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Israel’s Netanyahu wins Likud party primary challenge in landslide
Dec. 27, 2019 -
On Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed an overwhelming victory in a primary election for
leadership of the ruling Likud party ahead of the general election next year...showed Netanyahu with 72 percent of the votes.
- Source: Bradford Betz - Fox News
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Brazil will move embassy to Jerusalem, president's son says
Dec. 15, 2019 -
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will move his country’s embassy to Jerusalem in 2020, his son,
MP Eduardo Bolsonaro, said on Sunday at the opening of a Brazilian trade mission in the capital.
- Source: Lahav Harkov - Jerusalem Post
Netanyahu can stay prime minister for now - High Court
Dec. 12, 2019 -
The High Court of Justice ruled on Thursday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can remain premier for the
time-being, rejecting one of the petitions seeking his resignation.
- Source: Jerusalem Post
US House passes resolution supporting two-state solution
Dec. 7, 2019 -
"The US House of Representatives approved on Friday a resolution expressing support for a two-state solution to the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict, while also warning Israel against any attempts toward annexation of territory in the West Bank."
This non-binding resolution is an expression of disapproval aimed at President Trump's reversal
of US policy regarding the legality of Israeli settlements in the West Bank. It passed 226-188, along party lines,
with most Democrats voting in favor, and most Republicans opposed.
- Source: Omri Nahmias - Jerusalem Post
Netanyahu to Trump: We must seize ‘historic opportunity’ to annex Jordan Valley
Dec. 2, 2019 - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke yesterday with President Trump.
“We talked about Iran, but we also talked at length about historic opportunities that stand before us in
the coming months — among them are [establishing] the Jordan Valley as the recognized eastern border
of the State of Israel.”
- Source: The Times of Israel
Bible proof: How incredible 2,600-year-old Jerusalem discovery MATCHES biblical story
Nov. 23, 2019 -
In the Hebrew Bible, the rare name of Nathan-melec is given to a servant of the King Josiah during the
Book of Kings. He is said to have lived near the Temple of Jerusalem ,
- Source: Callum Hoare - Express
Israel May Be Headed for Its Third Election in a Year. Here's What Happens Now
Nov. 21, 2019 -
Neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor his centrist challenger Benny Gantz has succeeded in forming
a government, raising the probability of yet another vote early next year.
- Source: Time
23 killed as Israel strikes over 20 Iranian, Syrian regime targets
Nov. 20, 2019 -
23 people, including 16 non-Syrians who are most likely Iranians, were killed in the Israeli airstrikes.
The senior Israel defense official acknowledged that there were injuries and a number of Iranian fatalities.
- Source: Anna Ahronheim, Idan Zonshine - Jerusalem Post
Netanyahu, Gantz to Meet in Last-ditch Effort to Negotiate Unity Government
Nov. 19, 2019 -
Benny Gantz continues his attempt to secure a coalition, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's
Likud claiming that a Gantz-led minority government
backed by the country's Arab parties would be a "national attack on the State of Israel."
- Source: Haaretz
Pompeo: Iran behind Islamic Jihad rocket attacks against Israel
Nov. 17, 2019 -
Iran is behind the latest round of Israeli-Gaza violence, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tweeted on Saturday...
“Iran uses its terrorist proxy Palestinian Islamic Jihad to strike our great ally Israel."
- Source: Jerusalem Post
Security Restrictions, Cementing Gaza Cease-fire With Islamic Jihad
Nov. 14, 2019 -
450 rockets launched at Israel since Tuesday...
The cease-fire came into effect 48 hours after the targeted assassination of top Islamic Jihad leader
Baha Abu al-Ata, who was killed with his wife Asma.
- Source: Haaretz
More than 200 rockets fired into Israel from Gaza after Islamic Jihad leader killed
Nov. 13, 2019 -
Islamic militants in the Gaza Strip sent a barrage of more than 200 rockets into Israel Tuesday...
after the Israeli military carried out a pair of targeted airstrikes on senior Islamic Jihad commanders,
killing one in Gaza.
- Source: Fox
IDF LAUNCHES NEW WAVE OF ATTACKS AFTER 160 ROCKETS FIRED FROM GAZA STRIP
Nov. 12, 2019 -
Israel was preparing for several days of fighting after over 160 rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip into the
Jewish state Tuesday following the targeted assassination of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) Leader Bahaa Abu Al-Ata.
- Source:Anna Ahronheim,Tovah Lazaroff, KhaledmAbu Toameh, & Tzif Joffre in Jerusalem Post
Poll predicts slight edge for Netanyahu over Gantz if direct elections were held
Nov. 5, 2019 -
A poll published Tuesday predicted a close race if direct elections for prime minister were held ...
had those elections been held today, Netanyahu would get the support of 40 percent of Israelis, slightly more than Gantz’s 36%.
- Source: The Times of Israel
Netanyahu: We have no better friends than our Christian friends
Nov. 3, 2019 -
The prime minister also touted the shared ‘Judeo-Christian’ values of Israel and the Christian world,
saying Israel’s closest allies are its “Christian friends”... “We have no better friends in the world than our Christian friends.”
- Source: Arutz Sheva
IDF attacks terror targets following rocket barrage from Gaza Strip
Nov. 2, 2019 -
The Israeli Air Force struck several Hamas terror targets across the Gaza Strip overnight on Friday after a residential home
in the southern Israeli city of Sderot sustained a direct hit by a rocket launched during a barrage.
- Source: The Jerusalem Post
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