Israeli Justice Minister Tzipi Livni spoke to the powerful Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee of Israel’s Knesset Tuesday, emphasizing that Israel is serious about U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s efforts to restart the peace talks. “In my eyes it is not enough to hold talks for the sake of...

The U.S. government is funding non-governmental organizations that politically agitate against Israel and undermine American policy in the Middle East. A report presented to Congress yesterday by NGO Monitor paints a picture of systematic vetting failures. The report is available here: This NGO Monitor report relates to U.S. government funding for non-governmental organizations...

State Department acting Deputy Spokesman Patrick Ventrell let it be known yesterday that the administration has been monitoring the Egyptian government’s treatment of journalists, and is concerned: First of all, on Egypt, we are deeply concerned by the growing trend of efforts to punish and deter political expression in Egypt....

An Israeli official has confirmed to The Tower that Egypt had received permission from Israel ahead of time before launching its current military campaign in the Sinai Peninsula. Cairo has poured troops, artillery, and armored vehicles into the territory in response to the kidnapping of seven Egyptian security forces. There...

The Bashar al-Assad regime today claimed responsibility for firing on and destroying an IDF army jeep. The claim that the jeep had been destroyed was false. The claim of gunfire was absolutely real – the patrol vehicle was damaged by bullets – and was the third recent incident of cross-border...

Egypt is rolling forces into the Sinai Peninsula in response to the kidnapping of its security personnel. Cairo, of course, is treaty-bound by the Camp David Accords to limit the scope of its deployments in the Sinai Peninsula. When asked whether the armed campaign currently being waged in the territory...

The recent kidnappings of seven Egyptian security officials in the Sinai Peninsula is calling attention to increasing lawlessness in the territory. The weakening of the Egyptian government following the 2011 Arab Spring revolution has allowed an influx of terrorists, including Al Qaeda, to establish bases in the Peninsula. The Sinai...

Saudi officials have detained another 10 suspects in an Iran-linked spy investigation that Riyhad announced last March. Authorities had arrested 18 people. They later released one. That makes 27 total: “Initial investigation carried out by the authorities led to the detention of 10 others for involvement in spying activities,” state television news channel al-Ekhbariya...

The White House is emphasizing President Barack Obama’s concern over Hezbollah’s growing role in Syria, where the Iran-backed terror group is proving critical in an ongoing counter-offensive being waged by the Bashar al-Assad regime. The President conveyed those concerns to Lebanese President Michel Sleiman: The two leaders agreed that all...

The New York Times reports on a new Israeli government investigation that the paper says “casts new doubts” on iconic media images, filmed in September 2000, that have been used by activists, diplomats, journalists, and terrorists to justify attacks against Israelis and Jews. The images come from a France 2...