) has once again been accused of anti-Semitism and castigated by members of both parties, this time for suggesting on Sunday that politicians only support Israel because of financial contributions from pro-Israel groups, including the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC. In an...

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As the United States- and Poland-sponsored conference on the Middle East started in Warsaw, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met publicly with Omani Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi, the Associated Press reported Wednesday. Netanyahu greeted bin Alawi and recalled his trip the Gulf nation last October, saying, “The courageous decision...

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Juan Guaido

Venezuela’s interim leader, Juan Guaido, said he’s working to restore ties with Israel a decade after the country severed relations with the Jewish State in solidarity with the Palestinians, Reuters reported on Tuesday. In an exclusive interview with Israel Hayom newspaper, Guaido said: “I am very happy to report that the...

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President Rivlin in Cyprus

Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin paid a brief visit to Cyprus and hailed the alliance between the two nations, The Jerusalem Post reported Tuesday. Rivlin, the third Israeli president to visit the island nation — previously Ezer Weizman visited in 1998 and Shimon Peres in 2011 — was received by President...

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Israel’s Ambassador to Germany, Jeremy Issacharoff, on Tuesday called on the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel “to change its voting behaviour” at the United Nations and to push for an end to anti-Israel bias at the international body. Issacharoff was quoted in BILD, the country’s largest circulating paper, saying that...

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