MidEast

The invitation extended by the European Union’s foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, to Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to discuss the status of the nuclear deal next week is one more example of her penchant for engaging the world’s worst tyrants instead of pressuring them to change, Eli Lake,...

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Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday told a meeting of Ambassadors representing NATO member states that Israel has prevented many terror attacks within European countries. He was speaking at a lunch event chaired by Greek Ambassador Bikas Konstantinos, which British Ambassador to Israel David Quarrey also attended. Netanyahu told the...

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United States Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, said in a post on social media on Wednesday that those wondering why no peace can be achieved between Israelis and Palestinians should look no further than Tuesday night’s murder of Rabbi Raziel Shevach and the Palestinian reaction to it, The Jerusalem Post...

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The Israeli-Palestinian conflict doesn’t enter into Israeli hospitals, where patients are treated equally, regardless of citizenship, religion or ethnicity. That’s how Yusef Rabaya, a 19-year-old from Jenin, located in the Palestinian Authority territories, received a revolutionary treatment in Israel that has transformed his life and got him walking again for...

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The Israeli Ministry of Defense on Tuesday publicized a draft bill that seeks to cut welfare payments paid out by the Palestinian Authority (PA) to Palestinian prisoners and their families, including so-called “martyrs”, from tax revenues Israel transfers annually to the PA, The Times of Israel reported. “The Palestinian Authority...

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An Iranian education official cited fears of a “cultural invasion” as a reason for banning the teaching of English at the primary school level, the BBC reported Monday. The announcement comes in the wake of popular protests across the country of poor economic conditions that the regime’s leaders, including President Hassan Rouhani, have...

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