PM Netanyahu’s Remarks at the Start of the Weekly Cabinet Meeting

GovernmentThe 34th Government, Benjamin Netanyahu22.12.2019 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at the start of the weekly Cabinet meeting, made the following remarks: “Members of the government, yesterday we saw an additional public expression of the warming in relations between Israel and Arab countries. The UAE Foreign Minister, Abdullah bin Zayed, spoke about a new alliance in […]

Egypt to begin importing natural gas from Israel by mid-January

Israeli gas exports to Egypt will gradually reach 7 billion cubic metres, the source said on condition of anonymity. REUTERS DECEMBER 22, 2019 12:47 Egypt will begin importing natural gas from Israel by mid-January 2020, a senior industry source said on Sunday. Israeli gas exports to Egypt will gradually reach 7 billion cubic metres, the […]

Netanyahu on war crimes probe: ICC has become a ‘weapon’ against Israel

PM slams court’s ‘absurd’ decision, accuses it of ‘acting against the right of Jews to settle in the homeland of the Jews’ Alexander FulbrightToday, 12:55 pm Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday tore into the International Criminal Court for saying there were grounds to investigate alleged Israeli and Palestinian war crimes, calling it an “absurd” […]

Netanyahu says ICC makes Jewish rights to Biblical Israel a war crime

Netanyahu said that with the prosecutor’s decision, the ICC had become ammunition in the political battle against the state of Israel. TOVAH LAZAROFF DECEMBER 22, 2019 12:13 Israel plans to push back against the “absurd” decision by the International Criminal Court to turn the right of Jews to live in Biblical Israel into a war […]

Report: Pence May Visit Israel in January for Auschwitz Ceremony

US Vice President Mike Pence speaks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting in Jerusalem, Jan. 22, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Ariel Schalit / Pool. JNS.org – US Vice President Mike Pence may join other world leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron, in Israel in January for a […]

Christmas and Genesis

by Jonathan Sarfati We at CMI wish all our readers and supporters a safe and blessed Christmas and New Year festive season. But what does CMI have to do with Christmas? How does Genesis relate to a birthday? The whole point is that the One whose birth is celebrated at Christmas was none other than […]

Wrapping a Christmas Gift? New Work Reported at North Korean Factory Linked to Long-Range Missiles

North Korea has suspended its tests of nuclear weapons and intercontinental ballistic missiles, but that halt doesn’t apply to medium- and long-range missiles. US analysts suggest that the “Christmas gift” North Korea has recently threatened refers to a resumption of long-range ballistic missile tests. North Korea has expanded work at a factory associated with the […]

ISIS Blamed for Attacks on 3 Oil Facilities in Syria

CHARLES BYBELEZER 12/22/2019 A war monitor group said that the Islamic State terror group was likely responsible for this weekend’s coordinated strikes on three oil and gas installations in central Syria. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirmed that two natural gas facilities and an oil refinery were targeted in Homs Province, while noting this […]

Ten things to know about the ICC’s war crimes probe against Israel

A look into the ICC’s investigation into the Jewish state for “war crimes.” TOVAH LAZAROFF DECEMBER 22, 2019 10:56 1. The ICC finished its preliminary examination and wants to open a war crimes investigation into Israeli and Palestinian actions in Gaza, east Jerusalem and the West Bank beginning from June 13, 2014. 2. If the […]

New Trump sanctions target Turkish economy and military

A $738 billion defense spending bill signed by US President Donald Trump early on Saturday takes aim at Turkey’s finance and military sectors. (AP/File) ANKARA: A $738 billion defense spending bill signed by US President Donald Trump early on Saturday takes aim at Turkey’s finance and military sectors, further straining ties between Ankara and Washington. The […]

Turkey Racks Up Tension In The Eastern Mediterranean – OpEd

December 21, 2019Neville Teller There was reason behind Turkey’s invasion in 1974 of northern Cyprus, an area largely inhabited by ethnic Turks. Turkey was reacting to a coup, masterminded by the then military junta in Greece, aimed at overturning the Cypriot government and substituting one favoring Enosis, or union with Greece. But strong-arm tactics, no […]

Moscow’s Trouble With Israelis Has a Deeper Meaning

by Israel Kasnett / JNS.org JNS.org – Israel has long had a complicated relationship with Russia. As an ally of some of the Jewish state’s fiercest enemies, such as Iran and Syria, Jerusalem interacts with Moscow carefully and purposefully, walking a fine line to maintain warm ties. However, the recent arrest and imprisonment of Israeli-American […]