A senior Iranian official told Reuters that the United States has so far shown flexibility in talks with Tehran, including on restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program. He said that Washington has agreed at this stage to unfreeze only 25 percent of frozen Iranian funds within a specific timetable. According to the official, Iran is demanding […]

During a special cabinet meeting marking Jerusalem Day, the Israeli government approved on Sunday a decision that will advance the establishment of a new Israel Defense Forces museum, a new office for the defense minister, and the relocation of Jerusalem’s military recruitment office to a new complex in Ma’alot Dafna, near Ammunition Hill, at the […]

Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, the Chief Rabbi of Tzfat and a member of the Chief Rabbinate Council, last Friday morning appealed to the Prime Minister and government ministers to advance the establishment of a synagogue on the Temple Mount. “You see the here the mosque that is behind me, Al-Aqsa – that is from the exile,” […]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar ordered preparations Thursday for possible legal action against The New York Times after the newspaper published an opinion column alleging systematic sexual abuse of Palestinian detainees by Israeli personnel. In a statement, the Prime Minister’s Office said the article by veteran columnist Nicholas Kristof contained […]