Two senior US Senate Democrats had invited Netanyahu to a closed-door meeting with Democratic senators. WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declined an invitation by Senate Democrats to meet during his visit to Washington next week, citing fears it might “compound the misperception of partisanship” surrounding the trip. “I regret that the invitation to […]
The US administration under President Barack Obama has stopped updating Israel on the progress of talks with Iran over that country’s nuclear program, in retaliation for Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s intention to speak in Congress March 3 at the invitation of Republican Speaker John Boehner. According to Israel’s Channel 2, Undersecretary of State Wendy Sherman, […]
US President Barack Obama is mainstreaming anti-Semitism in America. This week, apropos of seemingly nothing, in an interview with Mathew Yglesias from the Vox.com website, Obama was asked about terrorism. In his answer the president said the terrorism threat is overrated. And that was far from the most disturbing statement he made. Moving from the […]
A group of top European diplomats on Thursday spoke out against imposing new sanctions on Iran at this time, calling for talks between Western powers and the Islamic Republic to be given an opportunity to succeed. The call came in an opinion peace in The Washington Post authored by the following diplomats: French Foreign Minister […]
U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday reiterated once again that he will veto proposed bipartisan legislation to impose new sanctions on Iran so long as diplomatic negotiations over a nuclear deal remain underway. “I will veto a bill that comes to my desk,” Obama said in response to a question from ABC News at a […]
Senior Iranian and Hezbollah terrorist killed in an airstrike in Syria this weekend were likely planning an ‘imminent’ attack on Israel, security sources have claimed. Six Iranian army chiefs died alongside five Hezbollah militants after an Israeli helicopter fired rockets at a convoy in the Golan Heights region on Sunday. Among those killed was Iranian General […]
The new United States Congress, which convened Tuesday with Republicans in control of the House and Senate, plans to challenge President Barack Obama on several issues, including the sanctions on Iran, reports The Associated Press (AP). Republicans who have accused Obama of being feckless in dealing with Syria, the Islamic State (ISIS) and Iran will […]
Slumping oil prices and sanctions hitting Iran’s economy are having a nasty trickle-down effect on Hezbollah, the Christian Science Monitor: As Iran tightens its belt, Hezbollah has had to impose salary cuts on personnel, defer payments to suppliers and reduce monthly stipends to its political allies in Lebanon, according to a wide range of political […]
Saudi Arabia’s Labor Ministry is denying a report in a local newspaper that it will be employing Jews within the Kingdom, according to Middle East Eye. On Tuesday, the Saudi daily Al-Watan reported that Saudi authorities are now allowing people of all faiths, including Jews, to work in the Kingdom, saying this was proof of […]
A British-Iranian woman who was detained after attempting to watch a men’s volleyball match in Iran, has been freed on bail, her family said Sunday, according to the BBC. The woman, Ghoncheh Ghavami, was freed because of health problems and was staying with her parents in Tehran awaiting a decision by the Court of Appeal, […]
