Mary: the biblical woman behind the cultural legend

by Lita Cosner and Robert Carter First published: 25 December 2017 (GMT+10) Re-featured on homepage: 19 December 2019 (GMT+10)   Cultural ideas and traditions about Mary often overshadow the biblical woman. For instance, this European mother and child look nothing like the historical Mary and Jesus would have. We can see in church history that […]

Unidentified aircraft strike Iranian targets in eastern Syria – report

According to Deir Ezzor 24, the attack was likely carried out by Israel and the target may have been an arms depot belonging to the Iranian militias. TZVI JOFFRE DECEMBER 24, 2019 01:53 Unidentified aircraft struck targets belonging to Iranian militias near Al-Mayadin east of Deir Ezzor in eastern Syria on Sunday, according to Deir […]

Greece is bracing for four scenarios on Turkish moves in Mediterranean

Dec 23 2019 03:18 Gmt+3 Greece is bracing itself for moves by Turkey in the Mediterranean to back up a deal it signed with Libya’s internationally recognised government that sees Turkey and Libya as maritime neighbours, analyst Costis Papadiochos wrote for the Greek newspaper Kathimerini. Tensions have risen since Turkey signed a memorandum of understanding […]

State halts test of Leviathan gas rig, saying company didn’t meet criteria

Noble Energy is told additional approvals needed before it can conduct the pipe-flushing procedure, which has raised concerns of dangerous pollution along the coast TOI staffToday, 11:35 pm The Environmental Protection Ministry on Monday ordered the Noble Energy firm to postpone a planned test of its gas rig off Israel’s northern coast, saying that the […]

Israel officially opposes Turkey-Libya sea corridor deal

‘But that doesn’t mean we’re sending battleships to confront Turkey.’ – Foreign Minister. Mordechai Sones, 23/12/19  When confronted on a Channel 13 interview with a report that Prime Minister Netanyahu had told Cyprus’ president last Friday that a maritime deal between Turkey and Lybia was to be condemned as “illegal”, Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz confirmed […]

Top Iranian official: Israel ‘will regret’ attacks in Syria

Day after strike near Damascus, Russian news agency publishes interview with senior adviser Ali Akbar Velayati saying Israeli airstrikes ‘will not pass without a response’ TOI staffAgenciesToday, 9:35 pm A top Iranian official said that Israel “will regret” its attacks in Syria, which have reportedly targeted Iranian resources and weapons shipments. The Israeli attacks “will […]

A 5-step plan to fight the ICC

The International Criminal Court is not a legal body. It is a political organization that is exceedingly hostile to Israel. To fight it, Israel needs to ditch its failed legal strategy and adopt and implement an aggressive plan to defeat the ICC on its own political terms. by Caroline B. Glick Published on 12-23-2019 21:20 […]

Netanyahu to attends Mediterranean gas summit in January

An East-Med gas pipeline agreement is to be signed at a summit in early January between Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The three leaders agreed this week to meet and sign an accord creating a gas pipeline from Israel through Cyprus to Europe. Turkish President Recep […]

Netanyahu to attends Mediterranean gas summit in January

An East-Med gas pipeline agreement is to be signed at a summit in early January between Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The three leaders agreed this week to meet and sign an accord creating a gas pipeline from Israel through Cyprus to Europe. Turkish President Recep […]

Syrian gov’t accuses US of bombing oil facilities in Homs

By News Desk – 2019-12-23 BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:45 P.M.) – The Syrian Foreign Minister, Walid al-Muallem, accused Israel, the United States, and Turkey of working to help terrorists inside Syria. Muallem said during his meeting with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, that “the Israeli enemy launched a missile attack yesterday targeting Damascus and its surroundings.” […]

Eastern Libyan force warns will strike planes carrying military gear

The Libyan National Army has said it monitored a Boeing 747 flying from Istanbul to Libya carrying military equipment. FILE PHOTO: An American Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 flight from Los Angeles lands at Reagan National Airport shortly after an announcement was made by the FAA that the planes were being grounded by the United […]

German Jewish leader: Political parties infected with antisemitism

‘No one should walk wearing a kippah through Halle’ BENJAMIN WEINTHAL DECEMBER 22, 2019 19:35 The chairman of the Jewish community in Halle, Germany – where a neo-Nazi attempted to shoot up a synagogue on Yom Kippur – said that all German political parties are infected with Jew-hatred according to a Sunday interview in the […]

Russia sends another warship armed with cruise missiles to Syria

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Eastern Libyan force warns will strike planes carrying military gear

The Libyan National Army has said it monitored a Boeing 747 flying from Istanbul to Libya carrying military equipment. DECEMBER 23, 2019 04:19 FILE PHOTO: An American Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 flight from Los Angeles lands at Reagan National Airport shortly after an announcement was made by the FAA that the planes were being […]