Israel

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  Preliminary Results Show Netanyahu Wins Prime Ministerial Election While the results are only about 92 percent reported, it appears that incumbent Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has won re-election. Amanda Casanova Mar 03, 2020
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  Israelis Vote for Prime Minister in Unprecedented Third Election in a Year For an unprecedented third time in a year, Israelis will head out to the voting booths to attempt to elect a Prime Minister. The country had voted two other times in the last year, but candidates were unable... Amanda Casanova Mar 02, 2020
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  Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad Reach Ceasefire Agreement Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad reached a ceasefire agreement after two days of fighting, allowing businesses and schools to slowly return to normal operating hours. Amanda Casanova Feb 25, 2020
• Israel's Prime Minister Threatens War with Gaza If Hamas Continues Rocket Attacks Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is threatening war with Gaza if Hamas refuses to halt rocket attacks. Amanda Casanova Feb 24, 2020
• Iranian Student Group Threatens to Destroy Tomb of Queen Esther, Mordechai An Iranian student group of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has threatened to bomb what many believe to be the tomb of Queen Esther and Mordechai. Amanda Casanova Feb 21, 2020
• New Life in the Dead of Winter There are seasons in our lives that feel and look like winter. A situation might appear hopeless or a dream might seem dead. But it is precisely during these times that, beneath the surface, God is at work... Yael Eckstein Feb 21, 2020
• Hundreds Gather at Western Wall to Pray for China, End to Coronavirus Hundreds of Israelis came together at the Western Wall to ask God to bring healing to China amid the massive coronavirus outbreak. Michael Foust Feb 18, 2020
• United Nations Releases 'Blacklist' of Companies Operating in Israeli Settlements The United Nations made a database telling the names of companies working in settlements that have long been at the center of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, public yesterday. The list includes well-known... Amanda Casanova Feb 13, 2020
• Aramaic Christian Town Vandalized, Police Suspect It's a Hate Crime An Aramaic Christian town in Israel was vandalized this week. Police believe it may have been the work of Jewish extremists in the area. Amanda Casanova Feb 11, 2020
• Uganda 'Studying' to See If Embassy Should Be Opened in Jerusalem Uganda's president is considering opening an Israeli-based embassy in Jerusalem. Mikaela Mathews Feb 04, 2020
• Another Peace Plan for Israel and Palestine: A Look at the Trump Proposal Last week, President Trump revealed his peace plan for the Middle East. It's been met by mixed opinions, but appears, nonetheless, as if it will not be the plan to forge peace between Israel and Palestine.... John Stonestreet & Roberto Rivera Feb 03, 2020
• 3,000-Year-Old Jar Might Confirm Biblical Site Was Israelite City Archaeologists discovered a jar believed to be some 3,000-years-old bearing the name of an Israelite man. The inscription may be the evidence needed to help confirm that a city mentioned in the Old Testament... Michael Foust Jan 30, 2020