During his final trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories as Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon emphasized that peace can only come through “direct negotiations” between the two parties. “No solution can come through violence, it must be based on mutual respect and the recognition of the legitimate...

Israel’s former national security advisor hailed the recently announced reconciliation agreement between Israel and Turkey on Monday, telling reporters it has the potential to greatly improve diplomatic and economic ties between the two nations. “Trade between Israel and turkey has more than doubled from the Marmara event up until today,”...

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ debunked allegation that “certain rabbis in Israel” issued a call to poison Palestinian wells is “reminiscent of age-old anti-Semitic stereotypes,” Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, said in a statement released Thursday. Abbas repeated the discredited charge, propagated by the PA’s Foreign Ministry earlier this week, while addressing the European...

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin told the European Union that the recent French initiative to restart negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians distances prospects of peace, and suggested a number of alternative avenues where the involvement of the international community could be constructive. “The French initiative suffers from fundamental faults. The attempt to...

Five Israeli firefighting aircraft were deployed on Sunday and Monday to help the overwhelmed government of Cyprus extinguish a massive forest fire. “Last night I ordered that three of our firefighting aircraft, out of our fleet of 13 or 14, be sent to help them, and the planes are now in Cyprus,” Israeli...

Ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s historic visit to Sub-Saharan Africa next month, Ethiopia’s ambassador to Israel expressed support for the Jewish state and its expanding ties on the African continent, The Jerusalem Post reported Saturday. Helawe Yosef Mengistu told the Post that African countries are turning to Israel for help in combating...