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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. 

TEL AVIV – “Obama is history. We have Trump,” Israel’s Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev said on Tuesday, adding that President Barack Obama never supported Israel.

TEL AVIV – An Egyptian newspaper published what it said were leaked transcripts of alleged secret meetings between senior White House officials – including Secretary of State John Kerry – and the Palestinian Authority that purport to show that the Obama administration

TEL AVIV – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas reacted with “euphoria” to the adoption of the anti-settlement resolution at the UN Security Council, saying it “proves that the world considers settlements illegal, and [recognizes that] they were built on our occupied land, including in east Jerusalem.”

TEL AVIV – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday night reportedly attempted to reach out to President-elect Donald Trump and the U.S. Congress to block a potential last-minute bid by the Obama administration to have the UN Security Council approve parameters for a Palestinian state.

TEL AVIV – Days after the UN anti-settlement resolution was passed at the United Nations Security Council, the Jerusalem municipality is set to approve the construction of hundreds of homes in eastern parts of Jerusalem this week.

TEL AVIV – Following the passage of an anti-Israel resolution at the United Nations, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah party posted a cartoon on its official Facebook page on Saturday, featuring a large knife stabbing “settlements” and the words “Thank You” to the countries that voted for the resolution.

TEL AVIV – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Sunday that President Barack Obama may have more surprises in store for Israel following the U.S.’s “shameful” abstention at the United Nations. 

TEL AVIV – President-elect Donald Trump said that the UN vote demanding Israel end all settlements would make a peace agreement more difficult than ever.

TEL AVIV – Mike Huckabee is in a “seething rage” over the Obama administration’s decision not to veto a United Nations anti-Israel resolution, and slammed U.S. policy regarding the two-state solution as “boneheaded.”

TEL AVIV – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed President Barack Obama for allowing the UN to “gang up” on Israel by passing a “disgraceful” UN resolution that labels the Western Wall and Jewish Quarter in Jerusalem’s Old City occupied territory.

Even as he allowed an anti-Israel resolution to pass at the UN Security Council, President Barack Obama wished Jews a “Happy Hanukkah” on Friday.

TEL AVIV — The Obama administration secretly worked with the Palestinian Authority to craft a “shameful” United Nations resolution behind Israel’s back, an Israeli official told reporters on Friday.

For weeks, we’ve heard nothing but fear-mongering from groups like the Anti-Defamation League about antisemitism in the Trump administration. Perhaps a “thank you” might be in order?

TEL AVIV – President Barack Obama may not use the automatic U.S. veto on an anti-Israel resolution at the UN Security Council on Thursday, which will lead to boosting the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement around the world, former Israeli ambassador to the UN Dore Gold said.

TEL AVIV — President-elect Donald Trump “remains firmly committed” to moving the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, his transition team said.

The radical left-wing group J Street is trying to raise money off President-elect Donald J. Trump’s nomination of David Friedman to be the next U.S. Ambassador to Israel. The complaint: Friedman once referred to J Street supporters as “far worse than kapos – Jews who turned in their fellow Jews in the Nazi death camps.” J Street is urgently soliciting donations “to fight [Friedman’s] nomination.”

JERUSALEM — Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday said that the U.S. would not rule out taking steps at the UN for a framework for a Palestinian state and condemned Israel’s settlement enterprise as sabotaging the two-state solution.

TEL AVIV – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas expressed hope that Donald Trump would support the quest for an independent Palestinian state, despite his declaration that Palestinians “know nothing about” the president-elect.

TEL AVIV — The Trump administration will support Israel very differently from the Obama administration and not force peace, a senior advisor to President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday.

TEL AVIV – In light of President-elect Donald Trump’s abandonment of the two-state solution, and to “remove the blemish of the previous administration,” a member of Knesset from Israel’s rightwing Jewish Home party is calling for new settlement construction.

TEL AVIV – A Saudi daily chastised Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for rebuffing an invitation by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address the Israeli Knesset.

Settlements in the West Bank are not preventing peace with the Palestinians, Israel’s prime minister said on Friday.

TEL AVIV – The first ever caucus group at the European Parliament in support of West Bank settlements will be formed this fall, The Jerusalem Post reported.

The Palestinians are at fault for the water shortage in the West Bank for refusing to allow Israel to upgrade the infrastructure and for stealing water, the Israeli Water Authority said.

TEL AVIV – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to accept the French initiative for reviving the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, saying his failure to do so “will bring the Islamic State to Israel.”

TEL AVIV – A senior official in Jerusalem denied a report on Saturday that claimed Germany is growing increasingly frustrated with Israel’s settlement policies and Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she understands why Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is seeking the support of the UN Security Council.

TEL AVIV – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accused Israel at the United Nations on Friday of destroying the environment by building settlements in the West Bank. Speaking during the signing ceremony of the Paris Agreement on climate change at the UN

Israel National News reports: The Palestinian Authority’s (PA) Ambassador to the UN on Friday confirmed reports that the Palestinians are discussing a new draft UN resolution with Arab countries to confront Israel over its construction in Judea, Samaria and eastern

TEL AVIV – Jewish comedian Roseanne Barr slammed members of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement as “right-wing fascists” and “naked bigots” who only pretend to be leftwing. “BDS doesn’t want peace, nor do they want peace negotiations. They use code words

JERUSALEM – Palestinian Authority spokesman Adnan Al-Damiri claimed that Israel was behind the recent terrorist attacks in Brussels, according to translations provided by Palestinian Media Watch (PMW). Suggesting that it was too much of a coincidence that the attacks occurred when European support for a

On the day after an Israeli mother was stabbed to death by a Palestinian terrorist, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro condemned Jerusalem over its West Bank housing policies, and also alleged Israel mistreats the Palestinian people.

In an interview with the Jerusalem Post published on Friday, Senator and presidential candidate Ted Cruz (R-TX) spoke about the current wave of violence in Israel and its connection to the Iranian nuclear deal, which Cruz remains determined to halt.

The U.S. State Department said in a press release Wednesday that it is “deeply concerned” that Israel continues to build apartments in disputed areas of Jerusalem and the West Bank.