Day: May 6, 2019

Breaking: Jihadist rebels attempt to attack Russia’s Hmeimim Airbase in western Syria

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.td_uid_6_5cd0c35f4267a_rand.td-a-rec-img{text-align:left}.td_uid_6_5cd0c35f4267a_rand.td-a-rec-img img{margin:0 auto 0 0} BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:40 A.M.) – The Russian military activated their air defense sirens at the Hmeimim Airbase this morning after several militant attack drones approached the installation’s northeastern perimeter. According to a report from the coastal governorate of Tartous, the militant drones were successfully intercepted by the Russian air defenses […]

Hamas boasts it ‘overcame’ Iron Dome with concentrated rocket salvos. It didn’t

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Officials say that despite new tactic by Gaza terror groups, relatively few projectiles managed to penetrate Israel’s missile defense system, which had an 86% success rate By JUDAH ARI GROSS and TOI STAFFToday, 12:55 am  0 194shares A picture taken on May 5, 2019 from the Israel-Gaza border shows a barrage of rockets being fired from the Hamas-run Palestinian […]

Qatar pledges to send $480 million in aid to West Bank and Gaza

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Palestinian Authority to receive $300 million for health and education initiatives, remainder to finance humanitarian and UN programs By TOI STAFFToday, 2:22 am   A Hamas-appointed government employee in Gaza signs a document to receive 50 percent of her long-overdue salary from funds donated by Qatar, while others wait in the queue, at the main Gaza Post […]

Caroline Glick being touted for UN ambassador post

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A look at Glick’s election adventure. May 7, 2019 02:48 Caroline B. Glick. (photo credit: JPOST STAFF) The New Right Party of Naftali Bennett and Ayelet Shaked fell just 1,454 votes short of crossing the electoral threshold, but its sixth candidate Caroline Glick expressed confidence that she carried her weight.   In her first interview […]

SYRIA: Russian Forces Repel Massive Rocket Attack on Hmeimim Airbase

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Today’s barrage of rockets came from Idlib’s so-called ‘de-escalation’ zone – which is actually being held by Al-Qaeda terrorists – and under the ever-shifting eyes of the Turkish military. Militants fired a total of 36 rockets at Russia’s Hmeimim airbase in Syria on May 6, the Russian military reported. According to the report, the rockets […]

The Four Horsemen of Zachariah

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The Red Horse Rider Among the Myrtle Trees   Painting by Sharlene Lindskog-Osorio   Zechariah 1:7-15   7Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Shebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of Jehovah unto Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, the prophet, […]

Israel ‘Changed the Rules of the Game’ With Hamas, Netanyahu Says After Latest Gaza Flare-Up

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In the aftermath of this weekend’s violent flare-up in the south, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asserted on Monday that Israel had “changed the rules of the game, and Hamas knows this very well.” “It is clear that this is not the end of the battle, and therefore I ordered preparations for the continuation, [including] keeping […]

U.S. Officials Raise Alarm of Iranian Threat Targeting American Troops in Iraq

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By Edward Wong, Eric Schmitt and Helene Cooper May 6, 2019 WASHINGTON — Senior American officials said on Monday that new threats by Iran against United States troops in Iraq were behind the sudden deployment of an aircraft carrier strike group and Air Force bombers to the Persian Gulf. The White House and Pentagon made […]

Senior Israeli official: Significant info about Iran attack preparations came from Mossad

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Senior Israeli official: Significant info about Iran attack preparations came from Mossad Source notes info obtained by Mossad was transferred to US and formed basis for decision to bolster forces, including aircraft carrier.   Mordechai Sones, 06/05/19 21:11   US Aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) transits Strait of Hormuz Reuters A significant […]

#BDSfail: The Louvre Collaborates With Israel’s Bible Lands Museum

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To the indignation of BDS activists who seek to isolate the Jewish State culturally, Israel’s Bible Lands Museum is sending four ancient artifacts to the Louvre for a new exhibition in May, entitled: “Forgotten Kingdoms: From the Hittite Empire to the Arameans.” The Louvre is about to open a new exhibition in May, entitled: “Forgotten Kingdoms: From the […]

Senior Israeli official: Significant info about Iran attack preparations came from Mossad

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Senior Israeli official: Significant info about Iran attack preparations came from Mossad Source notes info obtained by Mossad was transferred to US and formed basis for decision to bolster forces, including aircraft carrier.   Mordechai Sones, 06/05/19 21:11   US Aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) transits Strait of Hormuz Reuters A significant […]

Scoop: Israel passed White House intelligence on possible Iran plot

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Israel passed information on an alleged Iranian plot to attack U.S. interests in the Gulf to the U.S. before national security adviser John Bolton threatened Iran with “unrelenting force” last night, senior Israeli officials told me. Why it matters: Bolton’s unusual and aggressive statement included news that the U.S. would move an aircraft carrier to […]

Iran Pushes Back Against New Sanctions Using Hamas and Islamic Jihad Against Israel

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Dovid MarkMay 5, 2019   Over the Sabbath and into Sunday, Hamas and Islamic Jihad broke the month old ceasefire firing over 500 rockets on Jewish population centers hitting as far as Kiryat Gat and Be’er Sheva. Men, women, and children spent the last 24 hours in bomb shelters. Despite the warnings, five Israeli’s have […]

In rocket-scarred south, quiet returns but anger simmers

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Residents carry on with their daily routines, but lament lack of a long-term agreement to end the violence emanating from Gaza Strip By AFP and TOI STAFF6 May 2019, 11:34 pm  0 0shares An Israeli child on May 6, 2019, looks at shattered glass at the entrance to a building damaged by a rocket strike from the Gaza Strip, […]