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Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb (AP Photo/Darron Cummings File) INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s governor is traveling to Israel in the wake of the ceasefire to the 11-day conflict between Israel and the Gaza’s ruling Hamas terror group. Governor Eric Holcomb’s office announced Tuesday morning he would be in Israel Tuesday and Wednesday at the invitation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Republican governor cited business and cultural ties between Indiana and Israel for making the trip. “I stand in support of Israel and look forward to meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu to continue...

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas accidentally referred to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken as “Secretary Clinton” at the start of their meeting in Ramallah, according to a transcript from the State Department. PRESIDENT ABBAS:  (Via interpreter)  In the name of God, the merciful and the compassionate, we would like to welcome Secretary Clinton, who visits us these – in these days — STAFF:  Blinken. SECRETARY BLINKEN:  It’s an improvement. (Laughter.) I'm proud to work at The Times of Israel I’ll tell you the truth: Life here in Israel isn’t always eas...

“At this stage we do not consider it appropriate to relate to the circumstances of the case and we will wait for the findings of the investigation and the initial probe that will be performed by law enforcement,” the Ma’alot Tarshiha Municipality said. “We are sorry for the outcome of the difficult incident and share in the deep sorrow of the youth’s family.” I'm proud to work at The Times of Israel I’ll tell you the truth: Life here in Israel isn’t always easy. But it's full of beauty and meaning. I'm proud to work at The Times of Israel alongside colleagues who pour t...

0 shares At a press conference in Jerusalem, Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the US-led efforts to rehabilitate Gaza aim to weaken the Hamas terrorist group that controls the enclave. “If we do this right… far from empowering Hamas, it has the potential to undermine it,” he says. “Hamas thrives, unfortunately, on despair, on misery, on desperation, on a lack of opportunity,” he says. “What reconstruction and relief need to do is not just answer the immediate needs — and those needs are significant and they’re urgent, whether it’s water, whether it’s sanitation...

0 shares US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks after a security briefing on Mount Bental in the Golan Heights, near the Israeli-Syrian border, November 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool) Politico reports that former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo is planning to come to Israel later this week. The site reports: “A person close to the former secretary of state said the plans are not finalized because of Israel’s Covid protocols. That person added that Pompeo, a former CIA director, would travel as a private citizen to celebrate the retirement of Yossi Cohen, the head of...