Day: June 7, 2019
Anti-Israel Hate Marches Continue in Europe and the West
by Laureen Lipsky An Israeli flag is burned by protestors at the 2019 “Quds Day” demonstration in Tehran. Photo: Reuters/Meghdad Madali. Last weekend, antisemitic rallies protected by free speech rights were once again tolerated by Western and European countries. Isn’t it interesting that so many hate marches target the Jewish people? Starting in 1979, Iran […]
Israel to ally with Arab neighbors around Red Sea in bid to save world’s corals
Swiss institute to manage partnership between Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Eritrea, Djibouti and Sudan in largest regional project of its kind By MELANIE LIDMANToday, 4:21 pm 0 0shares The Red Sea Transnational Research Center will study thousands of types of fish and coral found in the Red Sea, like these photographed near Eilat by Professor […]
Army chief says Gaza deal for calm is working, violence along border is down
But Aviv Kohavi also signals to leaders of communities near border of Hamas-run enclave that IDF will not allow arson balloons to be launched into Israel forever By TOI STAFFToday, 2:42 pm 1 55shares Israeli firefighter battles a fire started by an incendiary device launched from Gaza Strip, near the Israel and Gaza border fence, Wednesday, May […]
U.S. starts ‘unwinding’ Turkey from F-35 program over Russia defense deal
WASHINGTON/ISTANBUL – The United States on Friday raised the stakes in its standoff with Turkey over Ankara’s deal to acquire a Russian air defense system, laying out a plan to remove the NATO ally from the F-35 fighter jet program that includes immediately halting any new training for Turkish pilots on the advanced aircraft. […]
The Sound of a Trumpet
By Pete GarciaJune 7, 2019 by Randy Nettles Guess what? The feast of Pentecost is right around the corner. This year it occurs on June 9, 2019. The fourth Feast of the Lord is celebrated 50 days after the feast of Firstfruits in early summer. Pentecost (Feast of Weeks), or Shavuot to the Jews, celebrates the […]
Temple Mount Sifting Project reboots, aims to salvage ancient temple artifacts
At Jerusalem Day event, minister vows funds for project in which 500,000 artifacts from all eras of J’lem settlement have already been found in dirt illegally dumped by Muslim Waqf By AMANDA BORSCHEL-DAN 7 June 2019, 2:04 pm2 528shares Prof. Gabriel Barkay, co-director of the Temple Mount Sifting Project, on Mayn 30, 2019. (Amanda Borschel-Dan/Times of […]
Iran said accelerating uranium centrifuge production, anticipating deal collapse
But Israeli intelligence sources tell Channel 13 news Tehran is also making overtures to Washington to renew talks in bid to deescalate By TOI STAFF and AGENCIESToday, 10:12 pm Illustrative. Centrifuges enriching uranium. (Public Domain/US Department of Energy/Wikimedia Commons) With Iran’s nuclear deal with global powers teetering on the edge of collapse, Israeli intelligence has identified a significant […]
US Sanctions Iranian Petrochemicals Company Linked to Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
The US Treasury Department on Friday announced a new layer of economic pressure on the Iranian regime, with tough sanctions imposed on the Islamic Republic’s main petrochemicals company. “The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action today against Iran’s largest and most profitable petrochemical holding group, Persian Gulf Petrochemical […]
Pentagon Gives Turkey a Deadline to Cancel S-400 Deal or Lose F-35
By July 31, says the ASecDef, Ankara must choose between the Russian S-400 or the U.S.-led JSF. The Pentagon has started the process of removing Turkey from the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, and has drawn up plans to shift the NATO ally’s manufacturing roles to American and allied manufacturers, U.S. defense officials said Friday. Washington […]
IntelBrief: Russia and Iran Seek the Spoils of War in Syria
Posted on June 07, 2019 Bottom Line Up Front Although they are on the same side in the conflict in Syria, Russia and Iran each maintain their own priorities beyond propping up the Assad regime. Russia and Iran have expended massive resources to carve out their own long-term spheres of influence in Syria and throughout […]
From U.S. to Iran, Russia’s S-400 upending the world – analysis
Russia’s S-400 has the potential to both embarrass Washington and upend the traditional US alliance system in the region. Seth J. Frantzman June 7, 2019 13:05 The US stopped receiving more Turkish pilots for an F-35 training program, Reuters reported on Friday. The same day Russia said it had not received a request from Iran […]
Iran rejects French call for wider talks beyond nuclear deal – state TV
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran rejected French calls for wider international talks over its nuclear and military ambitions, saying on Friday it would only discuss its existing 2015 atomic pact with world powers, state TV reported. French President Emmanuel Macron had said a day earlier that Paris and Washington both wanted to stop Tehran getting nuclear […]