UN condemns Hamas tunnel; 200,000 march for Gay Pride: Israel Update

Academics of the Modern Language Association voted overwhelming on Wednesday to reject an academic boycott of Israel. The Jewish Council for Public Affairs and others played an important role. The resolution stated: “Whereas endorsing the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural…

Trump delays embassy move; 50th anniversary of Six-Day War: Israel Update

US President Donald Trump signed a waiver that delays moving the American Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. On the campaign trail, Trump vowed to move the embassy to Jerusalem—a priority for the Republican evangelical base as well as many of his Jewish supporters.

Trump Israel visit; Israel stands with terror attack victims: Israel Update

Israel's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tzipi Hotovely, condemned the "harming of the innocent" and "will continue to assist all entities combating terrorism," after masked gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying Coptic Christians south of Cairo earlier today, killing at least 26…

Netanyahu preps for Trump visit; leaked intelligence concern: Israel Update

More than 10,000 police officers will be deployed to secure President Donald Trump on his two day trip to Jerusalem and Bethlehem. Trump will arrive at Israel’s Ben-Gurion Airport May 22 and then fly to Jerusalem by helicopter to visit the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial center and the…

IDF commander comes out; Business Israel initiative launch: Israel Update

For the first time in IDF history, a top member of the high command revealed that he is openly gay. Military Advocate General (Brig.-Gen.) Sharon Afek told the Israel Bar Association's official magazine that even though there are currently pockets of "ignorance and hatred," the IDF accepts…