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TEL AVIV – The Palestinian Authority on Wednesday officially shunned an invitation to a U.S.-led peace conference in Bahrain next month in what is being billed as a precursor to President Donald Trump’s so-called “deal of the century” for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.  

TEL AVIV – Iranian youth will witness the demise of Israel and American civilization, Iran’s supreme leader on Wednesday said in comments translated by Reuters.

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg told a gathering of liberal Jews that the United States should pressure Israel to change its policies.

The infamous “American Taliban” John Walker Lindh wrote a few letters to reporters and authors praising Afghan Taliban jihad and the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL), prompting recipients of the correspondence to label him unrepentant as authorities released the jihadi into U.S. communities on Thursday.

Believe it or not, there are other countries besides Russia that are a threat to the United States. Chief among them is Iran, long regarded by the U.S. government as the world’s foremost sponsor of terror.

White House Democrat hopeful and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg declared his opposition to Israel’s “political right wing” just weeks after the Jewish State elected a conservative government. “Being supportive to Israel does not have to mean that you are onboard

The German ‘satire’ party Die Partei (The Party) has released a European Parliament candidate list featuring the surnames of former Nazi leaders, claiming they hope that populist supporters will vote for them to take votes from the Alternative for Germany (AfD).

U.S. President Donald Trump’s strategy to resolve the Syrian conflict is taking “cues” from Russia, Turkey, and Israel, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) argued during a House panel hearing Wednesday without acknowledging that the three countries stand on opposing sides of the more than eight-year-old war.

Some Democratic lawmakers, during a House panel hearing on Wednesday, accused U.S. President Donald Trump of cooperating with Moscow in Syria after members of the same party repudiated the American commander-in-chief for targeting assets belonging to dictator Bashar al-Assad’s regime, a Russian ally.

TEL AVIV – The UAE and Saudi Arabia on Tuesday announced that they will attend the U.S.-led economic workshop in Bahrain next month in what is being billed as a precursor to President Donald Trump’s so-called “deal of the century” for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

TEL AVIV – The ruling Palestinian Fatah party slammed Al Jazeera for removing an antisemitic video linking Zionism to Nazism and uploaded the video in its entirety to its official Facebook page.

TEL AVIV – If elected president, Senator Bernie Sanders said he would strongly consider moving the U.S. Embassy from Jerusalem back to Tel Aviv.

Trump’s maximum pressure campaign against Iran is succeeding. That is why the Obama alumni and the Iranian regime hate it so much.

Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Tuesday his country is prepared to face U.S. sanctions for proceeding with its controversial purchase of Russian S-400 surface-to-air missiles while continuing to argue Turkey is not threatening American or NATO security by acquiring the Russian weapons.

TEL AVIV — President Donald Trump’s Mideast envoy Jason Greenblatt lambasted the Palestinian Authority for shunning a U.S.-led economic workshop in Bahrain next month, saying the Palestinians will be “judged harshly” for rejecting the opportunity for a “brighter future” for themselves. 

TEL AVIV – In a rare move, Israel will participate in a U.S.-led economic workshop in Bahrain next month, in what is being billed as a precursor to President Donald Trump’s so-called “deal of the century.” 

Iranian officials responded with anger and derision to President Donald Trump’s Sunday warning on Twitter that “if Iran wants to fight, that will be the official end of Iran.”

American and Jewish American activists gathered in Times Square on Monday afternoon to advocate for the removal of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) from the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

During an appearance on Tuesday’s broadcast of Hugh Hewitt’s nationally syndicated radio show, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed the rising tensions in the Middle East regarding Iraq. Host Hugh Hewitt asked if Pompeo believed the Iranians were behind recent

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is demanding that Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti apologize for agreeing with the Trump administration’s decision to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem on a recent trip to Israel.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi-owned media accused Iran-backed rebels in Yemen on Tuesday of targeting Islam’s holiest city Mecca after Riyadh and its allies said they had intercepted two missiles over the kingdom.

Islamic terrorists have carried out an estimated 76 attacks in nearly 15 countries since the beginning of Ramadan early this month, killing at least 364 people and injuring 404 others in the first two weeks of the holiest month for Muslims, a Breitbart News tally shows.

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran quadrupled its uranium-enrichment production capacity amid tensions with the U.S. over Tehran’s atomic program, nuclear officials said Monday, just after President Donald Trump and Iran’s foreign minister traded threats and taunts on Twitter.

German police on Tuesday will hand over to Israel thousands of stolen papers and manuscripts belonging to Max Brod, the friend and literary executor of Czech writer Franz Kafka.

Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky stepped into his new role as Ukraine president with his inauguration on Monday, launching a new era for the country wracked by war and economic difficulties.

TEL AVIV – A Christian couple posing as ultra-Orthodox Jews in a heavily Jewish Chicago neighborhood have admitted they did so to spread the word of Jesus.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) slammed President Donald Trump’s approach to Iran on Monday, calling him a “schoolyard bully” and demanding, “No war with Iran!”

Suspected jihadists detonated a roadside bomb on Sunday near the Giza Pyramids in Egypt, damaging a tour bus and injuring over a dozen tourists, many of them hailing from South Africa. Egyptian security forces responded with raids that killed 12 suspected Islamist militants.

To succeed, President Donald Trump’s peace plan must provide Israeli sovereignty over “Area C” in Judea and Samaria (the “West Bank”).

TEL AVIV – Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) activists on Saturday “overwhelmingly” rejected a pro-Palestinian gesture from Iceland’s anti-capitalist bondage-clad entrant to the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. 

The Palestinian leadership on Monday pushed back against a plan for an economic conference next month in support of Washington’s Middle East peace plan, saying it was not consulted and no party was entitled to negotiate on its behalf.

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has vowed that his country would never pay restitution for Jewish properties stolen during the Holocaust, saying that such a move would be a “victory for Hitler.”

U.S. President Donald Trump issued a public warning to Iran late Sunday, suggesting it will be the “end” of the Islamic republic  if a conflict breaks out between the two countries.

A rocket was fired into Iraq’s capital of Baghdad on Sunday evening, landing less than a mile from the U.S. Embassy, according to a report.

The White House revealed Sunday that it would unveil the “economic component” of its long-awaited Israeli-Palestinian peace plan at a regional economic conference to be held in Manama, Bahrain, on June 25 and 26.

Qatari state-funded broadcaster Al Jazeera suspended two journalists on Sunday over a video they produced claiming the extent of the Holocaust was being misrepresented by Jews.