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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Israeli military launches heavy assault on southern Syria

BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:20 A.M.) – The Israeli military launched a powerful assault on southern Syria last night, hitting a number of sites along the Quneitra-Daraa axis. According to a military source in Damascus, the Israeli military unleashed a heavy barrage of missiles that targeted the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) positions in and around the town […]

Houthis Claim Strike on Saudi Airport with Cruise Missile

Yemen’s Houthi movement launched an attack on the Abha airport in Saudi Arabia with a cruise missile, the rebel group’s TV station, Al-Masirah, reported on Wednesday without providing further details. According to the station, this was the second attack on a Saudi airport by the Iran-backed rebels this week, with multiple drone strikes claimed against […]

Iran to ask Japan’s Abe to mediate over U.S. oil sanctions

REUTERS June 12, 2019 11:19 DUBAI – Iran will ask Japan to mediate between Tehran and Washington to ease oil sanctions imposed by the United States, Iranian officials told Reuters ahead of a visit to Iran by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.   Abe, who is the first Japanese leader to visit Iran since its […]

‘New rules of trust & security’: Macron wants EU ties with Moscow independent of NATO & US

Europe should think outside NATO dictates and restore relations with Russia, French President Emmanuel Macron stressed, calling for a “strategic debate” with Moscow over mutual areas of concern. “Europe… must build new rules of trust and security with Russia, and should not only agree with NATO,” Macron said in an interview with the Swiss television […]

Palestinians Announce ‘Popular Uprising’ Against Trump Peace Plan

JNS.org – A “popular Palestinian uprising” against US President Donald Trump’s Mideast peace plan was announced on Sunday following a meeting of PLO faction representatives, Palestinian civil society organizations and private individuals in the West Bank city of el-Bireh. The protests are to coincide with the US-sponsored June 25-26 “Peace to Prosperity” conference in Bahrain, […]

Iran scrambles to lift petrochemical sales as sanctions hammer oil

LONDON/DUBAI/SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Iran has been racing to step up exports of petrochemicals and tap new markets to compensate for sliding oil sales, Iranian and international industry sources said, but now risks losing that crucial revenue as Washington tightens the screw on sanctions. Tehran has been selling increased volumes of petrochemical products at below […]

Israeli missile attack claimed by Syria hit Iranian-held Tel Al Harrah radar overlooking Golan

The Israel missile strike that Syrian military sources claimed took place early Wednesday, June 12, struck Iranian radars situated at Tel Al-Harrah, a hill overlooking the Golan, Galilee and the Sea of Galilee, DEBKAfile reports. Hizballah also maintains an observation post in the same Quneitra region some 15km from the Israeli border. The Syrians claimed […]