By Joel Leyden Israel News Agency Jerusalem — January 9, 2015 … Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has met with French Ambassador to Israel Patrick Maisonnave and made the following remarks at the start of their meeting: “I wish to send from this place our deepest condolences to President François Hollande, the bereaved families and… Read More »
By Joel Leyden Israel News Agency January 6, 2015 — New York, NY … UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stated this evening that the state of Palestine will join the International Criminal Court on April 1. This action will enable the Palestinians to pursue war-crimes charges against Israel. As Israel is not a member of the International Criminal Court,… Read More »
Samantha Power, US ambassador to UN, right, votes during a meeting of the UN Security Council. By Joel Leyden Israel News Agency New York, New York — December 30 … Lethal, Islamic terror attacks and the potential for a new Middle East war were avoided this evening as the UN Security Council defeated a Palestinian resolution… Read More »
By Israel News Agency Staff Jerusalem — December 30, 2014 … Israel President Reuven Rivlin this morning, hosted the traditional, annual reception for leaders of Israel’s Christian community leaders to mark the civil New Year. The event was attended by nine heads of various churches in Israel, and senior members of the community. The President welcomed those… Read More »
By Joel Leyden Israel News Agency Jerusalem, Israel — December 19, 2014 … Part of the following was communicated by the Israel President’s Office to the Israel News Agency. “The female Mossad agent operated deep in enemy territory and was recruited to the Mossad just a few years ago. She took part in complex assignments,… Read More »
By Joel Leyden Israel News Agency Jerusalem, Israel — November 24 … Part of the following was communicated by the Prime Minister’s office to the Israel News Agency. Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was interviewed today on the BBC and made the following remarks: “No deal is better than a bad deal. The deal that… Read More »
By Joel Leyden Israel News Agency Jerusalem — November 10, 2014 … Israel suffered two separate terror attacks today by Palestinians from the West Bank. Almog Shiloni, 20, of Modi’in was stabbed to death in Tel Aviv. Dalia Lamkus, 26, was stabbed to death just outside the town of Alon Shvuet in the Gush Etzion… Read More »
By Israel News Agency Staff Jerusalem — November 8 … Part of the following was communicated by the Israel Prime Minister’s Office to the Israel News Agency. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has released the following statement this evening: “Israel is a nation of law. We will not tolerate disturbances and rioting. We will act against… Read More »
By Nancy Namer Israel News Agency Jerusalem, Israel — November 2, 2014 … Jewish and Christian groups have created a “Support Israel – Vote Republican” page on Facebook. “The page was created as a result of the Obama administration calling Israel “chickenshit” for not compromising on security issues,” said Israel News Agency publisher Joel Leyden. “Never before… Read More »
The Pentagon wants to defend the US but has hands tied by the Obama White House. By Joel Leyden Israel News Agency Jerusalem — October 26, 2014 … From Ebola to ISIS, it appears that almost every issue which is handled by President Barack Obama turns into total disaster. Obama’s policies with regard to the Middle… Read More »