Day: May 13, 2019

by Reuters and Algemeiner Staff A veteran Palestinian negotiator said on Monday she had been denied a US travel visa for the first time, and viewed it as retaliation for her criticism of the Trump administration and Israel. US diplomats did not immediately respond to the allegations by Hanan Ashrawi, a member of the executive committee […]

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shared information on “escalating” threats from Iran with European allies and NATO officials during meetings in Brussels on Monday, the U.S. special representative for Iran said. “Iran is an escalating threat and this seemed like a timely visit on his way to Sochi,” Brian Hook told […]

Deal will be published following Ramadan; PA actively boycotting Trump Administration and Israel, seeking support against deal from regional and international states; Greenblatt: It’s terribly frustrating for ordinary Palestinians. President Trump’s Special Envoy to the Middle East, Jason Greenblatt, addressed the “Deal of the Century” a month ahead of its release and as the Palestinians […]

US President tells Tehran not to make ‘bad mistake,’ after US-bound Saudi oil tanker targeted in mysterious Persian Gulf attack By AGENCIESToday, 11:30 pm  0 0shares US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in the Oval Office of the White House on May 13, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan […]

Rivlin gave Netanyahu the maximum additional time to form a government, 14 days. Lahav Harkov May 13, 2019 14:09 President Reuven Rivlin gave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu two more weeks to form a coalition. Netanyahu asked Rivlin for the extension until May 29, as the Likud has yet to sign coalition agreements with any of […]

Published:  05.13.19 , 13:23 A fire broke out Monday in an Israeli community bordering Gaza due to an incendiary airrornb device launched from the Strip, landing in the Eshkol Regional Council.   No casualties were reported but the fire caused damage to a property.  

The situation in the region escalated last week after acting US Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan ordered the deployment of the USS Arlington, a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, and additional MIM-104 Patriot missile defence systems to the US Central Command (CENTCOM) region. Pakistani authorities said on Sunday that they had notified the United States that Pakistan […]

Conflicting reports and current tensions in the Gulf obscure knowledge of the incident. Seth J. Frantzman May 13, 2019 11:51 As tensions rose over the weekend between the US and Iran in the Persian Gulf, several vessels were “sabotaged” off the coast of the United Arab Emirates.  Both Iranian media and the UAE reported the […]

The development comes shortly after the foreign ministry of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) said on Sunday that four commercial vessels had been targeted in “acts of sabotage” in Gulf waters off its coast. Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi has expressed concerns over a “sabotage” attack on several merchant ships off the UAE coast on Sunday, calling the […]

War between the US and Iran is probably not in the cards, even as the US ups pressure on Iran via sanctions and a military build-up in the region. BY OMRI NAHMIAS  MAY 13, 2019 11:08     b Iranians burn a U.S. flag during a protest against President Donald Trump’s decision to walk out of a […]