PA to launch campaign against US peace plan

Abbas adviser announces PA will launch campaign to counter Trump’s “Deal of the Century”. Elad Benari, 19/04/19  Nabil Shaath, international relations adviser to Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas, said on Thursday that the PA will launch a campaign to counter the US peace plan, known as the “Deal of the Century”, reported the Xinhua […]

Report: US Submits Request to Lease Land for Permanent Embassy in Jerusalem

by JNS.org A view of the then-future U.S. embassy in Jerusalem’s Arnona neighborhood, Feb. 24, 2018. Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90. JNS.org – The United States recently submitted a request to Israeli authorities to “begin preparing” the Allenby compound in Jerusalem for the construction of the US permanent embassy in the country, reported Israel’s Channel 12. The outlet […]

Iran, Turkey, Syria, Saudi Arabia set to meet for first time at Baghdad Summit

BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 A.M.) – The Baghdad Summit is scheduled to take place on April 20th with several Middle Eastern countries set to participate in this conference organized by Iraq. The list of countries participating in the Baghdad Summit are as followed: Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Turkey, and Syria. The parliamentarian heads of […]

Pakistan’s new interior minister is an Al Qaeda associate

Prime Minister Imre Khan this week appointed as Pakistan’s new interior minister Brig. Ljaz Shah who is known for his ties with Al Qaeda and the Taliban. In 2002, the brigadier was suspected of connections with the Islamist gang which abducted and murdered the American-Jewish journalist Daniel Pearl, who was on the track of Al Qaeda leaders. They ordered his execution […]

PA concern: Trump will agree to Israeli sovereignty

PA “foreign ministry” believes US will recognize annexation of settlement blocs to Israel.   Dalit Halevi, 19/04/19 04:06   Trump and Netanyahu Reuters The Palestinian Authority (PA) “foreign ministry” said on Thursday that the US administration is delusional in its belief that the Palestinians’ consent to sell their homeland can be bought with money. In […]

ANALYSIS: How the IDF outsmarted Iran’s Revolutionary Guards

Iran moved its facilities in Syria from Damascus to an area it considered immune to IAF strikes – but was soon proven wrong. Yochanan Visser, 18/04/19  IAF attacks Syrian base IDF spokesperson The Israeli military again outsmarted the Quds Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps. This happened in the early hours of Saturday April […]

Attorney general clears White House of Russian conspiracy

Trump reacts with Twitter post: “No collusion. No obstruction. For the haters and the radical left Democrats – GAME OVER.” U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Thursday offered a spirited defense of President Donald Trump ahead of the release of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russia’s role in the 2016 U.S. election but revealed […]

IDF general: Hezbollah still planning Galilee invasion, despite anti-tunnel op

Commander of Ground Forces predicts decisive Israeli victory in a future war with Hezbollah and Lebanon, vows to destroy Syria’s Russian-made S-300s if used to repel Israeli raids By TAMAR PILEGGI 18 April 2019, 4:01 pm  3 328shares Maj. Gen. Yoel Strick, head of the IDF Northern Command, in an undated photograph. (Israel Defense Forces) The new […]

Israel will win any conflict against enemies to the north, says departing IDF commander

General Yoel Strick warns Lebanon will pay for Hezbollah cross-border incursions; threatens Israel will take out Russian S-300 system if used by Syria against IAF warplanes Israel will win the next conflict with those who pose a threat from the north, says the outgoing head of the IDF Northern Command, General Yoel Strick, as he […]

Jordan toughens border controls, irking Israelis on Passover vacation

Around 200 travelers stuck at crossing into Aqaba after Jordanian authorities demand they locate local minder before they enter By TOI STAFFToday, 12:25 am  0 0shares The southern Israeli city of Eilat and Jordanian city of Aqaba seen on December 18, 2014. (Hadas Parush/Flash90) Israelis traveling to Jordan for the Passover holiday were stranded at the border […]

Israel inks deal with Elbit for advanced ‘artillery of the future’

Seth J. Frantzman JERUSALEM — Israel has signed a deal that will further its plans to deploy “artillery of the future,” the Ministry of Defense announced. Israel’s future artillery effort could solve operational challenges the country faces in the north, potentially in Syria, Lebanon and Gaza. It also represents a commitment to investing in its […]

Born in the Golan? U.S. passport will now say Israel

The previous version of the manual recognized the Golan as “Syrian territory.” OMRI NAHMIAS April 18, 2019 23:00 CLOUDS OVER a village on the Golan Heights. (photo credit: REUTERS) WASHINGTON – The State Department updated its manual to reflect President Donald Trump’s proclamation on the Golan Heights, and it now states that “US policy recognizes […]