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January 28, 2020

Trump unveils Middle East peace plan with two-state solution, tunnel connecting West Bank and Gaza

President Trump on Tuesday called for a two-state solution to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as he unveiled the details of his administration’s much-awaited Middle East peace plan.

January 28, 2020

Netanyahu withdraws request for immunity on corruption charges

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu withdrew his request for immunity from prosecution on Tuesday, hours before parliamentary proceedings on the subject were set to begin.

January 27, 2020

Pardon commission recommends release of American-born Israeli woman jailed in Russia over 9 grams of cannabis: reports

Naama Issachar, a 26-year-old woman with dual American and Israeli citizenship sentenced to seven and a half years in a Russian prison after authorities allegedly found nine grams of cannabis in her luggage, learned on Monday that her petition to be pardoned by Russian President Vladimir Putin was approved by The Moscow Region’s pardon commission, according to reports.

January 27, 2020

Trump touts upcoming peace plan following meeting with Netanyahu despite Palestinian objections

President Trump said that he is confident in his proposed Middle East peace plan set to be announced later this week, despite the Palestinians roundly rejecting the deal.

January 23, 2020

World leaders attend anti-Semitism, Holocaust forum in Jerusalem

More than 40 world leaders, including Vice President Mike Pence, French President Emmanuel Macron, Britain’s Prince Charles and Russia’s Vladimir Putin, descended on Jerusalem Thursday to rally against anti-Semitism at the World Holocaust Forum.

January 22, 2020

Putin to meet mother of American-born Israeli woman jailed in Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet the mother of American-born Israeli backpacker Naama Issachar, jailed in Russia for carrying a few grams of cannabis in her luggage, the Kremlin said Wednesday.

January 7, 2020

Iran Guard leader vows to 'set ablaze' US-backed places, Netanyahu reportedly distances Israel from killing

The leader of Iran's Revolutionary Guard on Tuesday threatened to "set ablaze" places supported by the United States over the killing of a top Iranian general in a U.S. airstrike in Baghdad last week, prompting a crowd of supporters to cry “Death to Israel!”

January 3, 2020

Benjamin Netanyahu places military on high alert, praises Trump for Soleimani killing: He 'deserves all the credit'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered its military on high alert as he expressed strong support for President Trump on Friday, less than a day after the U.S. killed top Iranian military general Qassem Soleimani in an airstrike at Baghdad International Airport. 

January 1, 2020

Netanyahu seeks parliamentary immunity that could delay corruption trial until after election

Israeli’s prime minister said Wednesday that he will seek parliamentary immunity from prosecution in the corruption charges against him, which could delay his trial until after the elections.

December 26, 2019

Israel’s Netanyahu wins Likud party primary challenge in landslide

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday won a landslide victory in a primary election for leadership of the ruling Likud party ahead of general elections next year.