US accuses Israel of targeting relatives of kidnapped and murdered Palestinian 16-year-old:
The United States on Wednesday charged Israel had targeted members of a Palestinian family whose teenaged son was kidnapped and killed in July along with two cousins, who are US citizens. Ref. Source 8
U.S. Will continue to ostracize Ya'alon until he apologizes:
One cannot humiliate and insult senior officials of the U.S. Administration and expect the red carpet to be rolled out at the Department of State, or the door to the Oval Office to be opened. Ref. Source 3
US consulate to arm Palestinian guards in spite of Israeli law:
The plan is a breach of a 2011 agreement between the consulate and the Israeli government, which determined that only former IDF combat soldiers hired by the consulate would be allowed to carry weapons. Ref. Source 8
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to address a joint meeting of Congress at 11 a.m. ET.
The Netanyahu speech has the Obama White House on edge because Israeli officials have said the prime minister planned to disclose sensitive details of a nuclear agreement taking shape in talks between six world powers and Iran.
Netanyahu is expected to use the details to bolster his argument that the deal under discussion will not prevent Iran from getting a nuclear bomb and threatening the Jewish state's existence. Ref. CNN
The U.S. Government has granted parole to convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard, who will be released Nov. 21, his lawyer announced today. Ref. CNN