In a statement that raises new questions, the United States Consulate in Jerusalem is denying comments from their representative in which he warned the US would veto a Palestinian statehood move at the United Nations and that financial aid would…
The United States’ response to Palestinian plans to seek statehood recognition at the United Nations took a much sterner tone this week, with an official warning of a veto at the UN Security Council and even a cut in aid,…
As Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi’s regime collapses, another Middle East autocrat is facing more and more heat internationally: Syria’s Bashar al-Assad. The latest indication that Assad is losing ground in his battle with anti-regime protesters came on Wednesday when a…
Renewed Gaza rocket fire at Israel injured a small child on Wednesday night, according to the IDF Spokesperson’s Twitter feed. The Israeli child is the latest to suffer injuries in Israel from rocket fire since an escalation in attacks began…
In comments during a recent trip to Lebanon, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said that the Palestinians were opposed to attempting to achieve independence through violence, apparently not because it is wrong, but because it would be impractical against Israeli forces.…
After days of rocket fire that saw more than 140 projectiles launched at Israel from Gaza since last Thursday, an uneasy ceasefire appeared to take effect as of Tuesday afternoon. The ceasefire had been reported earlier, but multiple rocket launchings…