July 06, 2018

‘While the government chants, “Death to Israel,” Iranian protestors are yelling, ‘Forget about Palestine, forget about Gaza, think about us!’ Protestors filled the streets of Iran for multiple days last week demanding their government stop funding terrorists and improve conditions inside Iran. That country’s economy is nearing collapse as a result of sanctions reinstated when the Trump administration prompted withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal. Iranians have had enough.

June 08, 2018

Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad boldly lied in an interview last week on Russian TV, saying “We do not have Iranian troops” in Syria. “We never did,” he said, – despite conclusive proof to the contrary. Syria refuses to recognize Israel’s right to exist, as do a number of Arab states, and has warred against the country since Israel’s inception in 1948. The U.S. and Russia brokered a fragile peace between the two countries in 2016, but any hope for that peace was shattered as Syria’s civil w...

May 25, 2018

If you listened to the United Nations – or to most any international media – you ”learned” that when 60,000 Palestinians charged the fence between Israel and Gaza last week, it was part of a peaceful protest. You would then further conclude that Israel had no need nor right to defend her border. Those who were actually there tell a very different story. Even the accounts of Hamas, the terrorist regime behind the border chaos, paint a more accurate picture than the “news” that was reported. ...

May 18, 2018

President Trump kept his promise. The U.S. embassy move – or its first stage – is successfully completed. It was so exciting to be here with our Jewish Voice 2018 Israel Tour as it happened! But not everyone is pleased. Hamas incites 50,000 Gazans Ahead of Monday’s embassy opening, thousands of Gaza residents demonstrated against the move. The activities at the Gaza border quickly turned violent, and demonstrators burned the border gate and nearby electrical and power station...

May 11, 2018

Just hours after midnight in Israel this morning, 20 rockets were fired at Israeli military bases by Iranian forces in southern Syria. The Times of Israel was among the first news outlets to report the attack. An army spokesperson said limited damage was caused to Israeli military bases, but there were no reports of Israeli casualties in the attack. Meanwhile, those of us on the Jewish Voice Israel Tour, spending the night in Tiberias at the Sea of Galilee, were treated to an unexpected li...

April 20, 2018

It’s hard to imagine things getting worse between Iran and Israel, but they did. Last week, in fact. Let’s step back and remember how we got where we are. Before Iran dubbed Israel “The Little Satan,” the country shared a friendly relationship with Israel. Iran was the first Islam-majority nation to recognize Israel. Iran and Israel developed military technology together. But that was in the 1950s, when pro-Western leadership ruled Iran. Things slid downhill after the 1979 Iranian Revo...

March 23, 2018

National security officials of Israel and 18 other countries gathered at the White House on March 13. Six of those countries had previously denied Israel’s right to exist. But all set aside politics to discuss solutions to the growing crisis in the Gaza Strip. Some hope this unprecedented meeting could spark peace in the region. “Solving the situation in Gaza is vital for humanitarian reasons, important for the security of Egypt and Israel, and a necessary step toward reaching a comprehe...

February 16, 2018

For the first time since President Trump recognized Jerusalem, his chief Middle East peace envoy responded publicly to Palestinian Authority (P.A.) President Mahmoud Abbas’ ongoing attacks on the Trump administration. In a series of tweets late last week, Jason Greenblatt criticized the Palestinian leader by name for refusing to recognize the Jews’ historic claim to this ancient city, reports The Jerusalem Post. Quoting a recent speech by Abbas, Greenblatt tweeted, “Pres. Abbas states abou...

February 02, 2018

In a United Nations Security Council address late last week, UN Ambassador Nikki Haley slammed Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas for what she called his “hate-filled” speech in January and attempting an “end run” around peace negotiations. What he effectively did was to end years of progress toward peace. Her heated comeback, as reported by The Jerusalem Post, follows President Donald Trump’s warning that the U.S. will cut aid to Palestinians if they don’t resume peace talks with ...