The Obama administration’s new Syria strategy will involve closely coordinating military activities with Russia in order to target the terrorist groups that most directly threaten Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, The Washington Post reported Wednesday: Overall, the proposal would dramatically shift the United States’ Syria policy by directing more American military power against Jabhat al-Nusra, which...

While Mahmoud Abbas continues to rebuff invitations to bilateral talks, the tantalizing prospect on the lips of many Israeli politicians is of a regional peace conference. In the absence of one-on-one negotiations, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has endorsed the Arab Peace Initiative as a “good foundation” for talks, provided that...

The Palestinian Authority’s official newspaper praised Palestinian youth who died after carrying out or attempting to carry out stabbing attacks against Israelis, writing in a lead article Tuesday that “dying as a martyr is the path of excellence and superiority.” Al-Hayat Al-Jadida listed 16 Palestinian high school students who it...

As the White House moves towards deeper coordination with the Russian military and intelligence agencies backing Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, members of Congress are being urged to support bipartisan legislation that would impose new sanctions upon the Damascus regime. Writing in The Washington Post, Josh Rogin reports: On Thursday, the House Foreign...

Israel’s diplomatic efforts have lead to “a revolution in our relations with important Arab states,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared in a college commencement speech Wednesday. Speaking to the National Security College in Tel Aviv, Netanyahu told students that Arab states have begun to realize that their real enemy isn’t Israel, but...

The House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill on Wednesday that would prohibit the United States from buying Iranian “heavy water,” which can be used to produce weaponizable nuclear material. The “No 2H2O from Iran Act” passed 249-176 with both Republican and Democratic support. The U.S. government confirmed Monday that it paid Iran $8.6...

The Israeli startup SuperMeat launched their crowdfunding campaign on Monday, hoping to deliver on their tagline: “Real meat, without harming animals.” The company bioengineers chicken from cultured cells to create meat without harming animals. A visit to the SuperMeat website prompts users to choose between “Meat is delicious!” or “Stop animal suffering!”— then proposes...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday that his country is capable of fully restoring its nuclear program if the nuclear deal falls apart. If the global negotiating powers refuse to fulfill their commitments, Iran “will be completely prepared, and, in terms of nuclear capabilities, we are at such a level so as...

British Prime Minister Theresa May, who rose to her office on Wednesday after the resignation of David Cameron, has a long history of support for Israel and other Jewish causes, forecasting continued warm relations between Israel and the United Kingdom. May served as Home Secretary (responsible for immigration, security, and the justice...

Palestinian leaders have refused to participate in a peace summit in Cairo unless the Jewish state meets several of their preconditions, The Times of Israel reported Wednesday. The preconditions would have Israel accept a freeze on construction in the West Bank, set a timetable for negotiations, and agree to negotiations based on...