
On Friday’s broadcast of “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that with the transition from President Obama to President-Elect Trump is “a complete bifurcation between two wrong Israel policies.” Brooks said the Obama administration’s position is “completely indefensible” and
by Ian Hanchett31 Dec 2016, 12:34 PM PST0

The Wall Street Journal revealed on Saturday that Turkish authorities detained one of the newspaper’s reporters for two-and-a-half days this past week without allowing him access to legal representation or a list of accusations against him.
by Breitbart Jerusalem31 Dec 2016, 10:36 AM PST0

Abu Omar Almaqdesi, a senior Gaza-based Islamic State jihadist, said the soldiers and supporters of the Caliphate must not permit the celebration of Christmas in Islamic countries. He went on to describe the festivities as depraved, lewd and based on the blasphemous idea that Allah had an equal in Jesus.
by Ali Waked31 Dec 2016, 10:10 AM PST0

Opposition lawmakers on Friday called on the government to hold a referendum on the fate of the West Bank, after the results of a survey commissioned by Israel Radio showed that around one-third of Israelis would like to see the disputed territory annexed to Israel.
by Breitbart Jerusalem31 Dec 2016, 10:06 AM PST0

The Palestinian Fatah movement is gearing up for the celebration of the 52th anniversary of the Palestinian revolution, a day that doubles as the official anniversary of the movement’s establishment.
by Ali Waked31 Dec 2016, 4:23 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – Mohammad was ranked the most popular name for boys in Israel for yet another year, according to numbers published Monday by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS).
by Deborah Danan31 Dec 2016, 4:18 AM PST0

The Saudi Commerce and Investment Ministry launched an investigation after a report came in that baby clothes with the print of the Israeli flag were sold at a popular mall in the capital of Rhyad.
by Ali Waked31 Dec 2016, 4:15 AM PST0

A senior Islamic State jihadist told Breitbart Jerusalem there was an escalation in the tensions between Hamas and IS, following a wave of arrests of Salafist militants in Gaza and the growing cooperation between Hamas and the Egyptian security services.
by Ali Waked30 Dec 2016, 4:06 AM PST0

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull broke with much of the international community on Friday, attacking last week’s United Nations Security Council Resolution as “one-sided” and “deeply unsettling.”
by Breitbart Jerusalem30 Dec 2016, 3:58 AM PST0

Deputy Minister Michael Oren on Thursday slammed US Secretary of State John Kerry’s address on the peace process as historically inaccurate, offensive and dangerous, and called for a total reset of US-Israel ties.
by Breitbart Jerusalem30 Dec 2016, 3:53 AM PST0

Key Arab states on Thursday expressed their support for US Secretary of State John Kerry’s framework for solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict based on the two-state solution, which he laid out a day earlier in a long, comprehensive speech in Washington.
by Breitbart Jerusalem30 Dec 2016, 3:52 AM PST0

Nearly a week after 14 nations, including four permanent members of the UN Security Council, voted in favor of a resolution demanding Israel stop settlement activity in territory claimed by the Palestinians for a future state
by Breitbart Jerusalem30 Dec 2016, 3:52 AM PST0

An Arab terrorist cell that was planning attacks on IDF soldiers in the southern part of Israel was recently discovered, defense officials revealed Tuesday.
by Breitbart Jerusalem30 Dec 2016, 3:51 AM PST0

The anti-settlement UN Security Council resolution the Obama administration allowed to be approved last week will “haunt Israel for years to come,” a prominent US national security reporter told The Algemeiner on Wednesday.
by Breitbart Jerusalem30 Dec 2016, 3:50 AM PST0

The British government on Thursday said peace between Israel and the Palestinians cannot be brokered by focusing solely on settlement construction, following a stern warning over the practice by US Secretary of State John Kerry.
by Breitbart London30 Dec 2016, 1:44 AM PST0

British Prime Minister Theresa May criticized U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday for his harsh speech against the Israeli government and Israeli settlements at the State Department on Wednesday.
by Joel B. Pollak29 Dec 2016, 4:35 PM PST0

The painful lesson that Israelis — including those in the “peace” camp — have learned is that compromise leads to war. Now, President Barack Obama has taught them a new lesson: namely, that they cannot trust the guarantees on which compromises are made.
by Joel B. Pollak29 Dec 2016, 4:20 PM PST0

Former Arkansas governor and presidential candidate Mike Huckabee will be headlining a “U.S.-Israel Business Alliance” mission to Israel that will include a Knesset address and a solidarity visit to an Israeli settlement.
by Breitbart Jerusalem29 Dec 2016, 3:22 PM PST0

On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “New Day,” CNN Contributor and The Atlantic Contributing Editor Peter Beinart argued that it is “frankly a racist claim” to say that “Palestinians would inevitably kill Jews in the West Bank,” in response to an
by Ian Hanchett29 Dec 2016, 2:51 PM PST0

On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “New Day,” PLO Executive Committee Member and head of the PLO’s Department of Culture and Information Dr. Hanan Ashrawi stated that accused the Israelis of demanding that “we have all to become Zionists suddenly, and
by Ian Hanchett29 Dec 2016, 1:01 PM PST0

Former United Nations Ambassador John Bolton told Breitbart News Daily SiriusXM host Raheem Kassam on Thursday, “Just as a matter of empirical reality, the two-state solution is dead. That’s about the only thing John Kerry came close to getting right yesterday.”
by Dan Riehl29 Dec 2016, 10:16 AM PST0

TEL AVIV — The Palestinian Authority has been in contact with the Obama administration and European countries about the possibility of bringing another resolution before the UN Security Council for vote before President Obama leaves office next month, a senior PA official told Breitbart Jerusalem.
by Aaron Klein and Ali Waked29 Dec 2016, 9:55 AM PST0

On Thursday’s Breitbart News Daily on SiriusXM, former Alaska Governor and 2008 vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin talked with Breitbart London Editor-in-Chief Raheem Kassam about the return of national sovereignty that began with Brexit and might lead to a United States withdrawal from the United Nations in the wake of its anti-Israel vote.
by John Hayward29 Dec 2016, 7:39 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – A member of the Israeli cabinet on Wednesday slammed the countries that supported the anti-settlement resolution at the UN Security Council, saying that Israel was betrayed by the very nations that asked it for assistance in fighting terror.
by Deborah Danan29 Dec 2016, 7:09 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas imposed conditions on resuming peace talks with Israel, saying an end to settlement construction and an implementation of existing agreements were necessary in order for the Palestinians to return to the negotiating table.
by Deborah Danan29 Dec 2016, 7:07 AM PST0

Following Secretary of State John Kerry’s speech on his vision for peace between Israelis and Palestinians, President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday that Israel was being treated “very, very unfairly” by the international community, and added that he and the outgoing secretary have “different views” on the conflict.
by Deborah Danan29 Dec 2016, 7:02 AM PST0

Thursday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) acknowledged that the United Nations was “not a fair forum” for Israel. According to the Connecticut Democrat, the United States objecting to settlements in disputed territories was not new, but given the
by Jeff Poor29 Dec 2016, 6:19 AM PST0

In his speech to the State Department, Kerry proposed dividing or sharing Jerusalem between two states — breaking Obama’s earlier promise.
by Joel B. Pollak29 Dec 2016, 4:33 AM PST0

A number of leading Jewish organizations came out against Secretary of State John Kerry’s Wednesday speech on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, mere days after the Obama administration’s decision to break with longstanding tradition and abstain from voting on an anti-Israel resolution at the United Nations Security Council.
by Adelle Nazarian29 Dec 2016, 3:55 AM PST0

A high-ranking Hamas operative was arrested by Israeli security last month after crossing the border from the Gaza Strip into Israel, the Shin Bet security agency said in a statement Wednesday, announcing that his interrogation provided vast intelligence concerning the Palestinian terror group’s operations in the coastal enclave.
by Breitbart Jerusalem29 Dec 2016, 3:35 AM PST0