Former top Israeli negotiator: 'My aim is not to resolve the conflict'
ED-NOTE – And President Trump’s decision was precisely to put an end to this farce, to expose it for the masquerade it was and it had always meant to be.…
Iran offers olive branch to Saudi Arabia… with conditions: Stop inhuman bombardment of Yemen and end friendship with Israel
THE DURAN – Iran has long been a stalwart defender of the Palestinian cause, while Saudi Arabia has all but made public, their de-facto alliance with the Israeli regime. However,…
Jerusalem: The Red Line For Muslims
ED-NOTE – Jerusalem/the Holy Land should be the read line for all true Christians too and the world at large and certainly, this is precisely what seems to be taken…
Gazans burn photos of Saudi king, crown prince in protest to Trump's recognition of Jerusalem al-Quds as Israel’s “capital,”
ED-NOTE – It looks like the Palestinians have finally, finally identified who their first and prime enemy is and has been all along, even before the creation of Israel. This…
Robert Mueller’s very Jewish ‘pit bull’ has anti-Trump bias?
One of special counsel Robert Mueller’s top investigators, Andrew Weissmann, one of the team’s most prominent members, sent an email to former acting Attorney General Sally Yates praising her for…
After Trump Recognized Jerusalem, Palestinian Leaders See a Silver Lining
The world is actually adopting the Palestinian narrative – that West Jerusalem is Israel’s and East Jerusalem belongs to the Palestinians. Abbas will now say the time has come to…
Trump Hasn’t Killed the Peace Process, He Just Pronounced It Dead
Recognition of a city that has no agreed-upon borders – a city that has not been and will not be taken off the negotiation table, and whose future is subject…
Armageddon? Bring It On: The Evangelical Force Behind Trump's Jerusalem Speech
The U.S. evangelical community is in raptures over Trump’s decision to declare Jerusalem the capital of Israel, believing it moves the world closer to Armageddon ed note–doubtless what we are…
Thank you President Trump, you have finally ended US double-speak on Middle East 'peace'
MIDDLE EAST EYE – Far from signalling a doomsday scenario, Trump has removed the emperor’s clothes to reveal the farce of the peace process. Now what next for the Palestinians?…
On Jerusalem, Trump Delivers a Kick in the Butt – but to Whom?
ED-NOTE – Trump’s decision to move the US embassy to Jerusalem is the only forward because we can not have another 70 years of ‘peace negotiations’ which, as we all…
With Jerusalem Move, Trump Boosts Palestinian Reconciliation Efforts
ED-NOTE – Trump is not just boosting Palestinian reconciliation efforts: he is boosting the Muslim world reconciliation efforts against the occupying entity. Until the not so sudden announcement that the…
The Trump Effect: Japanese and Chinese High-tech Delegations Cancel Visits to Israel
HAARETZ – The Trump effect: No longer just rockets from Gaza, but now also a hit to the local economy, as high-tech delegations from Japan and China canceled Thursday their…
Israeli minister sees Trump 'hint' at Jerusalem partition with Palestinians
reuters.com An Israeli cabinet minister said on Friday the phrasing of U.S. President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital suggested an openness to eventual Palestinian control of part…
Chechen Leader Kadyrov warns of full-scale war in Middle-East
RT – “I can state with certainty that by this, to put it mildly, crude decision Trump throws the state of Israel into the abyss of bloody confrontation and puts…
The White House Is Back To Telling Jews That Time Started With Jesus
ed note–it may sound like a whole helluva lot of nothing, but there is actually more to it than most would realize– 1. The visceral hatred which Jews entertain for…
9 out of 11 former US envoys to Israel oppose Trump’s Jerusalem declaration
While some of the ex-ambassadors sympathize with idea, they tell New York Times it’s a missed opportunity to advance the peace process ed note–ok, now maybe we are reading more…
Tillerson: Jerusalem embassy move will take several years
US secretary of state says Trump’s recognition of the city as Israel’s capital did not prejudge its ‘final status’ or its borders ed note–in the aftermath of Trump’s ‘declaration’ and…
Israelis, Why Are You Celebrating Trump's Jerusalem Decision?
ed note–please consider a few items here that our esteemed Hebraic writer underscores– 1. She (and we have to assume) as well as a good number of other analysts, writers,…
Trump’s announcement: A big deal that may not actually change much
TIMES OF ISRAEL – In announcing US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, President Donald Trump spoke loud and clear — except when he didn’t. That’s not to say that…
Trump urges Saudi Arabia to "immediately" end Yemen blockade
TELESUR – Trump’s official statement urged U.S. officials “to call the leadership of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to request that they completely allow food, fuel, water, and medicine to…
Russiagate Becomes Israelgate
BY PHIL GIRALDI – There are two observations one might make about the Flynn saga as it currently stands. First, Israel, not Russia, was colluding with the Trump Administration prior…
How Trump fooled everyone with his Jerusalem declaration
The US president’s recognition of Israel’s capital can be seen as a test for the Palestinians: If they respond with violence, Trump can say the Israelis were right and there…
Yehudi Arabia And The Dog That Didn’t Bark
BY ISRAEL SHAMIR – The Dog that Didn’t Bark by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In that Sherlock Holmes story, a dog did not bark during the night when a race…
No plans for ‘Jerusalem, Israel,’ on US passports
Current policy holds that American citizens born in Jerusalem have only the city as their birthplace in their passports, unless they were born before Israel’s creation in 1948. In those…
Schumer–'I advised Trump to recognize 'united' Jerusalem'
NY Senator, Democratic leader says he advised president to recognize all of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
'All of our activities are based on Torah'
‘All of the actions we do, whether they are in Jerusalem or anywhere else in Israel, are based on Torah…We are fulfilling the Torah’s commandments. What we see here, around…
Ultra-Orthodox Politicians in Israel Greet Trump's Jerusalem Announcement With Unexpected Skepticism
‘Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel will cost us dearly in terms of the diplomatic plan that he will present. It will harm us’