U.S. sanctions Iraq-based company, says it backs Iran’s IRGC

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday sanctioned an Iraqi company and two of its associates, which it said had helped Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds force evade sanctions by smuggling hundreds of millions of dollars worth of weapons. “Treasury is taking action to shut down Iranian weapons smuggling networks that have been used […]

Lavrov: Moscow, Damascus to Hand Crushing Response to Terrorists in Idlib

Created on Tuesday, 11 June 2019 23:23 Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Moscow and Damascus will give a “crushing” response to militants launching attacks in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib, the last major stronghold of foreign-backed terrorists in the country, according to Press TV. Lavrov said at a news conference on Monday that “terrorists […]

IDF general: Lebanon to pay heavy price in next Israel-Hezbollah war

Head of IDF’s Northern Command Maj.-Gen. Amir Baram says Beirut “cooperating” with Shi’ite terror group. Anna Ahronheim June 12, 2019 15:50 Supporters of Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah carry pictures of Hezbollah’s late military leader Imad Moughniyah as Nasrallah appears on a screen to speak at an event to commemorate the deaths of six […]

A Hizballah drone flies over Israel’s Shlomi, is not intercepted

Israeli aircraft were scrambled Wednesday afternoon when a Hizballah drone infiltrated northern Israel over the small town of Shlomi 3 km from the Lebanese border – but did not shoot it down. The intruding drone returned to Lebanon unscathed. The IDF in a laconic communique reported that Israeli forces had spotted the intruding UAV when […]

Erekat pleads with Arab states: Do not undermine Palestinian cause for your gain

Senior Ramallah official tells ToI economic workshop in Bahrain will be an ’embarrassment’ for Kushner, but admits White House has rendered him less relevant in eyes of his people By ADAM RASGON and JACOB MAGIDToday, 8:02  Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat at a press conference following an emergency meeting at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, August 11, […]

Turkey slams U.S. letter on removal from F-35 program

Published:  06.12.19 , 14:42 Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar says the language in a U.S. letter regarding Turkey’s removal from the F-35 fighter jet program does not suit the spirit of alliance.   Akar also says Turkey is preparing a response to be sent to the U.S. in the coming days.  

IDF rolls out new siren system to warn more precisely of incoming attacks

Alarms based on individual towns — or neighborhoods, in some cases — as opposed to old system that operated based on larger regions By JUDAH ARI GROSS Today, 1:45 pm  0 7shares Illustrative: An Israeli family takes cover in a bomb shelter made of a converted concrete pipe during the 2014 Gaza war. (Melanie Lidman/Times of Israel) […]

Israel Needs American Jewry, Now More than Ever

By Shay Attias June 12, 2019 BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,198, June 12, 2019 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The persistent affiliation of the American Jewish diaspora with the Democratic party – a party that is vocally and increasingly critical of Israel – raises concern over what will happen when the US eventually elects another Democratic president. […]

Several incendiary balloon fires burning in South

June 12, 2019 14:37 Breaking news. (photo credit: JPOST STAFF) Three fires suspected to be caused by incendiary balloons sent from Gaza are reportedly burning in the South’s Eshkol Regional Council, Mako reported on Wednesday afternoon. A large fire is also burning near Kibbutz Nachal Oz.One of the three fires in the Eshkol region is […]

Egypt’s hand appears in play behind scenes in Sudan

Muhammed Magdy June 11, 2019 Article Summary The head of the Sudanese Transitional Military Council has visited Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, raising questions about Cairo’s role in Sudanese affairs.   CAIRO — Much of the world is wondering who is really running the show in Sudan now that its president of […]

Everything Is Possible in Tense Atmosphere: Zarif

– June 12, 2019  Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says under the current tense situation in the Middle East, any scenario is possible. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Al-Araby TV on Tuesday, whose full version will be aired on Wednesday, Zarif pointed to the ongoing tension in the Middle East, and said “everything […]

Chief Palestinian negotiator predicts Bahrain economic workshop will be a bust

Published:  06.12.19 , 12:41 Saeb Erekat, secretary-general of the Palestine Liberation Organization’s Executive Committee, told the Times of Israel Wednesday, the meeting will be “the biggest setback and embarrassment” for Jared Kushner and that all Arab participants will speak of a Palestinian state with E. Jerusalem as its capitol

God Has a Purpose for Storms

If you are in the midst of suffering, you can trust that God is using it for both your good and His kingdom. Psalm 119:71 71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes. Perhaps you’ve seen a TV show in which a distracted person is about to step in front of a moving vehicle. Then suddenly another character races onto the scene, tackling him to prevent a catastrophe. Stunned and indignant, the near-victim fumes and swats at his rescuer—that is, until realizing he has just been saved from a far worse …

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