A spokesman for the United Nations said the assault on the Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp outside of Damascus  has “transformed” it “into a death camp,” The Telegraph reported Thursday. Following its brutal, successful battles for control of Eastern Ghouta, the Assad regime, which is backed by Iran and Russia, has turned its...

Following his confirmation as Secretary of State Thursday, Mike Pompeo headed off to Europe for a NATO meeting in Brussels and will travel from there to meet with “key allies” in the Middle East, including Israel, next week, The Times of Israel reported Thursday. On Friday, Pompeo met with NATO...

A major rationale behind Iranian efforts to develop a nuclear capability has been to acquire what may be termed “immunity from prosecution.” Put simply, by possessing nuclear weapons, Iran would be able to deter both the U.S. and regional powers from intervening – militarily or otherwise – in its nefarious...

Tel Aviv University has established a new early-stage venture capital fund, TAU Ventures. The aim of the fund, reportedly estimated at $20 million, is to make pre-seed funding available to student and alumni startups coming out of the university, as well as to boost overall entrepreneurship on campus. Tech-savvy schools in...

On Wednesday, Germans of all faiths marched in kippas, the traditional Jewish head covering for men, to show solidarity with the Jewish community after an anti-Semitic incident last week, The Times of Israel reported. Several German cities held solidarity marches. In Berlin, over 2,000 people (Jews, Christians, Muslims, and atheists) attended...

Background French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday proposed negotiations on a “new” Iran deal aimed at curbing Iran’s military power and regional activities to exist alongside the JCPOA, agreed between the Islamic Republic and six world powers in 2015. U.S. President Trump has given European signatories to the deal a...