Turkey and Libya challenge Israel’s allies in the Mediterranean

Greece and Cyprus are leading the international opposition to the Turkish-Libyan agreement. MICHAEL HARARI DECEMBER 18, 2019 12:37 The natural gas discoveries in the Mediterranean and repercussions of the Arab Spring yielded significant developments in the regional architecture of the Eastern Mediterranean Basin. Chief among them are the trilateral relationship among Israel, Greece and Cyprus […]

7,000-year-old wall against sea level rise uncovered on Carmel Coast

7,000-year-old wall against sea level rise uncovered on Carmel Coast The researchers cautioned that the fate of 7,000-year-old Tel Hreiz should represent a warning for present-day humans. By ROSSELLA TERCATIN DECEMBER 18, 2019 Some 7,000 years ago, a village on the Carmel Coast built a wall to protect itself from the rising sea level caused […]

Cyprus adopts international anti-Semitism definition, earning praise from Israel

Cyprus adopts international anti-Semitism definition, earning praise from Israel Jerusalem hails shift as an ‘important step’ in combating hatred of Jews; definition allows for criticism of Israeli policies By TOI staff Today, 9:05 pm Cyprus has adopted a broad definition of anti-Semitism that takes aim at some expressions of anti-Israel sentiment, the Mediterranean island country […]

Israel to push for backpacker’s release, discuss travel limits with Russia

Delegation from the Kremlin set to arrive in Israel on Thursday, as jailed Israeli-American Naama Issachar faces appeal, and a day after 46 Israelis held up in Moscow for hours Israeli officials will push for the release of an Israeli-American backpacker who is jailed in Russia and discuss an apparent tightening of restrictions on Israeli […]

Report: Erdoğan Turning a Blind Eye as Hamas Plots in Turkey to Attack Israel

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a meeting of his ruling AK Party in Ankara, Turkey, September 5, 2019. Photo: Murat Kula/Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS. JNS.org – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is turning a blind eye to the fact that senior Hamas officials based in Istanbul are actively plotting terrorist attacks against Israel, […]

The executive order on anti-Semitism is illegal

Featured Post The executive order on anti-Semitism is illegal Notwithstanding Jared Kushner’s convoluted defense, the president had no authority to issue the order. It requires an Act of Congress President Donald Trump shows the executive order he signed combating anti-Semitism in the US, during a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House, […]

Energy Companies Seek to Lift Hold on Leviathan Field Natural Gas Production

THE MEDIA LINE STAFF 12/18/2019 Texas-based Noble Energy and Israel’s Delek Drilling went to court Wednesday seeking the cancellation of an injunction issued Tuesday by the Jerusalem District Court that threatens to delay production at Israel’s Leviathan natural gas field due to environmental concerns. On Tuesday, the Jerusalem District Court issued a temporary order that […]

Shin Bet arrests 50 PFLP terrorists, thwarting upcoming attack

Cell behind deadly Dolev spring attack and several shooting attacks; Shin Bet says cell was planning more deadly attacks. ANNA AHRONHEIM DECEMBER 18, 2019 13:06 Israeli security forces in the West Bank have uncovered and dismantled a 50-person strong terror cell believed to behind a string of deadly attacks in the area including the deadly […]

U.S. said denying Trump plan for ‘New Palestine’

The U.S. denies reports that Donald Trump’s Mideast peace plan includes a three-way deal between Israel, the PLO and Hamas to establish a country known as “New Palestine.” “We are confident that the so-called source has not seen the plan,” a senior U.S. official said, according to the Times of Israel. The denial comes after […]

Russian military opened fire on an Israeli aircraft in southwest Syria: report

2019-12-18 /* custom css */ .td_uid_6_5df9ef4fadf25_rand.td-a-rec-img { text-align: left; } .td_uid_6_5df9ef4fadf25_rand.td-a-rec-img img { margin: 0 auto 0 0; } BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 A.M.) – The Russian military allegedly opened fire on Israeli aircraft that entered Syria’s airspace in the southwestern part o the country, the Hebrew-language website Channel 12 reported. Citing the website Top War, […]

‘Dangerous escalation’: Turkey warns US against scrapping arms embargo on Cyprus

The move will only hamper peaceful settlement efforts on divided island, Turkish Foreign Ministry says Turkey said late on Tuesday that a US decision to scrap a decades-old arms embargo on Cyprus would make for a “dangerous escalation”. The move “will have no outcome other than hampering efforts towards a settlement on the island and creating […]

Putin notes need for further anti-terror efforts in Syria in phone call with Erdogan

The Russian and Turkish presidents had a phone conversation on Tuesday MOSCOW, December 17. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin, who had a telephone conversation with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday, stressed the importance of further joint efforts to fight terrorist groups in Syria, the Kremlin press service said. “The leaders exchanged views […]

Bennett working to step up campaign against Iran in Syria

Defense minister aims to completely remove Iran from the war-torn country in the near future By ANNA AHRONHEIM DECEMBER 17, 2019 22:19 Defense Minister Naftali Bennett is working to intensify Israel’s steps against Iranian forces in Syria, with the aim of persuading the Islamic Republic to withdraw its forces from the war-torn country in the […]

Turkey vows to do whatever required in int’l arena

‘If necessary, Turkey sends troops, drills in East Mediterranean, launches cross-border op.,’ says country’s vice president Turkey reiterated its commitment to do whatever it needs to do in the international arena, Turkish vice president said on Tuesday. “If necessary, Turkey sends troops, drills in the East Mediterranean and launches cross-border operation, it does whatever is […]