US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he plans to speak with Israel, Britain, France and Canada to better understand their decision to impose sanctions targeting Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria. Asked by a reporter whether Washington opposes the sanctions, Trump stopped short of giving a direct answer. “I’ll be speaking to Israel, I’ll […]

The roofing project at the Cave of the Patriarchs was completed and inaugurated Wednesday, following years of planning and procedures to advance the project. The new roof over the compound’s inner courtyard, known as Jacob’s Courtyard, covers approximately 300 square meters and was completed ahead of Rosh Hashanah. Work to advance the project began in […]

The “so-called sanctions” that British foreign secretary Ed Miliband announced on Tuesday banning products from Judea and Samaria are “shameful” and “not helpful,” Danny Danon, Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, told reporters at U.N. headquarters on Tuesday. “We’re an independent country, a sovereign country,” Danon said at the press briefing in Turtle Bay. “If […]

British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced on Tuesday an import ban on goods from “illegal” settlements in the West Bank, as well as sanctions against specific individuals and businesses providing services such as construction, instruction, financing or real estate for “settlement” expansion. Miliband fronted his Commons speech by saying he is “Proud of [his] Jewishness […]