The Taylor Force Act came one step closer to becoming law after passing through the Senate Foreign Relations Committee with bipartisan support.
Syria, Russia, the U.S., Turkey, the Kurds, Sunni Islamic groups, Hezbollah and Iran all factor into the volatile Middle East mix that some experts say is expanding from regional to global implications.
The recent round of terror and trouble related to Jerusalem's Temple Mount was funded and fueled by Iran and Turkey, Israeli experts and media reports are saying.
In yet another infamous Washington leak, White House Senior Advisor Jared Kushner was quoted in an off-the-record discussion as saying "there may be no solution" to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman met with President Trump at the White House on Monday to talk about the two weeks that followed the July 14 terror attack on the Temple Mount.
A new study by two researchers of the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in Great Britain concludes that the Lebanese people are descendants of the biblical Canaanites.
The streets of Jerusalem are quiet this morning. There's very little traffic coming into town. At sundown Monday, Israelis began observing Tisha B'av, known as the saddest day on the Jewish calendar, with fasting, mourning and prayer.
President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin recently announced a ceasefire in parts of southern Syria. A cease fire on the surface sounds like a great idea, but some Israeli leaders feel it presents a clear and present danger to the Jewish state.
On expert believes the conflic over the Temple Mount is beyond the surface of politics, and that President Trump will continue to support Israel, despite the tension that currently exists.
Removing the metal detectors and surveillance cameras at an entrance to the Temple Mount didn't stop the incitement by Palestinians. So security officials were on high alert for Friday prayers, but thankfully it ended without incident.