Month: December 2019

ISIS Blamed for Attacks on 3 Oil Facilities in Syria

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 […]

Libyan Army vows to repel any Turkish military attack, willing to battle in Mediterranean

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News Desk2019-12-21     /* custom css */ .td_uid_6_5dfeb53a1dd44_rand.td-a-rec-img { text-align: left; } .td_uid_6_5dfeb53a1dd44_rand.td-a-rec-img img { margin: 0 auto 0 0; } BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 A.M.) – The Libyan National Army (LNA), led by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, said on Saturday that they will repel any attack by the Turkish military. According to Saudi state-owned […]

Noble about to start up major Leviathan project in Israel

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Jordan BlumPublished 8:09 am CST, Friday, December 20, 2019 Noble Energy is on the verge of starting up the massive Leviathan natural gas project offshore of Israel any day now after a final legal hurdle was cleared Thursday. The $4 billion Leviathan project led by Houston-based Noble is expected to turn Israel into a legitimate energy […]

Eastern Libyan forces seize ship with a Turkish crew

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Turkey supports their rivals, the Libyan government in Tripoli. REUTERS Eastern Libyan forces seized a Grenada-flagged ship with a Turkish crew on Saturday off the Libyan coast, a spokesman said, amid rising tensions with Turkey, which supports the rival and internationally recognized Libyan government in Tripoli. Turkey’s parliament on Saturday approved a security and military […]

Hamas: Escalate ‘battle’ against Jews in Judea and Samaria

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Terror group calls for attacks on Israeli civilians, says any retaliatory attacks are ‘dangerous escalation,’ show Israeli ‘extremism.’ Dalit Halevi, 21/12/19  The Hamas terror group has called to escalate the armed “battle” against Israel in the “occupied West Bank” – their name for Judea, Samaria, and Jerusalem’s Arab neighborhoods. Abad al-Latif al-Qanoa, a Hamas spokesperson, […]

New attack on Syrian oil fields was ‘too sophisticated’ for terrorist groups: source

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BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:40 P.M.) – A government source in the city of Damascus told Al-Masdar News on Saturday that the recent attack on the gas and oil fields in eastern Homs were most likely conducted by a foreign military or intelligence forces. According to the source, the attacks on the Al-Rayyan Gas Field and other […]

Lebanon PM pick said to promise Hezbollah won’t control government

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Hassan Diab indicates that terror group agreed to exclusion of political parties from cabinet, a key demand of protesters, as demonstrations calm AgenciesToday, 2:06 am BEIRUT, Lebanon — Lebanon’s new prime minister held consultations Saturday with parliamentary blocs in which they discussed the shape of the future government and said afterward that legislators all had […]

Simon Wiesenthal Centre criticizes ICC probe of Israel

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“Any investigation of crimes committed in the Palestinian Territory should focus on continuous attacks from Gaza against Israelis by Hamas.” Arutz Sheva Staff, 22/12/19  The Simon Wiesenthal Centre on Saturday criticized the International Criminal Court chief prosecutor’s decision to open a full investigation into alleged Israeli “war crimes” in Palestinian Authority (PA)-controlled territories. In a […]

The story of the ‘stolen’ missile boats Israel used in the Yom Kippur War

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Half a century has passed since Israel defied a French embargo and stole its own boats from Cherbourg harbor on Christmas Eve, titillating the world media. ABRAHAM RABINOVICH DECEMBER 21, 2019 20:36 THE DESTROYER ‘Eilat,’ first victim of the naval missile age. Fifty years ago this Christmas Eve, five small naval vessels slipped out of […]

Past decade saw over a quarter million immigrants to Israel from 150 countries

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More people make aliyah in 2019 than in the last 10 years; Russia leads way with decade’s most immigrants, followed by Ukraine, France, US and Ethiopia By TOI staff 21 December 2019, 11:45 pm   Over a quarter million people immigrated to Israel in the last decade from roughly 150 countries, according to statistics released […]