Kochavi’s explosive comments on Iraq – analysis

Iran wants to move precision-guided munitions, in the form of kits that attach to rockets, to Hezbollah in Lebanon. By SETH J. FRANTZMAN DECEMBER 25, 2019 22:20 Israel will not allow Iran to entrench itself in Iraq. IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi said on Wednesday that Iran is exploiting Iraq’s current political crises to […]

Rocket sirens sound in Ashkelon during Netanyahu campaign event there

The rocket alarms in Ashkelon and Gaza-adjacent communities sound while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in the area for a campaign event ahead of the Likud primary vote tomorrow. Hebrew-language media says several Iron Dome missiles were launched, although it isn’t yet clear whether there were actual rockets fired from Gaza.

PM Netanyahu says he’s asked Putin ‘many times’ to pardon marijuana-smuggling Israeli

PM Netanyahu says he hopes Pres. Putin will pardon Naama Issachar. ‘I believe a miracle will happen and she’ll come home soon,’ mother says. Arutz Sheva Staff, 25/12/19  Yaffa Issachar, the mother of a young Israeli woman imprisoned for smuggling marijuana into Russia, on Wednesday said she has full faith that there will be a […]

Iran increases security, shuts down Internet again ahead of new protests

“It is possible that more provinces will be affected by the shutdown of mobile international connectivity,” ILNA said. TZVI JOFFRE DECEMBER 25, 2019 18:11 Iran has bolstered security forces and has begun shutting off Internet access in some areas in preparation for expected protests on Wednesday, according to Iranian media. The semi-official news agency ILNA […]

Netanyahu: ‘Putin told me, ‘If it weren’t for my relationship with Putin, we’d be at war’

PM Netanyahu talks about Likud primaries, Naama Issachar, and his relationship with Putin and world leaders. Arutz Sheva Staff, 25/12/19  Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Wednesday emphasized the importance of his continued leadership for Israel’s diplomacy worldwide. “I have a unique relationship with world leaders, and we can see this in specific instances as […]

Stacked deck against Netanyahu? Israel’s High Court selects activist judges to decide his fate, paper says

Israel’s Supreme Court will weigh in on whether Netanyahu can govern under indictment. By World Israel News Staff Next Tuesday, the Israeli Supreme Court will decide if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is fit to form a government given that he faces indictment in three corruption cases. But the composition of the judges shows that Netanyahu […]

IDF preparing for confrontation with Iran – Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi

Lt.-Gen. Kochavi acknowledges in public for the first time that Israel has struck Iranian targets in Iraq. ANNA AHRONHEIM DECEMBER 25, 2019 13:08 The IDF is preparing for a limited confrontation with the Islamic Republic as Israel continues to act against Iranian entrenchment, t , IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi warned Thursday morning. […]

The war in Libya might escalate beyond its borders

December 25, 2019   The war in Libya is showing clear signs of escalation. As the North African nation struggles to unite under a single government, external factors are likely to push the conflict beyond its borders. The reason, like most modern wars, is about energy. Eastern Mediterranean Sea is a gas-rich region marred in […]

Bennett signs order preventing Israeli terrorists receiving ‘pay-for-slay’ money

“This is another step in the campaign against terrorists, we are working so that Jewish blood will no longer be financially lucrative,” the Defense Minister said. JERUSALEM POST STAFF DECEMBER 25, 2019 10:31 Defense Minister Naftali Bennett has signed an order to prevent convicted terrorists with Israeli citizenship, and their families, from receiving payments from […]

“In the next war, we will forcefully attack the urban space, because it is the enemy who has chosen to settle and

The Chief of Staff, Major General Aviv Kochavi, made a speech this morning (Wednesday) at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya, in memory of the 15th Chief of Staff, Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, on “IDF – Challenges and Response”. “Like many people, Amnon was an exemplary figure for me as well. I knew him well, had an extraordinary […]

The Hague Tribunal: Will the curse become a blessing?

Prof. Eugene Kontorovich says that while the ruling is simply political, it could be a blessing in disguise. The Land Of Israel Network, 25/12/19 03:20 On today’s Israel Uncensored with Josh Hasten, an interview with Prof. Eugene Kontorovich, head of the International Law Department at the Kohelet Policy Forum, on the International Criminal Court’s decision […]

Australian PM: ICC has no authority to discuss PA issue

Australian Prime Minister tells Netanyahu his country does not recognize the “State of Palestine” or its status as member state of the ICC.   Elad Benari, 25/12/19 06:32 Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison told Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Tuesday that his country does not recognize the “State of Palestine” or its status as a […]

Iranian chess champion seeks nationality change

  Iran’s top rated chess champion decides not to play for his country, in apparent reaction to its informal ban on competing against Israelis.   Elad Benari, 25/12/19 06:05 Chess iStock Iran’s top rated chess champion has decided not to play for his country in an apparent reaction to Tehran’s informal ban on competing against […]

Netanyahu unveils plans for 3,000 new settler homes

  Ahead of Likud leadership election, Netanyahu unveils plans for more than 3,000 new homes in Judea and Samaria.   Arutz Sheva Staff, 25/12/19 08:27   Construction in Ariel, Samaria Flash 90 Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is pushing plans for more than 3,000 new housing units in Judea and Samaria, just before the Likud party’s […]