Jerusalem disappointed by news that Spain's Foreign Minister Josep Borrell, who has lauded Iran's I979 Islamic Revolution and said the world has "to live" with Iran's calls for Israel's destruction, appointed EU foreign policy chief.
With Blue and White predicted to win 31 Knesset seats, Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Lieberman, who has said he will support whichever candidate receives more votes, could be election kingmaker.
According to the Shin Bet, Fadi Abu Alsabah, 35, was recruited and trained by Hamas for over a year to establish a bomb-making factory in Judea and Samaria. Before he was arrested in May, Alsabah had been allowed to enter Israel to receive medical treatment.
Relations between Israel and American Jews have seen ups and downs over the years. The more complicated Israel becomes, the harder it is for US Jews to understand it – and sometimes, to support it.
“The maximum pressure campaign is working,” says Mark Dubowitz, CEO of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. “It’s always good to weaken your enemy – not strengthen them.” The question is whether Tehran will test that theory.
