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• Why U.S.-Iran tensions could quickly escalate into a crisis May 24, 2019
  Zarif and the current Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, have never spoken directly, according to Iran's mission at the United Nations. They instead tend to communicate through name-calling on Twitter.
• Tearful Theresa May announces resignation as British prime minister May 24, 2019
  May set out a timetable for her departure: She will resign as Conservative Party leader on June 7 with a leadership contest in the following week.
• UN Watch: World Health Organization singling out Israel a ‘fantastic lie’ May 24, 2019
  “Gaza could be like Singapore, but Hamas has chosen to direct all their resources to building terror tunnels and rockets, instead of investing in hospitals and schools,” stated Hillel Neuer.
• Netanyahu thanks Egypt's Sisi for sending helicopters to fight flames May 24, 2019
  Netanyahu made the comments while with Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan at the Emergency and Rescue Forces headquarters in Tel Hadid on Friday.
• Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and U.S. May 24, 2019
  See Shabbat times for your area.
• Israeli Navy inaugurates first Saar 6 corvette May 24, 2019
  The construction of the four Sa’ar 6 warships was agreed to in a 430 million euro deal between Israel and the German company ThyssenKrupp in 2015.
• Peace plan: What about the other half? May 24, 2019
  "The roadmap that I'm looking for is trying to get the lives of everyday Palestinians improved, and hopefully a government that Israel can do business with,” said Senator Lindsey Graham.
• Israelis are 'shvitzing' as country suffers from hottest day of year May 24, 2019
  Israel is bracing itself for the hottest day of the year on Friday, with Jerusalem expecting 40 degrees celsius, and Tel Aviv 38.
• Ex-Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger joins Israeli sports start-up May 24, 2019
  Wenger, who left Arsenal in 2018 after 22 years in the North London team's dugout, will take an active role in the company's business and product development.
• Wiesenthal Center grants Nikki Haley Humanitarian Laureate Award May 24, 2019
  The award was granted to her by Rabbi Marvin Hier for her "courage and compassion in protecting global human rights and the State of Israel," the Wiesenthal Center wrote in a press release.
• Liberman: If no coalition formed, Likud is to blame May 24, 2019
  Netanyahu convened all potential coalition partners for an emergency meeting on Thursday night but Liberman refuse to attend.
• Pete Buttigieg knocks Trump decisions on Jerusalem, Golan May 24, 2019
  Pete Buttigieg, a Democratic presidential candidate, says that he is committed to Israelis' security and the U.S.-Israel alliance.
• Trump orders intelligence community to cooperate with Russia probe review May 24, 2019
  Adam Schiff, a Democrat member and Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, criticized Trump's directive.
• How are our new best friends in Saudi Arabia doing these days? May 24, 2019
  Last year, the Saudi regime jailed 11 women activists who were accused of contact with foreign journalists and human rights organizations and charged with lobbying for women’s right to drive.
• German minister helped reverse Berlin's anti-Israel UN voting record May 24, 2019
  Jens Spahn, a prominent member of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet, played a critical part in rolling-back Germany's anti-Israel voting record.
• Jordanians call for a third intifada to thwart ‘Deal of the Century’ May 24, 2019
  Jordanian thought leaders are calling for a third Palestinian intifada against Israel in order to thwart the “Deal of the Century."
• Wounded British and Israeli veterans to compete in sporting event May 24, 2019
  Veteran Games to also include a three-day long PTSD conference.
• Natalie Portman feuds with Moby over dating history May 24, 2019
  Social media erupts after actress denies dating singer and he doubles down.
• Rouhani accuses ‘Zionists’ of writing US officials’ anti-Iranian speeches May 24, 2019
  "Speeches they make against Iran are written by Zionists word by word."
• Are the IDF’s criminal probes of its own soldiers smart? May 24, 2019
  From one perspective, the 2015 shooting of Muhammad al-Casba and the December 2017 shooting of Ibrahim Abu Thuraya have no connection nor common lessons.