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Rep. Gonzalez sides with Trump on Israel
Aligning with President Donald Trump and others Republicans, including Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-McAllen, supports the U.S. moving to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The U.S. also plans to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem by the end of 2019, Vice President Mike Pence said during an Israel visit last week.
Obama on Israel: I’m ‘Basically a Liberal Jew’
Former President Barack Obama called himself "basically a liberal Jew" when speaking this week about his relationship with Israel and the Jewish community, Haaretz reported Friday . Speaking at Temple Emanu-El in Manhattan, Obama's remarks were the first public statements he's made about Israel since leaving office.
Erdogan: Turkey carries out Operation Olive Branch successfully
News selected on topics and regions - oil and gas, business, politics, IT, the South Caucasus, the Caspian Sea region, Central Asia Ranking of the Azerbaijani banking sector CONTACT US E-MAIL: sales@trend.az PHONES: + 994 12 437 18 46 Azad Abdulrahimzade: +994 50 669-48-84 Aybeniz Askerova: +994 50 677-42-28 Operation Olive Branch is being carried out successfully, the Turkish media cited the country's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as saying Jan. 26. "If terrorists think that they can stop the Turkish army, they are mistaken," Erdogan said. "Turkey is committed to a decisive fight against terrorism in Syria.
Poll: Partisan divide over Israel widest in 40 years
The poll posted Tuesday showed 79 percent of Republicans sympathize with Israel over the Palestinians whereas 27 percent of Democrats sympathize with Israel over the Palestinians. Pew said this was the widest divide since 1978.
US House Speaker meets Saudi king in regional security talks
Saudi King Salman smeets with the U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018. Ryan is leading a Congressional delegation to the Middle East, traveling with five Republican members of congress and one Democrat.
Turkish onslaught in Syria gives Putin new victory headache
Russian PresideNt Vladimir Putin at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2016 in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on June 17, 2017. : Bloomberg photo by Simon Dawson.
Palestinian Christians slam Pence’s pro-Israel faith
In this Dec. 7, 2017 file photo, a Palestinian defaces a painting on the separation barrier of U.S. President Donald Trump, with a warning that Vice President Mike Pence is not welcome, in Bethlehem, West Bank. Palestinian Christians say Pence's brand of evangelical Christianity, with its fervent embrace of modern-day Israel as fulfilment of biblical prophecy, lacks their faith's compassion and justice, including for those who have endured half a century of Israeli occupation.
How David Friedman Is Putting His Right-Wing Stamp On American Policy To Israel
It is rare for a United States ambassador to challenge his superior, the secretary of state. And it is even rarer for the ambassador to succeed.
Pence says troops should not have to worry about government shutdown
Vice President Mike Pence is making his fourth visit to Israel, returning to a region he's visited "a million times" in his heart. An evangelical Christian with strong ties to the Holy Land, Pence this time comes packing two key policy decisions in his bags that have long been top priorities for him: designating Jerusalem as Israel's capital and curtailing aid for Palestinians.
Pence says troops should not have to worry about shutdownabout 2 hours ago
Vice President Mike Pence is making his fourth visit to Israel, returning to a region he's visited "a million times" in his heart. An evangelical Christian with strong ties to the Holy Land, Pence this time comes packing two key policy decisions in his bags that have long been top priorities for him: designating Jerusalem as Israel's capital and curtailing aid for Palestinians.
Analysis: Trump support carries rewards and risks for Israel
In this Tuesday, May 23, 2017 file photo, US President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. From recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital to the cutoff of aid to Palestinians, President Donald Trump has given Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the unprecedented gift of strong U.S. Alignment with a nationalist Israeli government.
Pence has long pushed for Trump policies on Israel
Vice President Mike Pence is making his fifth visit to Israel, returning to a region he's visited "a million times" in his heart. An evangelical Christian with strong ties to the Holy Land, Pence this time comes packing two key policy decisions in his bags that have long been top priorities for him: designating Jerusalem as Israel's capital and curtailing aid for Palestinians.
Russia accuses US of destabilizing Syria with Kurdish-Turkish Clash
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's angry threat to invade a Syrian Kurdish canton in response to the US announcement that it would train and arm a 30,000-man Syrian Kurdish border force produced anxiety in Moscow. Russia has made a big bet, worth billions of rubles and involving a substantial military investment, on restoring stability in Syria .
Nearly 4 years on, much of Syrian rebel ‘capital’ abandoned
Elsewhere in Syria Tuesday, several civilians were killed and others were wounded by insurge... . Pigeons fly over a devastated part of the Bab Dreib neighborhood in the old city of Homs, Syria, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018.
PM slaps down bungling Boris
'Sorry to butt in here, but I think you mean Yemen, not Lebanon': PM slaps down bungling Boris as the Foreign Secretary twice confuses countries in Cabinet meeting gaffe His latest gaffe came during a discussion on the Yemen civil war, which has turned into a proxy war between Saudi Arabia and Iran Bungling Boris Johnson was rebuked by Theresa May at last week's Cabinet meeting after he repeatedly mixed up the Lebanon with war-torn Yemen Bungling Boris Johnson was rebuked by Theresa May at last week's Cabinet meeting after he repeatedly mixed up the Lebanon with war-torn Yemen. The Foreign Secretary's latest gaffe came during a discussion on the Yemen civil war, which has turned into a proxy war between Saudi Arabia and Iran .
Officials: Iran deal survives, Trump to waive sanctions
President Donald Trump on Friday will extend waivers on Iran nuclear sanctions, keeping alive the landmark 2015 deal for at least another several months despite his past vows to scuttle the deal, officials said Three officials said the waivers will be accompanied by other, targeted sanctions on Iran for human rights abuses and a stern warning that Trump will pull out of the nuclear deal negotiated by the Obama administration if fixes aren't made by spring. The next deadline for extending nuclear sanctions relief will come in mid-May. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to publicly preview the decision.
Pence to visit Middle East this month following postponement – Mon, 08 Jan 2018 PST
President Donald Trump, right, welcomes Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., third from left, to the podium to speak during a news conference after participating in a Congressional Republican Leadership Retreat at Camp David, Md., Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018. Also pictured is House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., left, CIA Director Mike Pompeo, second from left, and Vice President Mike Pence, second from right.
Israel (Finally) Bars Foreign BDS Groups from Entering Israel; Obama, …
Israel has finally had enough and banned from entering the country foreign groups that support the anti-Israel BDS movement including the Obama-Hamas terrorist allied American group Code Pink. Code Pink was one of six US groups banned.
Rethinking Iran
It's not yet clear whether the Iranian regime will succeed, for now, in stamping out the protests against it. Regardless, Bret Stephens says the protests have made apparent the need to reject the conventional wisdom about the regime.