Trump says he hopes Netanyahu will manage to form coalition

There is ‘a lot more to do’ in strengthening countries’ ties, US president tweets, amid deadlock threatening to send Israel to fresh elections By TOI STAFFToday, 8:28 pm   US President Donald Trump (right) meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in the Oval Office of the White House, March 5, 2018, in Washington. (AP/Evan Vucci) US […]

IAF destroys Syrian missile launcher after missile fired at Israeli plane

The missile didn’t hit the Israeli aircraft, which was conducting a routine flight over northern Israel, and fell within Syrian territory. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF, Seth J. Frantzman, Herb Keinon May 27, 2019 22:53   2 minute read. The IAF destroyed a Syrian launcher that fired an anti-aircraft missile at an Israeli plane, Prime Minister […]

US wants Israel and Cyprus to head off Russian influence in eastern Mediterranean

A senior US lawmaker says the US wants to work with Cyprus and ally Israel to buttress peace in the eastern Mediterranean and to head off Russian influence over the region’s energy reserves. Eliot Engel, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, says the US is looking for friendly nations in the region that share […]

Israel open to U.S.-mediated talks with Lebanon on sea border

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel voiced openness on Monday to U.S.-mediated talks with Lebanon on resolving a dispute over the neighbors’ maritime border that has dogged Mediterranean oil and gas exploration. Such talks, Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz’s office said in a statement after he met U.S. envoy David Satterfield, could be “for the good of […]

Trump says Iran nuclear deal possible as sanctions sting

“I really believe that Iran would like to make a deal, and I think that’s very smart of them, and I think that’s a possibility to happen,” Trump said. REUTERS May 27, 2019 13:51 US President Donald Trump said on Monday a deal with Iran on its nuclear program was possible, crediting economic sanctions for […]

Iran tests scud missile from ‘secret’ underground facility: video

News Desk2019-05-27     .td_uid_6_5cebbee77c55e_rand.td-a-rec-img{text-align:left}.td_uid_6_5cebbee77c55e_rand.td-a-rec-img img{margin:0 auto 0 0} BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:10 P.M.) – The Islamic Republic of Iran has tested their Qiam-1 missile in a ‘secret’ underground facility in an undisclosed location inside the Persian Gulf nation. #Iran Launching Qiam-1 missile from a secret ‘underground city’ facility. Location unknown 😉https://t.co/P1pphLuszd#IRGC pic.twitter.com/MlnDOeJxKF — IWN (@A7_Mirza) […]

Salvini Declares ‘NEW Europe is Born’ Amid Right-Wing Surge in EU Elections

This month’s EU parliamentary elections were characterised by significant gains for Europe’s right-wing parties, as the two centrist parties that had dominated the EU for decades ceded their overwhelming majority in the legislature. The resounding success claimed by the League party in Italy, the National Rally party in France and the Brexit Party in the UK in the just-held elections […]

A-G: I delayed Netanyahu’s hearing because of other defendants hearings

The attorney-general said that he gave Netanyahu a longer postponement, to October 2-3, because he was the only defendant involved in all three cases. Yonah Jeremy Bob May 27, 2019 11:58 Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit provided a fuller explanation to his decision to delay Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s pre-indictment hearing on bribery charges on Tuesday, saying […]

Surprises and traditions on EU’s election night: A country by country breakdown

May 27, 2019 By SETH J. FRANTZMAN A shorter version appeared at The Jerusalem Post With the European elections results coming in overnight there are some surprises, but many predictable outcomes. The elections have ramifications for Europe’s position in the world because the more Europe is unstable and fractured by infighting the less it will play […]

A guide to the perplexed: What happens if Netanyahu fails to form a government?

A new prime minister? Another election? A minority government? All the scenarios that could unfold over the next few days. by  Gideon Allon  Published on  2019-05-27 Can Netanyahu form a government by Wednesday? If Netanyahu wants to continue as prime minister, he has to get the Knesset’s approval for a newly formed government by asking the Knesset […]

Jordanian Foreign Minister: End the ‘occupation’

Jordan’s Foreign Minister says Israeli-Arab conflict is still the major issue in the Middle East. Elad Benari, 27/05/19 05:41 Ayman Safadi Reuters Jordan on Sunday reiterated that the Israeli-Arab conflict was still the major issue in the Middle East and the only way to end it is through “ending the occupation”, the Xinhua news agency […]