Hogan signs order opposing BDS, bars state business with companies that boycott Israel

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan signed an executive order on Monday that prohibits the state from doing business with companies engaged in a boycott of Israel. Hogan took the executive action against the Boycott, Divest and Sanction movement , an effort started in 2005 by a coalition of Palestinian organizations in response to Israel's occupation of the West Bank territory.

PM won’t attend Jewish Federation GA, likely to address via satellite

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pauses as he delivers a speech at the Jewish Federations of North America 2015 General Assembly in Washington November 10, 2015.. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to address the Jewish Federation of North America's General Assembly next month via satellite feed, government sources said on Sunday, pushing back against reports that he would not appear at the annual event because of a growing rift with American Jewry over issues regarding the Western Wall.

Eisenkot heads to DC to meet other army chiefs on counter-terrorism

US Military Chief of Staff General Joseph Dunford meets with IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot at the IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv on Sunday, October 18, 2015. IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot set out for Washington, DC, on Saturday to meet with the heads of other world militaries for a counter-terrorism conference hosted by the United States, the army said.

Trump: I’ll give peace ‘a shot’ before moving US…

Trump: I'll give peace 'a shot' before moving US embassy to Jerusalem - President Trump said he would like to attempt to establish peace between the Israel and Palestine before moving the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. - "I want to give that a shot before I even think about moving

Trump says will not move US embassy to Jerusalem for now

US President Donald Trump has said he will not go ahead with his controversial pledge to move the American embassy to Jerusalem until after pushing for an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal. "I wanna give that a shot before I even think about moving the embassy to Jerusalem," Trump said on former governor Mike Huckabee's TV show yesterday, referring to efforts to forge a peace between the two sides that has eluded career diplomats for decades.

Interpol admits Palestinian membership, angering Israel

International police agency Interpol voted Wednesday to include Palestine as a member state, in a new boost to Palestinian efforts for international recognition and influence amid long-stalled negotiations with Israel for full statehood. The decision drew an angry Israeli reaction and threat of retaliation.

Hezbollah has launched the initial phase of the next Israel-Hezbollah War

For Israel, the initial phase of its next long predicted war with Hezbollah is focused on neutralizing Iranian arms shipments to Hezbollah while destroying factories allegedly under construction to build long-range missiles. Some Israeli recently bombed sites are also claimed to have been housing chemical weapons.

Palestinian kills 3 Israelis outside West Bank settlement

2 young boys whose parents died in a fall off a cliff during a family hiking trip with them are out of the hospital and recovering at their New York home. North Carolina's Outer Banks are bracing for the effects of Hurricane Maria, even though the storm is expected to pass the state at least 150 miles offshore.

Palestinian kills 3 Israelis in settlement near Jerusalem

White House and congressional Republicans finalizing a tax plan that would slash the corporate rate while likely reducing the levy for the wealthiest Americans. White House and congressional Republicans finalizing a tax plan that would slash the corporate rate while likely reducing the levy for the wealthiest Americans.