Netanyahu meets Pompeo in Lisbon on Wednesday

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will fly to Lisbon on Wednesday to meet with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and return home the same day. The meeting will cover the Iranian threat and other regional issues that were raised in the prime minister’s conversation with US President Donald Trump on Sunday. Pompeo will be coming […]

This Hanukkah, Israel’s menorah will be powered by natural gas

On Hanukkah, we celebrate the miracle of the menorah staying lit for eight days. This year, we should celebrate Israel’s discovery of enough fuel to keep it lit for the next century. (December 2, 2019 / JNS) Right on schedule, by Hanukkah, natural gas from Israel’s Leviathan offshore field will begin to flow to shore. […]

Defense Ministry to use economic warfare against terrorists

Naftali Bennett signs first in series of administrative orders aimed at financially crippling terrorist activities. Arutz Sheva Staff, 03/12/19  For the first time ever, the State of Israel will use targeted economic sanctions against individual terrorists around the world, the Defense Ministry announced Tuesday afternoon. Defense Minister Naftali Bennett (New Right) signed an administrative order […]

Gas and foreign policy: how Israel is leveraging energy to stabilise the region and advance geostrategic objectives

Ezra Friedman Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu (L), Cypriot President Nikos Anastasiades (C) and Greek PM Alexis Tsipras (R), May 2018. Ezra Friedman writes that the discovery of gas fields in the eastern Mediterranean has given Israel, long perceived as sidelined on the international stage, new avenues to pursue foreign policy objectives: to create energy self-sufficiency, […]

IntelBrief: U.S. Buildup Not Cowing Iran

Posted on December 03, 2019 | In this Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, photo made available by U.S. Navy, the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, left, the air-defense destroyer HMS Defender and the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut transit the Strait of Hormuz (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Zachary Pearson/U.S. Navy via AP) . Bottom Line Up […]

Netanyahu Calls Off Visit to NATO Summit After U.K. Cites ‘Logistical Problems’

Sources say Merkel and Macron hadn’t responded to attempts to arrange meetings in London with the Israeli leader, who was set to meet with Pompeo   Sources say Merkel and Macron hadn’t responded to attempts to arrange meetings in London with the Israeli leader, who was set to meet with Pompeo Noa Landau Send me […]

Visiting Israel, Irish FM says he’s open for ‘new thinking’ on peace process

But Simon Coveney insists on two-state solution; says Dublin ‘effectively blocked’ bill that would criminalize import of settlement goods By Raphael Ahren Today, 10:19 am 0 Edit Ireland’s foreign minister on Tuesday said he was in favor of “new thinking” about the Israeli-Palestinian peace, acknowledging that the realities on the ground have changed since the […]

US homeland security proposes face scans for US citizens

“Travelers, including U.S. citizens, should not have to submit to invasive biometric scans simply as a condition of exercising their constitutional right to travel,” he said. REUTERS DECEMBER 3, 2019 09:34 The Trump administration intends to propose a regulation next year that would require all travelers – including U.S. citizens – to be photographed when […]

Israel on the Golan Heights Benefits the USA

Yoram Ettinger5 Kislev 5780 – December 3, 2019 In 1993, 1995 and 2005, Israel retreated from 40% of the Judea and Samaria mountain ridges (West Bank) and the entire Gaza Strip. It transformed these regions into platforms of unprecedented Palestinian terrorism and missile launches, supported by Iran, Turkey and North Korea. Moreover, it has intensified […]

Recent strides made in Azerbaijani-Israeli relations

Recent strides made in Azerbaijani-Israeli relations It is a historical fact that no country in the Eurasian region has a closer strategic relationship with Israel than Azerbaijan. By IBRAHIM MAMMADOV DECEMBER 2, 2019 16:03      The tradition of cooperation between Azerbaijan and Israel that is predicated on friendship and trust is an exemplary model […]

After Trump Call, Netanyahu Says Israel Has Chance to Realize ‘Historic Opportunities’

During a visit to the southern city of Ashkelon on Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed some of the details of his telephone call with US President Donald Trump the previous day. Netanyahu described the exchange as “a very important conversation for the security of Israel.” “We discussed Iran, but we also spoke at […]