MidEast

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday defiantly vowed to continue making financial rewards to Palestinian terrorists and their families, even to the PA’s last penny, The Jerusalem Post reported. “We will not accept a cut or cancellation of salaries to the families of martyrs and prisoners, as some are...

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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) approved the purchase of 2,000 patented shock-absorbing Acrobat wheels over the next three years from Israel’s SoftWheel for disabled vets’ wheelchairs. The purchase is being facilitated as part of a $4.5 million deal signed between SoftWheel and American wheelchair manufacturer Key Mobility, an approved VA...

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United States ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, vowed on Monday that “a new day” has come for Israel at the United Nations when she addressed the institution’s chronic bias against the Jewish State. “From now on, every country knows that the United States will not just block anti-Israel...

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Israel offered aid to Greece in the wake of wildfires that have killed at least 50 people, The Times of Israel reported Tuesday. “In light of the severe #Greecefires, Israeli authorities (the National Security Council in the Prime Minister’s Office and the Israeli Embassy in Athens) contacted their counterparts in...

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Israeli Patriot missiles shot down a Syria Sukhoi fighter jet that entered one mile into Israeli airspace, The Times of Israel reported Tuesday. Israel said that it tracked the plane from the time it took off from the T-4 airbase and traveled “at high speed” towards the Golan. IDF spokesperson...

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Israel’s national under-20 basketball team won its first European championship on Sunday evening in Chemnitz, Germany, beating the previously undefeated Croatian team 80-66. After losing their opening game to Germany earlier this month, the Israeli team won six consecutive games in order to bring home the gold for the first...

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