Trump told Abbas he’ll be able to reach a peace deal 'within a year,' says Palestinian minister
PA is taking the US president’s peace efforts seriously, says foreign minister Riyad al-Maliki
White House video shows Israel without Golan and West Bank
Times of Israel A map of Israel on a video the White House produced about US President Donald Trump’s upcoming visit shows the country without the West Bank (where Israel…
Pro-Israel US right starting to feel unease with Trump
Zionist Organization of America slams failure to move embassy, appointment of Obama administration official as Israel adviser
White House Is ‘Shutting Out’ Jewish Groups — Even As Crisis Mounts
The Jewish Daily Forward President Donald Trump is about to embark on his first Middle East trip. News that he may have shared valuable Israeli intelligence with Russian officials has…
Vladimir Putin sends message to Russia-Islamic World Conference
THE DURAN – “Today, many Islamic nations face serious challenges, such as the escalation of terrorism and militant extremism, sharp increases in ethnic and religious controversies, of economic and social…
WHY WON’T TRUMP ADDRESS THE KNESSET WHILE IN ISRAEL?
ed note–for those of us living in the real and regular world, we can just speak plainly about things without the need of going into deeply symbolic moves and gestures.…
Top Israeli, American Officials Meeting to Figure Out Trump Intel Leak
Officials want to clear up matter before president comes to Israel next week ed note–all can rest assured that despite the sterile language being used, that nevertheless it is pure,…
Michael Scheuer drops truth bombs
https://youtu.be/gaBkr7cLUE8
Trump interviews Joe Lieberman, three others for FBI head post
President meets candidates to fill role left by fired Comey; former senator who became first Jewish politician on major-party ticket says sit-down was ‘good’ Ed note–in other words, if indeed…
Israeli Op Ed– 'Russia probe a scandal Trump can’t tweet his way out of'
With special investigator wielding wide-ranging subpoena powers, officials accustomed to passing blame will now be held to account
Sissi urges Israelis to ‘seize opportunity’ of Trump’s peace push
On eve of US president’s visit to the region, Egyptian leader calls him a ‘decisive figure’ for reaching a solution ed note–yes, Sissi is a dog, along with Abdullah. Their…
Intel Trump gave Russians came from Jordan, not Israel – report
Al-Jazeera cites Jordanian officials doubting Israeli spies have the kind of high-level access to IS that their own agents do ed note–All can rest assured that this is damage control…
Israeli Op-Ed– 'Yes, Trump is toast, but he’s not the problem'
ed note–Yes this is the same Trumpstein–a name that has been half-wittedly bandied about by various ‘experts’ in this movement–who it has been claimed is not only ‘owned by the…
Putin calls flap over Trump's meeting with Russian diplomats 'political schizophrenia'
Putin–“You know what surprises me? They are destabilizing the internal political situation in the United States under anti-Russian slogans…They either do not understand that they are harming their own country,…
Conservatives begin to whisper: 'President Pence'
With Trump swamped by self-inflicted scandals, Republicans find solace in the man waiting in the wings. continue reading
Trump Shelves Plans to Move U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, U.S. Official Says
Haaretz U.S. President Donald Trump has decided at this stage not to relocate the American embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and to sign the presidential order freezing…
DOES INTEL LEAK MEAN TRUMP’S TRIP TO ISRAEL IS OFF?
jpost If US President Donald Trump leaked classified intelligence coming from Israel to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, does that mean his trip to Israel next week could – or…
BERNARD-HENRI LÉVY TO JPOST: TRUMP HAS NO REAL LOVE FOR ISRAEL
Jewish French intellectual says Israelis should be wary of US president
Israel Gets a Bitter Taste of Trump’s Mayhem and Meshugas
If the president renamed the White House ‘Kremlin-West’ and Washington ‘Putingrad Heights’ – would the GOP finally confront him? ed note– ‘The worst-case scenario is that Trump is indeed the…
Trump’s Leak of Israeli Secrets Threatens an Intimate Intelligence Relationship
Israeli officers now know that the commander-in-chief of their American counterparts is clearly compromised
US organizations pressure Trump to move Embassy
Group of 60 US organizations pressures Trump to move Embassy to Jerusalem with no delays or preconditions
So why is President Trump not visiting Masada?
Rumours have proliferated about the reason for the cancellation of President Trump’s visit to Masada. Is the decision due to the weather? ed note–all can rest assured it had nothing…
Even Trump Admits It: The Western Wall Is Occupied Territory
As Trump’s visit looms, Netanyahu is sucked into a battle of symbols and gesturing over Jerusalem, but Palestinians want substantive action
Likud asset Sen. John McCain: 'Latest Trump revelations are of Watergate size and scale’
House Oversight Committee chairman demands FBI hand over documents on communications between Comey, Trump
Putin offers to provide Congress with details of Trump disclosures to Russian envoys
washingtonpost.com Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday he would be willing to provide the U.S. Congress a record of President Trump’s meeting with top Russian envoys, possibly offering new details…
Judea, Inc's NY Times Editorial– 'The Criminal President?'
NY Times After the revelations of the past 24 hours, it appears that President Trump’s conduct in and around the firing of the F.B.I. director, James Comey, may have crossed…
Washington Post– 'Why Trump should be very afraid of James Comey’s memos'
washingtonpost.com Four days ago, President Trump threatened fired former FBI director James B. Comey. He dangled the prospect that there were tapes of their conversations, suggesting he might use them…
Former Mossad chief: 'We need to punish the Americans'
Former Mossad chief says Trump’s actions may endanger Israel, warns against trusting US in the future. ed note–and there you have it folks, the real reason for all the noise…
White House: Trump will visit Western Wall without Netanyahu
President to lay a wreath at Yad Vashem and deliver speech at Israel Museum in Jerusalem, will meet Abbas in Bethlehem; no mention of visit to Masada