Netanyahu uncommonly quiet as US-Iran crisis escalates

PM is in the delicate position of not wanting to be seen as pushing Washington into military confrontation with Tehran By JOSEF FEDERMAN Today, 11:01 am 0 US President Donald Trump smiles at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, after signing a proclamation formally recognizing Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights, in the Diplomatic Reception […]

Russia rejects ‘Deal of the Century’

Russia says US peace plan attempts to replace peace process with economic incentives. Elad Benari, 29/05/19 Russia on Tuesday rejected the US peace plan for Israel and the Palestinian Arabs. The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the upcoming economic conference in Bahrain is an attempt by the US “to substitute the genuine […]

Questions remain after Israel strikes Syrian air-defense system – analysis

Seth J. Frantzman May 29, 2019 01:44 A man holds the Syrian flag in Quneitra near Golan Heights (REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki). (photo credit: REUTERS/OMAR SANADIKI) Israel said a Syrian anti-aircraft system fired at an IDF fighter jet on Monday night. Israel responded by targeting the launcher that had shot at the plane. This is the very […]

Israel vs. Russia: The Middle East War That Could Become a Nuclear Train Wreck

May 19, 2019 Yes, this could happen. by Michael Peck */   As always with the Arab-Israeli (or Iranian-Israeli) conflict, the real danger isn’t the regional conflict, but how it might escalate. In the 1973 war, the Soviets threatened to send troops to Egypt unless Israel agreed to a cease-fire. The United States responded by […]

France: There are ‘signs’ that chemicals were used in Syria

French Foreign Minister says there are signs that chemicals were used in attacks by Syrian government forces in Idlib. Elad Benari, 29/05/19 French Foreign Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, said on Tuesday there were signs that chemicals had been used in attacks by Syrian government forces on rebels in northwest Syria, though he noted these signs […]

Russia concerned at US ‘blurring’ two-state solution with economic bonuses

Moscow says Washington’s peace plan and upcoming economic workshop is attempt impose an alternative vision for an Israeli-Palestinian settlement By STUART WINER and TOI STAFFToday, 1:58 am     Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on February 12, 2018. (AFP Photo/Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentiev) Russia on […]

Russia concerned at US ‘blurring’ two-state solution with economic bonuses

Moscow says Washington’s peace plan and upcoming economic workshop is attempt impose an alternative vision for an Israeli-Palestinian settlement By STUART WINER and TOI STAFFToday, 1:58 am  0 0shares Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on February 12, 2018. (AFP Photo/Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentiev) Russia on […]

Iran Must Understand Returning to the Negotiating Table is the Only Way Forward

Con CoughlinMay 28, 2019 at 5:00 amhttps://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/14297/iran-deal-negotiations As Mr Trump has made clear at his press conference in Japan, where he is currently on a state visit, his main objective is to agree a new deal with Tehran, one that, unlike Mr Obama’s flawed arrangement, addresses all aspects of Iran’s nuclear ambitions, as well as […]

White House: Kushner to go to Rabat, Amman and Jerusalem to press US peace plan

Latest Revision may 28, 2019, 1:55 PM SAUL LOEB (AFP/File) Senior advisor to the president Jared Kushner The US will host a conference in Bahrain next month focused on the economic aspects of the peace plan US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and assistant Jared Kushner has departed on a trip to Morocco, Jordan and Israel, […]

Trump team faces tough audiences as it tries to sell Mideast peace plan

With Palestinians boycotting US-hosted Bahrain conference, other Arab states are hesitant to publicly support it for fear of appearing to abandon Palestinian bid for statehood By APToday, 12:26 am   In this May 18, 2018 file photo, White House adviser Jared Kushner speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) […]

German intel: Iran wants to expand to weapons of mass destruction

Iran was termed a “risk country” in the 335 page document outlining serious threats to the security and democracy of the state of Bavaria. Benjamin Weinthal May 28, 2019 21:59 iran nuclear cameras 298. (photo credit: AP [file]) The Islamic Republic of Iran is committed to a program of weapons of mass destruction, the domestic […]

Paradox of Russian political investments in Erdogan

For the past three years, Erdogan proved himself as an acceptable counterpart for Russian officials in many regional issues. Timur Akhmetov May 27, 2019 22:08 Elections create a miniature crisis for every political regime. Local elections in Turkey elections and the run-off election in Istanbul exposed a serious deficiency in nature of Erdogan’s rule and […]

Knesset security foils attempted attack on Netanyahu

Knesset security checked the man’s identification and found a paper in which he said he sought martyrdom. By Lahav Harkov May 28, 2019 13:35   The Knesset building. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST) Knesset security apprehended an Israeli Arab man apparently planning to attack Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday afternoon. The man […]