The Trump administration has threatened to revoke the visas of the Palestinian Authority’s delegation to the United Nations if the PA ambassador to the UN, Riyad Mansour, does not withdraw his candidacy for vice president of the UN General Assembly, Reuters reported on Thursday, based on an internal State Department cable. Elections are schedule for […]

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Tuesday launched a blistering attack on the International Criminal Court following reports that prosecutors are seeking a sealed arrest warrant against him, calling the move a “declaration of war” and vowing a forceful response. “Last night I was informed that the prosecutor of the antisemitic court in The Hague […]

The Knesset Education, Culture and Sports Committee is advancing a disputed piece of legislation that would place antiquities management in Judea and Samaria under direct Israeli civilian control, a step that critics say effectively amounts to annexation in practice. The committee, chaired by Zvi Sukkot of the Religious Zionism party, met on Monday to begin […]

A senior Iranian official told Reuters that the United States has so far shown flexibility in talks with Tehran, including on restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program. He said that Washington has agreed at this stage to unfreeze only 25 percent of frozen Iranian funds within a specific timetable. According to the official, Iran is demanding […]