Friday, May 30, 2014

05/30/14

Obama, Kerry haven't given up on Israeli-Palestinian peace US President Barack Obama and US Secretary of State John Kerry both said that they have not given up on the possibility of peace between Israelis and Palestinians.

Migration surge hits EU as thousands flock to Italy There has been a significant rise in the numbers of migrants reaching Europe in recent months.

'Hamas pays hundreds of youths to harass Jews at Temple Mount' Israel arrested a major Hamas figure earlier this month as he attempted to infiltrate the country via the Allenby Bridge crossing.

Israel Hints at Renewed Settlement Activity The Jewish state is hinting at a full renewal of "settlement activity" in Judea and Samaria.

Jerusalem Is Israel's Heart, but Airspace Is Its Lungs Mark Langfan, Arutz Sheva security analyst, notes that the airspace of Judea and Samaria is "Israel's lungs," and just as irreplaceable.

'Islamic Movement in Israel serving as front for Hamas activities at Temple Mount' The Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) announced Thursday that a senior Hamas operative revealed during his interrogation that Hamas uses the Islamic Movement in Israel.

Fmr. Ambassador Says Sisi May Face Revolution Egypt's former army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi may have won the presidential elections, but former Israeli Ambassador to Egypt Tzvi Mazel told Arutz Sheva that Sisi will have a hard time putting the country in order.

YU Seminar Reveals Secrets of the Dead Sea Scrolls Yeshiva University (YU) will host its second annual Dead Sea Scrolls Seminar in New York on June 8.

Ukraine to sign EU trade treaty in June Ukraine's new leader has told Lithuania that he will sign the EU free trade treaty in Kiev in early June.

Ukraine vows to bring peace to east Ukrainian forces will continue their offensive against rebels until peace and order are restored in the east.