House Subcommittee to discuss the rise of antisemitism

House Subcommittee to discuss the rise of antisemitism The hearing would focus on increase of “antisemitic domestic terrorism attacks.” By OMRI NAHMIAS DECEMBER 30, 2019 23:43 WASHINGTON – The House Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism will hold a Congressional hearing Wednesday, January 15 on the rise of antisemitism, subcommittee chairman Max Rose announced on Monday. […]

Leviathan gas field receives final approval hours before operation begins

The ministry stated that Noble Energy, the operator of the Leviathan gas platform, has held up to all required conditions. JERUSALEM POST STAFF DECEMBER 31, 2019 01:40 The Leviathan natural gas field received final approval from the Ministry of Environmental Protection on Monday night just four hours before operations, even though the ministry promised to […]

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard reportedly seizes ship in Gulf over ‘smuggled fuel’

State media says vessel crewed by Malaysians was carrying 1.3 million liters of fuel; seizure comes as Iranian, Russian and Chinese navies hold unprecedented joint drill By Agencies and TOI staff 30 December 2019, 10:59 pm 0 Edit Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard on Monday seized a ship in the Persian Gulf suspected of carrying smuggled […]

State Dept Official Slams Russia, China for Joint Naval Drills With Iran, Urges Sanctions on Tehran

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – A senior State Department official on Monday criticized Russia and China for holding joint naval exercises with Iran and urged them to instead join the campaign of sanctioning and isolating Tehran. “Now it’s not the time for governments to be doing any sort of military exercises with this regime. We think now […]

“US Dominance In Mideast Is Over”: Iran Declares After Joint Drills With Russia & China

Tyler DurdenMon, 12/30/2019 – 15:10 At a moment the US struck five supposedly ‘Iran-linked’ militia bases in Iraq and Syria on Sunday, sending regional tensions soaring, unprecedented four-day long joint naval drills involving Iran, Russia and China outside the Persian Gulf were simultaneously winding down. Iran used the occasion of being joined by Chinese and […]

PM Netanyahu: ‘The Court will not fall into trap against people’s will’

PM prepares for Supreme Court hearing on petition seeking to prevent him from forming next government due to indictments against him. Arutz Sheva Staff, 30/12/19 Netanyahu Flash 90 Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu earlier canceled his statement to the media and instead sent a video to the media, referring to the Supreme Court legal debate on […]

Russian FM: Iran Nuclear Deal in Danger of ‘Falling Apart’

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned on Monday that the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action – the nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1 countries (China, France, Russia, the UK, the US, and Germany) – was in danger of “falling apart” without the full compliance of the US and EU. Lavrov’s remarks came after […]

Israel’s Netanyahu Praises ‘Important’ US Strikes Against Iran-Backed Militia in Iraq and Syria

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by phone with US Mike Pompeo on Monday, a day after American air strikes targeted several bases in Iraq and Syria belonging to a Tehran regime-backed group. A statement published by Netanyahu’s office said the prime minister “commended” Pompeo on “the important US action against Iran and its proxies […]

Fallout from US strikes against Iranian-backed militias

Watch footage of the US air strikes against the Kataib Hezbollah militia in Iraq. SETH J. FRANTZMAN DECEMBER 30, 2019 19:52 US air strikes on five targets linked to Kataib Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed Iraqi militia, have caused concern and fallout in Iraq, as political leaders jockey to condemn America. Some Iraqi politicians who are in […]

Can the US deter Iranian-sponsored attacks?

DAVID ROMANO On Friday, a US contractor was killed and several American soldiers were injured in a rocket attack on their base near Kirkuk. The rockets used in the attack appear to be of the same Iranian make as a 2009 shipment from Iran to Hezbollah that the Israelis intercepted. Seth Frantzman of the Jerusalem […]

Iraq warns US ties at stake after deadly strikes against Iran-backed militia

Ousted PM Abdel Mahdi says attacks ‘force Iraq to review its relations’ with Washington; protesters burn US flags By AFP Today, 11:24 pm BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq’s government warned Monday that its relations with the United States were at risk after deadly American airstrikes against a pro-Iran group sparked anger on the streets, with protesters […]

Lebanese state prosecutor probes $2bn smuggled abroad by politicians

Nine Lebanese politicians are suspected of transferring a total of $2bn abroad in the past 15 days. Lebanon’s state prosecutor Ghassan Queidat was reported by by the national news agency as having asked for the help of the “the Swiss judiciary, the Special Investigation Commission of Banque du Liban and the Banking Control Commission of […]