Month: January 2020
Trump tweets in Persian again to say US won’t remove Iranian sanctions
News Desk2020-01-26 /* custom css */ .td_uid_6_5e2d622feeee9_rand.td-a-rec-img { text-align: left; } .td_uid_6_5e2d622feeee9_rand.td-a-rec-img img { margin: 0 auto 0 0; } US President Donald Trump has said the United States will not remove sanctions on Iran in exchange for Tehran’s readiness to negotiate, in what was a repeat of his earlier Tweet, but this time in […]
Trump tweets in Persian again to say US won’t remove Iranian sanctions
News Desk2020-01-26 /* custom css */ .td_uid_6_5e2d622feeee9_rand.td-a-rec-img { text-align: left; } .td_uid_6_5e2d622feeee9_rand.td-a-rec-img img { margin: 0 auto 0 0; } US President Donald Trump has said the United States will not remove sanctions on Iran in exchange for Tehran’s readiness to negotiate, in what was a repeat of his earlier Tweet, but this […]
Israel’s first digital bank targets mid-2021 launch
The project will begin the coming weeks, the bank said, involving hundreds of software programmers and developers in Israel and abroad. By EYTAN HALON JANUARY 26, 2020 12:01 Israel’s first digital bank expects to commence operations in mid-2021, the company said on Sunday, after completing the hiring of its senior management team and signing a […]
Iran can decide to enrich uranium to any level
Country’s nuclear agency announces capabilities after scrapping limitations on enrichment as part of nuclear deal with world powers. Sunday 26/01/2020 The United States says it aims to force Tehran to agree a broader deal that puts stricter limits on its nuclear work DUBAI – Iran has the capacity to enrich uranium at any percentage if […]
Palestinian cell arrested for alleged hit attempt on PA’s intel chief — sources
PA forces in West Bank find explosives, with ringleader said to confess plotting to hurt Maged Faraj; case thought to be linked to internal struggle to succeed Mahmoud Abbas Avi IssacharoffToday, 11:42 am Palestinian Authority security forces have recently arrested a group of Fatah members suspected of plotting an attack on the powerful head of […]
Netanyahu thanks world leaders for attending World Holocaust Forum
The prime minister began the weekly cabinet meeting by thanking the world leaders, those from Arab countries in particular, for attending the World Holocaust Forum. TAMAR BEERI JANUARY 26, 2020 11:51 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opened up the weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday morning by thanking world leaders who came to Israel the week prior […]
Arab Countries Say “We Miss the Jews”
By Dr. Edy Cohen January 22, 2020 Egyptian Jews, Choir of Rabbin Moshe Cohen in Samuel Menashe Synagogue, Alexandria, photo from Nebi Daniel Association via Wikipedia BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,417, January 22, 2020 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Having persecuted and purged their Jews as punishment for the rebirth of Israel, many Arabs now realize […]
Iran may be pushing Islamic Jihad to challenge ‘Deal of Century’
On the face of it, Iran’s media has reported the “deal” in a relatively neutral manner, but Tasnim news media’s report may indicate Iran’s real intentions. SETH J. FRANTZMAN JANUARY 26, 2020 11:26 Iran is concerned about US President Donald Trump’s push for his “Deal of the Century” and his invitations to Prime Minister Benjamin […]
Prince Charles says he wants to visit Iran, be ‘peacemaker’ in Middle East
Heir to British throne praises Islamic Republic’s people as ‘remarkable’ as relations have deteriorated; says he prays for peace between Israel and the Palestinians TOI staffToday, 10:44 am Britain’s Prince Charles wants to visit Iran, the heir to the throne said in an interview published Sunday, in which he also described himself as a “peacemaker” […]
The Jordan Valley Is Not Up for Negotiation
By Maj. Gen. (res.) Gershon Hacohen January 26, 2020 Jordan Valley, photo by Cycling Man via Flickr CC BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,422, January 26, 2020 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Jordan Valley, in its full scope and broadest definition, is essential to Israel’s national security. Its retention by Israel requires not only military deployment […]
Our miss within the ‘Deal of the Century’
Did Trump come with an ideology that seemed at times to be aligned with the Israeli Right? Possibly. But that did not detract from his primary agenda that is an interest for all of Israel. JPOST EDITORIAL JANUARY 25, 2020 20:08 We don’t know yet the exact details of the peace plan that US President […]
Unidentified aircraft target Iranian militias in east Syria – report
No details were available on the extent of damages or injuries. TZVI JOFFRE JANUARY 26, 2020 01:54 Unidentified aircraft targeted Iranian militias near the Syrian-Iraqi border in the Deir Ezzor area of eastern Syria on Saturday, according to Deir Ezzor 24. Two sites were targeted in villages outside the city of Al-Mayadeen, according to the […]
IAF attacks Hamas targets in Gaza in response to incendiary balloons
Dozens of incendiary devices have been launched from the Hamas-controlled coastal enclave in the past two weeks. TZVI JOFFRE JANUARY 26, 2020 00:06 The Israeli Air Force attacked multiple sites belonging to the Hamas terrorist groups in the Gaza Strip on Saturday night in response to a large number of incendiary and explosive balloons that […]