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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday slammed “American silence” and demanded the Biden administration “turn its talk into actions,” in a phone call with Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

The Biden administration will implement a series of measures aimed at boosting its relations with the Palestinians in lieu of reopening the U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem, the Times of Israel reported Sunday.

Israel informed the United States it was behind the killing of a senior officer of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’ Quds Force officer in Tehran on Sunday, the New York Times reported, sparking an outcry among Israeli officials over the leak.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu is currently in Jerusalem meeting his Israeli counterpart, Yair Lapid, in the first visit in a decade and a half by Ankara’s top diplomat.

The Biden administration is mediating talks aimed at normalizing ties between Saudi Arabia and Israel in exchange for the transfer of two Red Sea islands from Egypt to Gulf kingdom, a report by the Axios news site said.

President Joe Biden forced his own White House on Monday to again walk back a false claim of his that Washington has a military “commitment” to defend Taiwan in the event of an invasion, most likely by China.

Former Vice President Mike Pence’s advocacy organization has submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the State Department for documents pertaining to the Biden administration’s “strong opposition” to Jewish communities in the West Bank.

President Joe Biden’s administration has protested to the Israeli government over the alleged conduct of Israeli police during the funeral Friday of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was shot covering clashes earlier this week.

Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper indicated in a new book former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pressured then-President Donald Trump to launch a military strike against Iran.

In an unusual twist, Iranians were filmed chanting “Death to Palestine” in protests in the southern Iranian city of Sirjan in recent days, the Jerusalem Post reported on Wednesday.

Following the Trump-led Abraham Accords signed in 2020, Tuesday saw the first ever ceremony in an Arab country honoring fallen soldiers and victims of terror for Israel’s Memorial Day.

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on Monday lambasted his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov for saying Nazi leader Adolf Hitler “had Jewish blood” and Jews are among the worst antisemites, saying his remarks were “unforgivable.”

French President Emmanuel Macron did not take a congratulatory phone call from President Joe Biden on Sunday after winning reelection.

The United Arab Emirates has sentenced an Arab Israeli citizen to death after she was convicted of possessing over one pound of cocaine, an accusation she denies.

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) – Lithuania on Monday announced that it will expel Russia’s ambassador and recall its envoy in Moscow in reaction to increasing signs that Russian forces may have committed war crimes in Ukraine.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told Radio New Zealand (RNZ) on Monday her government was “gravely” concerned by the Solomon Islands’ recent confirmation it signed a security pact with China.

Five days after the White House cast President Joe Biden as a man on a mission to be “leader of the free world” ahead of his disastrous tour of Europe, he returns to the diplomatic stage Tuesday to meet visiting Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

U.S. President Joe Biden has earned a rebuke from the once-admiring British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) for his “dangerous” remarks on Russian regime change.

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Sunday said Israel was “concerned” over the prospect of the U.S. removing Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from the terror list amid a renewed nuclear deal with Iran.

France’s President Emmanuel Macron has criticised America’s President Joe Biden for calling Vladimir Putin “a butcher” and saying he “cannot remain in power”, warning that the chances of a ceasefire and peace through diplomatic means are undermined by such escalating rhetoric.

Foreign ministers from the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco and Egypt will gather in Israel for the first time ever in a historic summit U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday said would have been “unimaginable” a few years ago.

Ukraine’s intelligence services are  working in “close cooperation” with their Israeli counterparts, a senior aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s said Thursday according to the Haaretz daily.

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday evening about the war in Ukraine, the Kremlin said in a statement.

Singapore will officially open an embassy in Israel for the first time since the two countries established official ties more than half a century ago.

President Joe Biden continued raising the alarm Tuesday about Russian President Vladimir Putin employing chemical weapons in Ukraine.

Israel opened a field hospital in the Ukraine on Tuesday, sending several tons of equipment as well as medical staff from major Israeli medical centers.

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met on Tuesday with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan in  Sharm el-Sheikh, in a bid to boost regional ties.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday said Israel was spearheading many efforts to hold talks between his country and Russia and suggested Jerusalem might host a peace summit between the two sides.

President Joe Biden spoke with Chinese dictator Xi Jinping in a video call on Friday, as Russia continues escalating its war in Ukraine.

WASHINGTON — A U.S. Navy veteran who was jailed in Iran for nearly two years sued the Iranian government on Thursday for $1 billion, alleging that he was kidnapped, held hostage and tortured.

President Joe Biden began his term by proclaiming that “diplomacy is back,” but White House press secretary Jen Psaki admitted Thursday that neither he nor his administration were involved in ongoing diplomacy to end the war in Ukraine.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced the president would travel to Brussels, Belgium, to attend a NATO summit on March 24.

Multiple reports on Monday revealed the White House is weighing a trip for President Joe Biden to Europe amid the ongoing invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces.

The Jerusalem Municipality on Sunday took down images of the Ukrainian and Russian flags alongside doves of peace hours after they were first projected on the walls of the Old City.

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett held an hour-long telephone conversation with President Volodymyr Zelensky Saturday evening, after the Ukrainian leader proposed Jerusalem host peace talks with Russia.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog was greeted with pomp and ceremony at the palace of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday, marking the first time a leader from Israel has visited Ankara in nearly a decade and a half.