Blue And White, Likud Turn Sights On Smaller Parties As Elections Near
Jerusalem - As the election campaign heads into its final week, the two largest parties—Likud, and Blue and White—are appearing to focus on a familiar campaign strategy to drain su...
Ex-Starbucks CEO Schultz Rules Out Independent 2020 Bid
Washington - Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz says he's no longer considering an independent presidential bid.
Schultz said Friday in a letter posted on his website, "I have ...
O’Rourke: Trump Turning Israel Into Partisan Issue
Washington - Former Texas representative and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke said on Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump has turned the U.S.-Israel rela...
Analysis: Black Votes Will Define Electability For Democrats
Washington - For all the strategic calculations, sophisticated voter targeting and relentless talk about electability in Iowa and New Hampshire, the Democratic presidential nominat...
Likud MK Offers Deal To Far-Right Party That Would Nix Egalitarian Prayer At Western Wall
Jerusalem - A Likud lawmaker close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has offered to prevent egalitarian prayer at the Western Wall in exchange for a small ultranationalist facti...
In London, Netanyahu And Johnson Talk Iran, Middle East Peace Process
London - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday in London to discuss the Iranian threat and a two-state solution to the...
Jason Greenblatt, Trumps Mideast Envoy & Architect Of Peace Plan, Announces Resignation
Washington - U.S. Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt will resign within the coming weeks, announced the White House on Thursday.
Reportedly, Greenblatt, who has played a key rol...
How Israeli Elections Work … If They Work
Quite remarkably, Israel has been through 20 smooth transitions of power. And despite the dispersal of the Knesset following Benjamin Netanyahu’s inability to form a majority coali...
US Judge: Terror Watchlist Violates Constitutional Rights
The government’s watchlist of more than 1 million people identified as “known or suspected terrorists” violates the constitutional rights of those placed on it, a federal judge rul...
Johnson’s Brexit Plans In Crisis After 3rd Defeat In 2 Days
London - Prime Minister Boris Johnson called Wednesday for a national election on Oct. 15, saying it was the only way out of Britain's Brexit impasse after lawmakers moved to block...
Netanyahu Becomes Welfare Minister, His 4th Portfolio In Addition To Prime Minister
Jerusalem - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will serve as welfare minister in the wake of the resignation of Haim Katz over charges of fraud and breach of trust.
Netan...
2020 Democratic Candidates Turn Focus To Climate Change
Washington - Climate change moved squarely to the center of the Democratic presidential race Wednesday in a marathon series of televised town halls that gave candidates a chance to...
Ahead Of Sept. 17 Elections, Ayelet Shaked Lays Out Right-Wing Vision For Israel
Jerusalem - While many Israelis might already feel fatigued by the upcoming elections on Sept. 17, former justice minister Ayelet Shaked, who heads the newly formed right-wing Yami...
US Diplomat Urges Merkel To Take ‘Firm Stance’ In China
Berlin - The U.S. ambassador to Germany says "now is not the time for business as usual with China" as Chancellor Angela Merkel prepares to make her 12th visit to the country as Ge...
Pentagon Will Shift Military Funds To Pay For Border Wall
Washington - Defense Secretary Mark Esper's decision to shift $3.6 billion from military construction projects to build 175 miles of President Donald Trump's wall along the Mexican...
Hong Kong Protestors Victorious As Government Withdraws Extradition Bill
Hong Kong - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced Wednesday the government will formally withdraw an extradition bill that sparked months of demonstrations, bowing to one ...
Attorney General Allows Publication Of Netanyahu Investigation Leaks
Mandelblit recommends rejecting a Likud petition to ban publication of leaks ahead of the September election, arguing such leaks do not constitute campaign propaganda.
Israeli A...
Major Defeat For British PM As Lawmakers Seize Brexit Agenda
London - On a day of humiliating setbacks, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered a major defeat in Parliament on Tuesday night as rebellious lawmakers voted to seize contro...
Biden Doesn’t Keep His Word On Lobbyist Pledge
Washington - Joe Biden entered the Democratic primary promising "from day one" to reject campaign cash from lobbyists.
"I work for you — not any industry," he tweeted.
Yet ho...
McConnell Says He’s Waiting On Trump To Chart Path On Guns
Washington - Congressional Republicans are waiting for the White House to chart a path forward on gun violence legislation, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday, eff...