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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed the official U.S. delegation to Jerusalem Sunday evening, on the day before the transfer of the American embassy to Israels capital.

by Joel B. Pollak13 May 2018, 10:35 AM PDT0

Jerusalems largest soccer club announced Sunday that it has changed its name to “Beitar Trump Jerusalem,” in honor of the US presidents recognition of Israels capital and moving his countrys embassy from Tel Aviv.

Jerusalems largest soccer club announced Sunday that it has changed its name to “Beitar Trump Jerusalem,” in honor of the US presidents recognition of Israels capital and moving his countrys embassy from Tel Aviv.

by Breitbart Jerusalem13 May 2018, 10:19 AM PDT0

Israeli troops patrol the streets of the West Bank city of Jenin, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018. Israeli police say special forces killed a Palestinian gunman in the West Bank who allegedly killed an Israeli in a drive-by shooting earlier this month. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

TEL AVIV – Ahead of the inauguration of the relocated U.S. embassy in Jerusalem on Monday, Israeli troops have been deployed to Gaza and the West Bank amid concerns of violent clashes with Palestinian protesters, the IDF said Saturday.

by Deborah Danan13 May 2018, 9:48 AM PDT0

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Economic Club of Washington, Wednesday, March 7, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

TEL AVIV – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made chicken arms as he walked into the weekly cabinet meeting Sunday in honor of Netta Barzilais victory at the Eurovision song contest the night before. He also opened his remarks by saying “Boker TOY,” a play on the Hebrew phrase for “good morning,” using the name of Barzilais song.

by Deborah Danan13 May 2018, 9:45 AM PDT0

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Sunday with Jared Kushner, the US President Donald Trumps son-in-law and senior adviser in his office, in Jerusalem, Hebrew media reported.

by Breitbart Jerusalem13 May 2018, 7:59 AM PDT0

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Ambassadors from Austria, Czech Republic, Romania, and Hungary have snubbed an official E.U. diktat and chosen to attend a function in honor of Mondays official inauguration of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem.

by Simon Kent13 May 2018, 6:11 AM PDT0

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Thousands of Ethiopian Jews gathered at the national cemetery on Mount Herzl at midday Sunday to remember those members of their community who perished on the way to Israel.

by Joel B. Pollak13 May 2018, 4:16 AM PDT0

Washington's ambassador to Israel said that lasting peace in the Middle East is always possible as the U.S. prepares to open its new embassy in the capital Jerusalem.

Washingtons ambassador to Israel said that lasting peace in the Middle East is always possible as the U.S. prepares to open its new embassy in the capital Jerusalem.

by Simon Kent13 May 2018, 2:56 AM PDT0

US President Donald Trump will unveil his decision on Iran on Tuesday

An Israeli organization has minted a coin bearing President Donald Trumps image to honor his decision to move the American embassy to Jerusalem.

by Breitbart Jerusalem13 May 2018, 2:03 AM PDT0

In this Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015 file picture Romanian President Klaus Iohannis attends a news conference after a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany. Romania's president has lost a bid to overturn a court case on a property he lost ownership of, following an 18-year court case. after a court in the southern city of Pitesti on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017 rejected his appeal for annulment on a lawsuit connected to a property he and his wife bought in 1999 in the central city of Sibiu. (AP Photo/Steffi Loos, File)

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis on Saturday clashed with the government over its Middle East and EU policies Saturday, lambasting them as “improvised” and bad for the country.

by Breitbart Jerusalem13 May 2018, 1:35 AM PDT0

Visiting Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya talks to reporters at a press conference at Doha International Airport before his departure on Sunday, Dec 3, 2006. (AP Photo/Hamid Jalaludin)

The head of Gazas Islamist rulers Hamas left for Cairo on Sunday, sources in the movement said, a day before major protests are expected in the enclave over Washingtons controversial Jerusalem embassy move.

by Breitbart Jerusalem13 May 2018, 1:16 AM PDT0

Lebanese Hezbollah fighters march near portraits of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (L), founder of Iran's Islamic Republic, late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, during a parade on February 14, 2015 in the southern Lebanese town of Jibsheet. The Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah is marking today the death of three of its commanders, Abbas al-Mussawi, Ragheb Harb and Imad Mughnieh. Mussawi was killed on February 16, 1992 in an Israeli air raid on Nabatiyeh, Harb was assassinated in south Lebanon during Israel's occupation in February 1984 and Mughnieh was killed in a car bombing in the Syrian capital Damascus on February 12, 2008. AFP PHOTO / MAHMOUD ZAYYAT (Photo credit should read MAHMOUD ZAYYAT/AFP/Getty Images)

A leading Iranian cleric said Friday that Tel Aviv and Haifa will be destroyed if Israel behaves “foolishly,” while also vowing Iran will ramp up missile development despite Western criticism. He spoke as thousands of Iranians marched in anti-Israel and anti-US protests nationwide.

by Breitbart Jerusalem13 May 2018, 1:02 AM PDT0

In this photograph taken on August 27, 2017 US Marines and Afghan Commandos stand together as an Afghan Air Force helicopter flies past during a combat training exercise at Shorab Military Camp in Lashkar Gah in Helmand province. Marines in Afghanistan's Helmand say Donald Trump's decision to keep boots on the ground indefinitely gives them 'all the time in the world' to retake the province, once the symbol of US intervention but now a Taliban stronghold. They may need it. At the hot, dusty Camp Shorab, where many of the recently deployed Marines train their Afghan counterparts in flat, desert terrain, the Afghans admit their army still cannot fight alone. / AFP PHOTO / WAKIL KOHSAR (Photo credit should read WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP/Getty Images)

The US has dispatched Marines to bolster security at US diplomatic facilities around the Middle East, Hadashot TV news reported Saturday citing a CNN report, two days ahead of the opening of the US Embassy in Jerusalem.

by Breitbart Jerusalem13 May 2018, 12:46 AM PDT0

US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman on Friday gave a first glimpse of the new US embassy in Jerusalem, showing off workers erecting the official seal on the building and preparing for the opening ceremony.

US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman on Friday gave a first glimpse of the new US embassy in Jerusalem, showing off workers erecting the official seal on the building and preparing for the opening ceremony.

by Breitbart Jerusalem13 May 2018, 12:16 AM PDT0

Daniel Shapiro, the US ambassador to Israel during the Obama administration, said on Saturday that the move initiated by US President Donald Trump to transfer the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem may help end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

by Breitbart Jerusalem13 May 2018, 12:05 AM PDT0

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TEL AVIV — Israelis flocked to Rabin Square in central Tel Aviv in the wee hours of the morning to celebrate the countrys victory in Saturdays Eurovision song contest where singer Netta Barzilai took first place.

by Aaron Klein12 May 2018, 6:42 PM PDT0

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JERUSALEM, Israel — Israel won the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday evening, bringing the coveted prize home on the day the country celebrates “Jerusalem Day,” in observance of the 51st anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem.

by Joel B. Pollak12 May 2018, 4:18 PM PDT0

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The Israeli military said Saturday night that it destroyed a Hamas tunnel mere meters away from Israeli territory, hitting the underground structure with a number of airstrikes.

by Breitbart Jerusalem12 May 2018, 11:36 AM PDT0

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Viktor Orbáns Hungary, supported by the Czech Republic and Romania, blocked an EU motion condemning President Donald Trumps decision to move the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, according to Israeli news anchor Barak Ravid.

by Jack Montgomery12 May 2018, 4:56 AM PDT0

Civil rights leader Tamika Mallory, right, with her god-mother Hazel Dukes, left, NAACP New York State Conference president, prepare to hold a press conference, Tuesday Oct. 17, 2017, in New York. Mallory, who helped organize the Women's March on Washington, has accused an American Airlines pilot of racial discrimination in kicking her off a flight. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

TEL AVIV – Womens March leader Tamika Mallory blamed President Donald Trumps Muslim travel ban and proposal for a wall on the border with Mexico on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his “oppressive” policies.

by Deborah Danan12 May 2018, 4:01 AM PDT0

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TEL AVIV – Converting to Judaism is the “most important thing right now,” NBA All-Star Amare Stoudemire told Breitbart Jerusalem in an exclusive interview Monday.

by Deborah Danan12 May 2018, 3:59 AM PDT0

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, praised President Donald Trump's highly contentious decision to move the US embassy to Jerusalem, during a meeting at the White House

President Donald Trump will address approximately 800 U.S. and Israeli dignitaries at the ceremonial opening for the relocation of the American embassy to Jerusalem by video on Monday.

by Adelle Nazarian11 May 2018, 3:18 PM PDT0

The Iranian regime orchestrated a series of anti-American protests in response to President Donald Trumps decision to exit the Iran nuclear deal and featured supporters throughout the Islamic Republic who gathered after Fridays prayers.

by Adelle Nazarian11 May 2018, 12:17 PM PDT0

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad gestures during an exclusive interview with AFP in the capital Damascus on February 11, 2016. / AFP / JOSEPH EID (Photo credit should read JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images)

In an extensive interview published Thursday covering his ties to Iran, accusations of chemical weapons use, and a potential meeting with President Donald Trump, Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad referred to the U.S. military as “terrorists,” alongside the Turkish and Saudi armies.

by Frances Martel11 May 2018, 10:32 AM PDT0

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif said on Friday that he would attempt to save the nuclear deal through diplomacy after President Donald Trump announced U.S. withdrawal this week. If that effort fails, he threatened that Iran would resume enriching weapons-grade nuclear material on an “industrial scale.”

by John Hayward11 May 2018, 10:17 AM PDT0

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Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad said in an interview Thursday with Greek newspaper Kathimerini that he is not interested in meeting President Donald Trump to discuss an end to the civil war in his country because Trump has no real power in the United States.

by Frances Martel11 May 2018, 8:16 AM PDT0

Christian Zionist John Hagee of CUFI (Gali Tibbon / AFP / Getty)

JERUSALEM, Israel — Pastor John Hagee, founder and national director of Christians United for Israel (CUFI), told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview Friday that President Donald Trump had earned “political immortality” by moving the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.

by Joel B. Pollak11 May 2018, 7:26 AM PDT0

Israeli Merkava tanks roll near the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip as they return from the Hamas-controlled Palestinian coastal enclave on August 5, 2014, after Israel announced that all of its troops had withdrawn from Gaza.

TEL AVIV — The next few days may well be the most challenging and fateful period that Israels security establishment has contended with for decades. Not since the Six Day War or the Yom Kippur War has the Jewish state been confronted with such direct threats on its borders.

by Aaron Klein11 May 2018, 6:33 AM PDT0

Contents: Turkey tightens grip on Syrias Afrin, and continues to threaten Manbij; Israel-Iran missile barrages in Syria take a pause on Thursday

by John J. Xenakis11 May 2018, 5:55 AM PDT0

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In both the Iran deal and Jerusalem, the U.S. and Israel stand together, unapologetically, against the fearful tide of world opinion.

by Joel B. Pollak11 May 2018, 5:50 AM PDT0

US Secretary of State nominee Mike Pompeo testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on April 12, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / JIM WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reportedly warned Tehran in the follow-up to President Donald Trumps withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, that if it harms Israel, the American military will respond.

by Adelle Nazarian11 May 2018, 5:46 AM PDT0

The Israeli military released a series of images Friday it said showed the extent of damage to Iranian intelligence installations in Syria targeted during a massive aerial bombardment just 24 hours earlier.

by Simon Kent11 May 2018, 4:19 AM PDT0

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire speaks prior to Eurogroup meeting at the National Palace of Culture in Sofia, Bulgaria, Friday, April 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)

European nations were urged Friday to stand as one and fight U.S. sanctions targeting foreign companies that trade with Iran, as Washington increased its pressure on the Islamic republic.

by Simon Kent11 May 2018, 3:45 AM PDT0

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, top, speaks during a Friday Prayers ceremony in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Oct. 5, 2007. Millions of Iranians attended nationwide rallies Friday, "Al-Quds Day," the Arabic name for Jerusalem Day, in support of the Palestinians, while Ahmadinejad said Israel's continued existence was an "insult to human dignity. (AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian)

TEHRAN – Iran on Friday condemned Israels air raids in Syria, saying they had been launched on “invented pretexts”.

by Breitbart Jerusalem11 May 2018, 2:53 AM PDT0

BEIRUT – United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon said Friday they were keeping a close eye on the southern border with Israel, but the area was “quiet” after strikes on suspected Iranian positions in Syria.

by Breitbart Jerusalem11 May 2018, 2:27 AM PDT0

France's Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian (L) and EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini speak together as they arrive for a foreign affair council at the European Council in Brussels, January 22, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / EMMANUEL DUNAND (Photo credit should read EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)

Frances foreign minister on Thursday condemned the United States for reimposing sanctions against foreign companies trading with Iran, labelling the move “unacceptable” in comments that expose the deepening rift between Washington and its European allies on the issue.

by Breitbart Jerusalem11 May 2018, 1:13 AM PDT0

This frame grab from video provided on Wednesday, May, 9, 2018 by Syria News, shows people standing in front of flames rising after an attack on an area known to have numerous Syrian army military bases, in Kisweh, south of Damascus, Syria on Tuesday. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the missiles targeted depots and rocket launchers that likely belonged to Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard in Kisweh, killing nine people. (Syria News, via AP)

During two pre-dawn hours, Israeli F-15 and F-16 fighter jets evaded “dozens of missiles” and dropped “many dozens” of bombs on over 50 Iranian targets throughout Syria as the Israel air force carried out an extensive campaign, dubbed “Operation House of Cards,” to try and destroy Irans military presence in the country.

by Breitbart Jerusalem11 May 2018, 12:47 AM PDT0

Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a meeting with the heads of local regional councils, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009. General elections in Israel are scheduled for Feb. 10 and pre-election polls show Netanyahu with a lead over Foreign Minister and Kadima Party leader Tzipi Livni.(AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said Iran had “crossed a red line” with its missile barrage directed at Israel on Wednesday night, and that the IDF “reacted accordingly” by striking over 50 Iranian targets in Syria in response.

by Breitbart Jerusalem11 May 2018, 12:15 AM PDT0

In recent days, we have been treated to the remarkable spectacle of international outrage and criticism of Palestinian Authority (PA) president Mahmoud Abbas on account of his latest anti-Semitic speech.

by Morton A. Klein10 May 2018, 7:36 PM PDT0

After an eight-year American Apology Tour ground to a disastrous halt, President Trump is piece by piece dismantling Mr. Obamas diplomatic legacy around the globe.

by Charles Hurt10 May 2018, 4:02 PM PDT0

Iranians pray after Iran's Guardian Council head Ahmad Jannati delivered his sermon during weekly Friday prayers at Tehran University in the Iranian capital, 09 June 2006.

Mass anti-America protests are set to take place following Friday prayer this week in response to U.S. President Donald Trumps decision to reimpose sanctions on Irans Central Bank and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khameneis personal empire, effectively withdrawing the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), or Iran nuclear deal.

by Adelle Nazarian10 May 2018, 12:52 PM PDT0

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A top official from the Arab Gulf country of Bahrain is defending what he says is Israels “right” to defend itself after Israel launched overnight strikes on Iranian targets in Syria.

by Breitbart Jerusalem10 May 2018, 10:22 AM PDT0

This frame grab from video provided on Wednesday, May, 9, 2018 by Syria News, shows people standing in front of flames rising after an attack on an area known to have numerous Syrian army military bases, in Kisweh, south of Damascus, Syria on Tuesday. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the missiles targeted depots and rocket launchers that likely belonged to Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard in Kisweh, killing nine people. (Syria News, via AP)

White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders issued a statement Thursday morning condemning Iranian missile attacks on Israel and “strongly” supporting “Israels right to act in self-defense.”

by Michelle Moons10 May 2018, 10:07 AM PDT0

A handout photo provided by the office of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on January 9, 2018, shows him delivering a statement in the capital Tehran

Israels security cabinet was meeting Thursday evening at the IDFs headquarters in Tel Aviv as tensions with Tehran boiled over into direct confrontation for the first time and an Iranian official warned revenge “will come.”

by Breitbart Jerusalem10 May 2018, 9:54 AM PDT0

This photo provided early Thursday, May 10, 2018, by the government-controlled Syrian Central Military Media, shows missiles rise into the sky as Israeli missiles hit air defense position and other military bases, in Damascus, Syria. The Israeli military on Thursday said it attacked "dozens" of Iranian targets in neighboring Syria in response to an Iranian rocket barrage on Israeli positions in the Golan Heights, in the most serious military confrontation between the two bitter enemies to date. (Syrian Central Military Media, via AP)

TEL AVIV – Massive strikes in Syria that Israel said destroyed nearly all of Irans infrastructure saw at least 23 fighters killed early on Thursday, according to numbers released by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

by Deborah Danan10 May 2018, 9:13 AM PDT0

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