Nuclear Agency Official Says Iran’s Enriched Uranium Stockpile Now Exceeded Threshold

Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium has exceeded 1,200 kilograms (2645 pounds) after taking the fifth and final step in reducing Iran’s commitment to the nuclear agreement, a senior official of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said on Saturday. On January 5, Iran declared taking the fifth and final step to reduce its commitments […]

Rouhani threatened to quit if Iran did not admit to downing Ukrainian jet

After finding out that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) tried to cover up the downing of the Ukrainian plane, Rouhani gave an ultimatum, come clean or walk. JERUSALEM POST STAFF JANUARY 26, 2020 19:14 Following the shooting down of a Ukrainian plane, which took place over Iran on January 8, the Islamic Republic only […]

German reporter blames Israel for misusing Holocaust remembrance

Jewish leader terms commentary a boost for right-wing extremists BENJAMIN WEINTHAL JANUARY 25, 2020 18:07 A German journalist for the publicly-funded broadcaster ARD is under fire for writing a commentary that was welcomed by right-wing extremists because it condemns the behavior of Israel and Russia as unworthy during the remembrance of the liberation of Auschwitz, a prominent […]

Palestinian factions call ‘day of rage’ on day of Trump peace plan

Palestinians often mark “days of rage” by initiating clashes with IDF soldiers in the West Bank and Israeli policemen in east Jerusalem. KHALED ABU TOAMEH JANUARY 26, 2020 17:24 Palestinian factions on Sunday called for a “day of rage” on the same day US President Donald Trump releases his long-awaited plan for Mideast peace. Parts […]

Deal of Century may include tunnel from Gaza to West Bank

JERUSALEM POST STAFF JANUARY 26, 2020 17:29 Details of the US ‘Deal of the Century’, meant to reach a comprehensive Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement, allegedly includes an underground tunnel to be dug between Gaza and the West Bank, Channel 12 reported on Sunday. The plan, championed by the US Administration of President Donald Trump, has not […]

Putin ‘excited’ after visit to Israel

Russian president meets Russian rabbi after returning from Israel, says proud there is ‘no anti-Semitism’ in Russia. 26/01/20 16:00 Putin and Rabbi Berel Lazat Mevasser Tov – Moscow Russian President Vladimir Putin, who visited Israel last Thursday, told Russian Rabbi Berel Lazar that he was excited to participate in the events which took place in […]

Dutch PM apologizes for his country failing its Jews during the Holocaust

Dutch police under Nazi occupation and the national railway company were widely complicit in hunting down Jews and transporting them to death camps By Cnaan Liphshiz Today, 4:16 pm   AMSTERDAM (JTA) — Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte apologized for how his kingdom’s wartime government failed its Jews, a first by a Dutch […]

Iraqi protesters defy top cleric and return to the streets

Published: Hundreds of anti-government protesters flooded the streets of Iraq’s capital and southern provinces on Sunday, defying a powerful Iraqi religious leader who recently withdrew his support from the popular movement.Security forces fired tear gas and live rounds to disperse the crowds from the capital’s Khilani Square, medical and security officials said. The officials spoke […]

Palestinian Authority threatens to quit Oslo Accords over Trump peace plan

Ahead of Trump’s meetings with Netanyahu, Benny Gantz, Palestinian Authority threatens to leave Oslo Accords over peace plan. Arutz Sheva Staff, AFP, 26/01/20 Palestinian Authority senior officials threatened Sunday to withdraw from key provisions of the Oslo Accords, which define relations between Israel and the autonomous Palestinian Authority, if US President Donald Trump announces his […]

Introduction to Dispensationalism

Introduction to Dispensationalism   The term Dispensationalism is a system of theology, which seeks to unfold the absolute truth of Scripture.   Chart by Cathy Bateson “Dispensationalism is a system of theology which views the world as a household run by God. In this household-world God is dispensing or administering its affairs according to His […]

Germany warns of ‘mass exit’ of Jews if hatred persists

  German FM says anti-Jewish insults and attacks, in real life and online, have become “a daily occurrence” in the country.   AFP, 26/01/20 15:01   Maas (right) with Mike Pompeo Reuters Foreign Minister Heiko Maas warned Sunday that Jews could leave Germany on a “massive” scale if urgent action was not taken to stem […]

Netanyahu says he and Trump will ‘make history’ this week

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is heading to the US to meet with President Donald Trump to discuss the “Deal of the Century.” LAHAV HARKOV JANUARY 26, 2020 14:44 US President Donald Trump’s peace plan will advance Israel’s interests, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said before boarding a plane to Washington D.C. on Sunday to meet with […]

Tehran and its Three Fantasies

Amir TaheriJanuary 26, 2020 at 4:00 am The first of these is that Iranians as a nation are united behind Khomeini’s messianic regime and ready to put up with poverty, injustice and even oppression in order to keep “The Revolution” alive. Over the past few years that fantasy has been punctured by almost continuous protests, […]

Defense Minister Bennett approves IDF’s Momentum multi-year plan

Defense Ministry: NIS 11.6 billion spent in 2019 on increasing IDF’s lethality ANNA AHRONHEIM JANUARY 26, 2020 14:00 Defense Minister Naftali Bennett approved on Sunday the IDF’s multi-year Momentum plan formulated by IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi following a series of in-depth meetings with senior IDF and defense establishment officials. The plan, which […]