NEW YORK – Israel’s Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman said on Saturday praised President Donald Trump’s speech on Iran as “brave” and slammed Europe – the UK, France and Germany – for “burying their heads in the sand” by staying committed to the deal.
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More Teens Arrested As ‘Scary Clowns’ Phenomenon Sweeps Israel
TEL AVIV – Five knife-wielding teens on the prowl for “scary clowns” were detained by police in the southern Israeli town of Ashkelon Sunday night as the nationwide trend continues to sweep the country.
Watch: Trump Says He Won’t Move Embassy to Jerusalem Until Israeli-Palestinian Talks ‘Given a Shot’
NEW YORK – President Donald Trump said Saturday he will shelve plans to move the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem until a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians is given a chance.
Belgium Halts PA Construction Aid After Palestinian School Renamed In Honor Of Arch Terrorist
NEW YORK – Belgium has halted aid for the construction of Palestinian schools after it emerged that a school built with Belgian money was renamed after one of the most lethal terrorists in Israel’s history, The Algemeiner reported.
Jewish Relief Organizations Shocked By Devastation In Puerto Rico
NEW YORK – Jewish and Israeli groups who sent aid to hurricane-stricken Puerto Rico said they were shocked by the level of devastation.
U.S. Won’t Recognize Palestinian Warrants Through Interpol, Lawmaker Says
NEW YORK – The U.S. will not honor Palestinian arrest warrants issued through Interpol, a senior official in Washington said following the international police organization’s vote to include ‘Palestine’ as a full member state.
Shin Bet Chief: Iran Helping Hamas Set Up Base In Lebanon
TEL AVIV – The head of the Shin Bet security service on Sunday warned that, backed by Iran, Hamas is establishing a base in Lebanon in a bid to strengthen its ties with Tehran’s “Shiite axis.” Nadav Argaman told ministers at the weekly cabinet meeting that the Gaza-based terror group has “continued to invest considerable resources in preparation for a future conflict, even at the cost of its citizens’ welfare” and that at this point Hamas is “ready for a conflict with Israel.” Argaman said that the past three years following the 2014 Gaza war have been the quietest in “three decades” but added that the calm was “deceptive” and the terror group is concentrating on rearming. Last month, Hamas’ new prime minister in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, said that the terror group had restored its relations with Iran, which were first severed in 2012 over differences regarding Syria. “Relations with Iran are excellent and Iran is the largest supporter of the Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades with money and arms,” Sinwar said, according to Reuters. “The relationship today is developing and returning to what it was in the old days. … This will be reflected in the resistance [against Israel] and in [the Hamas] agenda to achieve