New US envoy to UN says she’ll defend Israel, cares about Palestinian refugees

Kelly Craft in first United Nations press conference warns Iran that Washington has ‘other tools’ if Tehran continues its bad behavior Today, 2:12 am US Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft on Friday told her first press conference since arriving at the United Nations in September that she will strongly oppose Israel being used […]

U.S. Sanctions Iranian-Controlled Militias Killing Peaceful Protesters in Iraq

Iran wrenching control of Iraq from its people The Trump administration on Friday issued a bevy of new sanctions on Iranian militia leaders guilty of killing peaceful protesters in Iraq, a sign the administration is troubled about increasingly muscular attempts by Tehran to infiltrate the Iraqi government and wrest control for its own agenda. As […]

Iran’s Zarif claims Israeli rocket test was a nuke ‘aimed at Iran’

Images shared on social media showed a projectile streaking through the sky. ANNA AHRONHEIM DECEMBER 6, 2019 22:47 Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif took to Twitter Friday night to set an egregious claim that Israel’s rocket propulsion system test completed yesterday was actually a nuclear test “aimed at Iran.” “Israel today tested a nuke-missile, aimed […]

U.S. House approves resolution supporting two-state solution

The resolution comes amid recent discussion in Israel regarding the possibility of annexing sections of the West Bank in Area C, including the Jordan Valley and some Israeli settlements. The United States House of Representatives approved a resolution expressing support for the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, while also warning Israeli against any attempts […]

Palestinians slam ICC report that says rewarding terrorists is a possible ‘war crime’

Palestinian Foreign Affairs Minister Riad Malki said the report was “based on misleading narratives of a political nature … rather than an objective and accurate description of the relevant facts.” (December 6, 2019 / JNS) Palestinian officials slammed a report from the International Criminal Court that includes a warning that rewarding terrorists and their families […]

House to Vote on Resolution Reaffirming Two-State Solution

    The US Capitol Building. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. JNS.org – The US House of Representatives is slated to vote Friday on a resolution reaffirming two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It was introduced by Reps. Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.), Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) and Karen Bass (D-Calif.). It emphasizes the US-Israel relationship on issues from national security […]

Iran Envoy Vows Tehran to Continue Its Missile Programme After Zarif Denies Claims Tehran Has Nukes

On Thursday, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif insisted that allegations by the European signatories to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal that Tehran possesses “nuclear-capable ballistic missiles” is nothing but a “desperate falsehood.” In a letter to UN Security Council (UNSC) President Kelly Craft, Iran’s Ambassador to the UN Majid Takht-Ravanchi rejected claims by France, Germany […]

Iran may have been behind attack on Iraq’s Balad base – US State Dept official

Iran may have been behind Thursday’s attack on Iraq’s Balad air base, a senior US State Department official said on Friday, but added that Washington was awaiting further evidence. Iraqi military on Thursday said that two Katyusha rockets landed inside Balad air base, which hosts US forces and contractors and is located about 50 miles […]

Turkish offshore gas deal with Libya upsets Mediterranean boundaries

Turkish offshore gas deal with Libya upsets Mediterranean boundaries By Selcan Hacaoglu and Firat Kozok on 12/6/2019 <!– –> ANKARA (Bloomberg) – Turkey and Libya officially approved a contentious maritime deal that may fuel an energy showdown in the gas-rich waters of the eastern Mediterranean, where both countries are at odds with Greece. The Nov. […]

Nikki Haley Says Canada Made ‘Deal With the Devil’ With Recent Turn Against Israel at UN

    Former US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley. Photo: Reuters / Mike Segar. Former US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley accused Canada on Thursday of making a “deal with the devil” by recently voting in favor of an anti-Israel General Assembly resolution. Speaking at the annual UN Watch gala in New York […]

88 groups call on DeVos to prevent federal funding of anti-Israel Mideast programs

“It is unacceptable that federal funds could be used to implement an academic boycott that directly contravenes the purposes for which these funds have been granted. Area studies programs whose directors or affiliated faculty engage in such behavior should be ineligible to receive or renew Title VI funding.” Spread the word. Help JNS grow! Share […]

Fresh intelligence points to Iranian threat against US forces and interests in Middle East, officials say

By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent Updated 0039 GMT (0839 HKT) December 4, 2019 Intel points to Iranian threat against US forces in Middle East What’s next for Trump impeachment inquiry GOP lawmaker: Weird Giuliani is in Ukraine right now (CNN)There is fresh intelligence of a potential Iranian threat against US forces and interests in […]