Israel stops to remember; London's mayor to visit Tel Aviv: Israel Update

Over the past nine days, Israel stopped and stood in silent remembrance of the Holocaust and two days later, stopped again to honor the nation’s fallen soldiers. Finally, as Israel celebrated its independence with beach-side barbecues, so did our children here in Cincinnati, with Israeli …

Another tunnel, new violence; Israel Holocaust Remembrance: Israel Update

The Israeli military uncovered a new tunnel built by Palestinian militants stretching from the southern end of the Gaza Strip into Israel. The discovery comes amid several days of escalation in violence between Israel and militant Hamas rulers. Thursday night militants fired mortar shells…

West Bank closed for Passover; terror cell arrested: Israel Update

Israel has closed off the West Bank as of midnight Thursday amid fears of attacks orchestrated by Hamas during the Jewish holiday of Passover, which begins tonight. According to news sources, Israel has “warnings” of plans for terror attacks in coming days.

US opposes UN resolution; First Muslim Deputy Police Comm'r: Israel Update

The United States remains opposed to action on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at the United Nations Security Council.“I can firmly shut that door,” said Mark Toner, a State Department spokesman. “Our position hasn’t changed in terms of action on this issue.” The UN Security…

Bernie misstates; campus protestors fail to silence: Israel Update

MK and former envoy to the US, Michael Oren, called for Senator Bernie Sanders to apologize for the “Gaza blood libel” saying his claims of Israeli ruthlessness and inflated death toll endanger the Jewish state’s security. “He doesn’t mention the fact that Hamas hides behind…