When Pope Francis arrives in Jerusalem at the end of May, among those to greet him will be the Lebanese-based Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi, unless Lebanese politicians prevent his trip to an “enemy state.” In responding to threats and criticism, al-Rahi said: “I am the Maronite Patriarch of Antioch and...

Although Israel’s national soccer team did not qualify for this year’s World Cup to be held in Brazil, there will be an Israeli presence at the games. An Israeli security firm, Risco Group, will be providing security at the newly built Arena Patanal soccer stadium, in Cuiabá, Brazil. According to the Israeli...

Israel’s 66th Independence Day  (Yom Ha’atzmaut) was celebrated today. Every year the day before Independence Day, is Yom Hazikaron (Memorial Day) honoring those who fell in battle in defense of the country, as well as the many victims of terror who have died since the Jewish state was founded once...

Outlets and journalists over the weekend and into Monday continued to unpack what the Washington Post bluntly described as the “failure” of Secretary of State John Kerry’s recent Israeli-Palestinian peace push, which had formally expired on April 29 but had functionally been suspended since the declaration of a unity agreement...

The U.S. and the United Kingdom reported the first cases of the camel-borne Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus on their respective territories over the last few days, and aim to clamp down before it spreads and possibly kills. There have been 300-400 reported cases thus far, with 100 deaths. America...

Of all the achievements the Palestinians and Israelis have achieved despite the moribund peace talks, security cooperation in the West Bank has allowed for a tense, but mostly peaceful, co-existence. However, that cooperation is now being threatened by the Hamas-Fatah reconciliation and the announcement that 3,000 Fatah military personnel will...