With Hamas truce bid, Netanyahu and Bennett head to disastrous new 2-state idea

The PM and defense minister seem to be moving toward creating a de-facto state in Gaza, and another comprising Israel and the West Bank. This would have dire consequences Avi Issacharoff31 December 2019, 5:48 am Quietly, right under Israel’s nose, the Netanyahu-Bennett government (the fifth Netanyahu government) is taking steps toward a historic process that […]

Turkey’s interference in Israel’s internal affairs expanding

Turkey transfers Ottoman archive to Palestinian Authority, in joint efforts to undermine Israel’s claim on land around the country. Arutz Sheva Staff, 01/01/20  Ankara has given the Palestinian Authority (PA) a copy of the Ottoman archives in order to undermine Israel’s claim on the land, Israel Hayom reported. The archive includes dozens of land registry […]

Pompeo speaks with Netanyahu following attack on US Embassy in Baghdad

“The Secretary and Prime Minister reaffirmed the unbreakable bonds between the United States and Israel,” US State Department Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus added. OMRI NAHMIAS JANUARY 2, 2020 00:48 WASHINGTON – Following the attack on the US Embassy in Baghdad, Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and with The Prime […]

Why President Trump is keeping the promise made at San Remo in 1920

Why the conclusions of a 1978 US State Department memorandum have been repudiated. EUGENE KONTOROVICH A full century after the international community met in Paris and San Remo to establish a post-imperial world order founded on independent nation states, the international community has, under the leadership of US President Donald Trump, begun to fully implement […]

Before Baghdad: 13 times US diplomats were violently attacked

Each time, US institutions came under attack and have become symbolic of larger segments of American history. SETH J. FRANTZMAN JANUARY 1, 2020 22:24 The attack on the US Embassy in Baghdad conjured up bad memories of other attacks on US embassies and diplomatic posts. It has been compared to the Iranian hostage crises, the […]

Iran vs USA in Iraq

Eva J. Koulouriotis – إيفا كولوريوتي #IranVSUSA in #Iraq Last Friday evening, a number of locally modified Katyusha rockets struck the K1 base in the northern Iraqi province of #Kirkuk while US forces were present in it, killing one American contractor and wounding a number of soldiers.1/17 #USA #Iran #IRGC #Israelpic.twitter.com/wSUkG4jv6Q In response to this […]

Israel’s Netanyahu says will seek parliamentary immunity from prosecution in corruption cases

He denies any wrongdoing, saying he is the victim of a witch hunt by the media and left to oust a popular right-wing leader JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday he would seek parliamentary immunity from prosecution in the three graft cases he faces, a move that could delay criminal proceedings […]

As US-North Korea talks fail, what happens with Iran? – Analysis

The truth is that a failed North Korean track where President Donald Trump stuck to his guns, while maybe a bad result for the US, might be positive for Israel regarding Tehran. YONAH JEREMY BOB JANUARY 1, 2020 23:09 From the start, Israeli officials viewed the US treatment of North Korea and Iran as possibly […]

Pompeo names Iraqi Badr militia leader Hadi al-Amiri as Iranian proxy

Hadi al-Amir is one of Iraq’s most powerful men. He was also considered a key figure in the post-ISIS Iraq, one that some US officials once believed they could work with, despite his views. SETH J. FRANTZMAN JANUARY 1, 2020 13:31 A prominent Iraqi political party leader is an Iranian proxy, US Secretary of State […]

Leviathan goes live: ‘A geopolitical event hard to exaggerate in its significance’

Israel’s Leviathan began operations, sending gas to Jordan on Wednesday. By World Israel News Staff “Israel for the first time in its history is an exporter of energy,” said Minister of Energy Yuval Steinitz on Wednesday morning. “It is happening right now in these minutes and I for the first time here announce that at […]

Celebrating a decade of life-changing Israeli inventions

From Waze to cancer-busting nano-ghost cells and 3-D printed hearts, The Times of Israel takes a dive into tech that helps us get where we’re going and keeps us safe and healthy Shoshanna SolomonToday, 11:34 am As we enter 2020, The Times of Israel has taken a look at some of the coolest Israeli technologies […]

Pro-Iran militia vows to stay at US embassy in Baghdad despite pullback call

BAGHDAD — Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces paramilitary orders its supporters to end their sit-in at the US embassy compound in Baghdad, but hardliners pledge to stay put outside the mission. “You delivered your message,” the PMF says in a statement addressed to the crowds encircling the embassy since yesterday in outrage over deadly American air […]

U.S. year-end violence shows worshippers make easy targets

FBI hate crime statistics confirm that incidents in synagogues, temples, churches and mosques increased 34.8% between 2014 and 2018; Hanukkah celebration and Sunday church service both attacked in space of 14 hours Associated Press | Published: 01.01.20 , 10:46 When a machete-wielding attacker walked into a rabbi’s home in Monsey, New York, during Hanukkah and […]