US president says his Middle East visit ‘already paying off’ after rulers heed his call to adopt ‘hard line’ on terror funding

Haifa U publishes poll on ‘national resilience,’ finding Israelis to be patriotic optimists, but Benny Gantz says internal squabbles may change that

Norwegian Refugee Council says any blow to Qatari economy as result of Gulf state sanctions will be felt in the Strip

Instead of heading the US State Department’s call to release the 3 activists, Beijing has enforced a cone of silence around them

US president claims that in response to his call to cut off funding for extremism, Arab rulers pinned blame on Doha

In plea for backing amid peace efforts, prime minister vows to protect settlements; hints Trump sticking to traditional peacemaking formulas

Bloomberg: Apple’s new HomePod speaker is the biggest effort yet from the technology company to use its Siri digital assistant to keep customers addicted to a growing variety of products and services

Committee approves next step on the way to building 102 homes for the 42 evacuated families and others