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 set for talks with Greek PM

When President Donald Trump sits for talks Tuesday with his left-wing Greek counterpart Alexis Tsipras, he'll face a man who last year warned his own citizens that Trump represented an "evil" raft of ideas with no place in western democracy. Now that Trump is President, Tsipras finds himself among the club of world leaders hoping to paper over their election-year criticisms of the billionaire businessman, who is known to carry a grudge and remember even the smallest slight.

Trump and Putin Appear Bullet-holed in New ISIS Propaganda Video

ISIS fighters have released a new propaganda photo featuring the bullet-ridden faces of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin on shooting targets ISIS fighters have released a new propaganda photo featuring the bullet-ridden faces of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin on shooting targets. The image circulated by jihadists on social media is one of the first to feature Trump instead of previous US president Barack Obama.

Iran Hardliners, Pragmatists Show Unity in Response to Trump

A tough line from President Donald Trump has been met by a show of unity from both sides of Iran's political divide, uniting hardliners who cast the United States as an implacable enemy with pragmatists who seek rapprochement with the West. Iran, which has kept up a steady drumbeat of angry statements for days, lashed out again Tuesday, threatening to teach the Americans "new lessons" and keep "all options on the table" if Washington blacklists its Revolutionary Guards.

Agenda: Trump must tear up the US nuclear deal with Iran

WITH only days to go before President Trump must decide if he will grant the Iranian regime compliance with the nuclear deal on October 15, the sands of time are rapidly running out for Tehran's fascist rulers. President Trump told a meeting of the United Nations in September that the deal was "an embarrassment" to the United States.

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.

APNewsBreak: US military halts exercises over Qatar crisis

In this Aug. 21, 2017 photo released by the U.S. Defense Department, Qatari special operations personnel conduct a military free-fall Friendship Jump over Qatar. The U.S. military has halted some exercises with its Gulf Arab allies over the ongoing diplomatic crisis targeting Qatar, trying to use its influence to end the monthslong dispute, authorities told The Associated Press on Friday, Oct. 6, 2017.