Month: January 2020
In France, Jews targeted in majority of racist incidents in 2019
In France, Jews targeted in majority of racist incidents in 2019 By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA JANUARY 28, 2020 05:21 (JTA) — Most of the racist hate crimes documented in France last year were anti-Semitic incidents directed at Jews — who make up less than 1 percent of the country’s population. The French Interior Ministry published the […]
Islamic State tries to stage comeback amid rising US-Iran tensions
As attention turns from its activities, the group ratchets up ambushes in Iraq and Syria, killing and wounding dozens of people in both countries By Bassem Mroue Today, 11:12 am 0 Edit BEIRUT (AP) — The Islamic State group’s self-styled “caliphate” across parts of Iraq and Syria seemed largely defeated last year, with the loss […]
Experts Point Fingers at Iran After Missile Strikes US Embassy in Iraq
01-27-2020 JERUSALEM, Israel – Three rockets hit the United States embassy in Baghdad on Sunday amid increased tension between Tehran and Washington and deadly anti-government protests that have consumed Iraq for months. AFP reports one of the rockets slammed into a cafeteria at the embassy during dinner and two others landed nearby. At least one […]
While Idlib burns, Turkey pushes Syrians to fight its war in Libya
How Turkey achieves its goals is by offering a few of its solders to train Tripoli’s forces and send the same Syrian rebels Turkey was recently using to fight Kurds in eastern Syria. SETH J. FRANTZMANJANUARY 28, 2020 10:19 Turkey is pushing a new “road map” for Libya, focusing on a conflict 1,000 km from […]
Netanyahu withdraws request for immunity, trial to start within weeks
“As I have done all my life, I will continue to invest all for the future of our country and for you, the citizens of Israel.” RACHEL WOLF JANUARY 28, 2020 10:53 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu withdrew his request for immunity from prosecution on Tuesday, just hours before the Knesset was scheduled to hold a […]
Iran’s Zarif under fire for saying he’d negotiate with US
Al-Monitor Staff January 27, 2020 p Article Summary Iranian conservatives have attacked Iran’s foreign minister for stating that Iran is open to talks with the United States.
Trump to reveal ‘Deal of the Century’ map
First time border outline unveiled LAHAV HARKOV JANUARY 27, 2020 22:51 WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump will release his peace plan for Israel and the Palestinians on Tuesday and for the first time publicize a map outlining the borders of a proposed Palestinian state. Presentation of a detailed map of the borders between Israel […]
Netanyahu: Palestinian state will have no army, no border control
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu was tackled on negotiations for a future Palestinian state embodied in the Trump plan for an Israel-Palestinian peace by Heads of the Yesha Council. These settlement leaders accompanied him on his trip to Washington to attend the unveiling of the peace plan at the White House Tuesday night. Netanyahu reportedly assured […]
Report: Trump’s Middle East peace plan includes ‘pathway’ to Palestinian statehood
‘There are lots of goodies for the Palestinians’ in Trump’s peace plan.’ Palestinian autonomy in Jerusalem reportedly included. David Rosenberg, 28/01/20 The Trump administration’s Middle East peace plan does not provide for the immediate establishment of a Palestinian state, but would offer a “pathway” to eventual statehood, a report by The Washington Post claims. According […]
U.S. Aircraft Crash in Afghanistan Remains Mystery
Lord Staff January 27, 2020 0 66 An American military aircraft was reported to have crashed only 6.2 miles from a U.S. military base in eastern Afghanistan. The United States military said there were no indications that the crash was caused by enemy fire. A journalist in the area named Tariq Ghazniwal corresponded with The […]
Nikki Haley: This is the Palestinians’ last chance
Former US ambassador to the UN discusses “Deal of the Century”: Israel’s national security was the number one priority. Ben Ariel, 28/01/20 Former US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley spoke on Monday at the Israel Center on Addictions event in the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. In her remarks, Haley addressed US President […]
Italy’s Matteo Salvini: ‘Anyone who wants to wipe out Israel will have an opponent in us now & forever’ (Update: Full Speech)
Matteo Salvini, leader of the Lega party organized an international conference: ‘The new forms of anti-Semitism’ in Rome on January 16th, 2020. Salvini held the conference days before world leaders will gather in Jerusalem to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz at an event entitled “Remembering the Holocaust: Fighting Antisemitism” In a […]