Day: June 2, 2019

AG says interim government can appointment ministers without Knesset approval

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Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit issues a legal opinion saying the current interim government can appointment new ministers without the need for Knesset approval. The opinion, which follows Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s firing of New Right ministers Naftali Bennett and Ayelet Shaked earlier today, comes as Israel finds itself again going to polls, after Knesset elections […]

‘We are ready’ for any Iranian proxy attack, says senior Israel Navy officer

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With tensions still high, a senior naval officer told the Post Navy commanders are ready for anything, anywhere. Anna Ahronheim June 2, 2019 17:43 With tensions high between the United States and Iran, the Israel Navy is prepared for any threat posed by Hezbollah, Iran’s terror proxy in Lebanon. While Israel has remained officially mum […]

Iran’s Air Defense makes security plans for Imam Khomeini demise anniversary

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Tasnim – Commander of the newly established Air Defense Force of the Iranian Army said special plans have been devised to ensure security of the annual commemorative services marking the anniversary of demise of Imam Khomeini, the late founder of the Islamic Republic. Brigadier General Alireza Sabahifard on Sunday said the Army’s Air Defense carries […]

‘First bullet’ fired in the Gulf will make oil prices jump above $100 – Tehran

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Published time: 2 Jun, 2019 11:57 A full-fledged war with Tehran will tank the US economy because the fighting will immediately make the price of oil skyrocket, an adviser to Iran’s supreme leader warned. US leaders will not go to war against Tehran if they care for the economic wellbeing of their country, Major General […]

PM ignores political crisis, addresses Syrian missiles at cabinet meeting

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This was the first cabinet meeting since the Knesset voted last week to dissolve itself and call for new elections. Netanyahu in his opening statement did not address the country’s political crisis. Herb Keinon June 2, 2019 18:11 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promises to do all he can to build a coalition in a press […]

Report: Russia Denies Iran’s Request for S-400 Missile

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JNS.org – Russia has apparently denied Iran’s request to acquire the S-400 missile system amid the Iranian threat, reported Bloomberg on Thursday, citing two people familiar with the situation, “including a senior Russian official.” Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif was in Moscow earlier this month. Thursday’s development comes as tension between Iran and the United States, and its Gulf […]

Iran calls U.S. offer for talks “word-play,” asks for action

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REUTERS June 2, 2019 18:05 LONDON – Reacting to a U.S. offer to engage with Iran without pre-conditions, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said on Sunday that Tehran expected a change in U.S. behavior rather than “word-play.” U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday the United States is prepared to engage with Iran without pre-conditions […]

PA calls to strengthen Muslim presence on Temple Mount

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The PA’s foreign affairs department condemns the ‘cruelty’ of the ‘occupation’ and its ‘attacks against the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque.’   Dalit Halevy, 02/06/19 17:23 Palestinian Arab organizations and individuals condemn the Israeli “harm” to the sanctity of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the “violent assault” of worshipers and the arrest of dozens of them at the same […]

IDF using new intelligence system to decrease surprise attacks on troops

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Over 1,000 Palestinians arrested by IDF troops in the West Bank in the first half of 2019. Anna Ahronheim June 2, 2019 17:52 The IDF has begun to use a new system to alert troops to suspicious movements by Palestinians in the West Bank in an attempt to decrease the chance of troops being caught […]

Mount Hermon ski resort releases video footage of rocket attack from Syria

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Shrapnel from rocket — one of two fired at the Golan Heights on Saturday — hit and slightly damaged a ski lift cable By TOI STAFFToday, 5:14 pm  0 Smoke seen billowing from the landing site of a rocket fired from Syrian territory at Mount Hermon in the Golan Heights on June 1, 2019. (Screenshot from Mt. […]

Israel to Lebanon: We know where Hezbollah’s precision missiles are

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American officials showed pictures of the sites on behalf of the Israelis to the Lebanese president and prime minister. By Batya Jerenberg, World Israel News Israel knows where Hezbollah has hidden its precision rockets, and has sent a warning about them to Lebanon through the Americans, Al-Hayat reported Sunday. The London-based Saudi paper said that […]

Israel-Syria Military Exchanges Portend Possible Escalation

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CHARLES BYBELEZER 06/02/2019 Events raise concern over possible attempt by Iran to raise tensions with Jewish state amid Tehran’s intensifying dispute with Washington For the second time in less than a week, the Israel Defense Forces struck military targets in Syria in response to projectiles fired toward the Golan Heights. In the latest incident, unidentified […]