A bill that would support United States allies in the Middle East, including Israel and Jordan, and which supports states’ efforts to discourage discriminatory anti-Israel boycotts, overwhelmingly passed the Senate, JNS reported Tuesday. The bill passed by a vote of 77 to 23. Provisions in the bill would increase U.S. security...

The United States Army announced on Wednesday that it will purchase an unspecified number of Israel’s Iron Dome short-range missile defense systems from state-owned developer Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. Globes reported that this is the first-ever export deal for Iron Dome agreed to by Israel. “The Iron Dome will...

United States President Donald Trump defended his decision to withdraw from the 2015 nuclear accord with Iran and branded the Islamic Republic “the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism” in his annual State of the Union address on Tuesday night, JNS reported. “The radical regime in Iran is a radical...

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is set to disproportionately single out Israel in the body’s upcoming 40th meeting in Geneva, which will take place from February 25 to March 22, The Jerusalem Post reported on Wednesday. Of a list of 79 reports to be dealt with, seven separate...

The biggest M&A news out of Israel in January 2019 was London-headquartered private equity firm Bridgepoint Advisers’ $260 million agreement to acquire Miya Water, a subsidiary of Tel Aviv-based Arison Holdings. Amazon Web Services is acquiring CloudEndure, in a deal estimated at no less than $200 million. The cloud computing company, based...

Just days after the European Union devised a means for Iran to circumvent American sanctions, Iran rebuffed European criticisms of its missile development program, Reuters reported Tuesday. On Monday, the EU had called on Iran to put an “immediate end” to its “unacceptable behavior,” including targeting opponents on European soil, advancing its...