Month: January 2020
Pentagon says 34 troops suffered brain injuries in Iran missile strike
Casualty total at odds with Trump’s claim following attack on bases in Iraq that no US personnel were harmed; army previously said 11 service members suffered concussions Robert BurnsToday, 1:18 am AP — The Pentagon disclosed on Friday that 34 US service members suffered traumatic brain injuries in Iran’s missile strike this month on an […]
Israel’s F-35i ‘Adir’ Stealth Fighter Is a Beast (And Now A Second Squadron Is Ready)
by Seth Frantzman The National Interest January 18, 2020 The F-35i Adir can cross Israel from north to south in 13 minutes. Israel unveiled its second F-35i squadron to coincide with the new year at its Nevatim Airbase where its F-35s are based. This is a milestone for Israel which received its first F-35s […]
Shaked: We will not allow a Palestinian state
MK Ayelet Shaked reiterates her party will block a Palestinian state, makes clear she and Bennett will continue to speak their mind. Elad Benari, Canada, 24/01/20 MK Ayelet Shaked (New Right) on Friday commented on the US peace plan, known as the “Deal of the Century”, and reiterated Defense Minister Naftali Bennett’s statement that her […]
TV: Fearing ‘trap,’ Gantz almost certain to reject White House invitation
Channel 12 reports party fears move is part of a Netanyahu plan to push Blue and White leader into a corner and embarrass him, notes decision could change if US applies pressure By TOI staff 24 January 2020, 9:54 pm 1 Edit Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz has decided to reject an invitation […]
Palestinians dismiss ‘biased’ Trump peace plan, predict it will fail
Mosque-goers in Ramallah shrug off expected release of US president’s proposal in the coming days: ‘Whatever they do will not affect us as we have nothing to lose’ By Joe Dyke and Hossam Ezzedine 24 January 2020, 11:22 pm RAMALLAH, West Bank (AFP) — After US President Donald Trump’s announcement that he will finally […]
Iran accuses US of promoting ‘state sponsored terrorism’ over threats to new Quds Force commander
By News Desk – 2020-01-24 1 BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 A.M.) – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi has blasted US threats to neutralise the newly appointed head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’ elite Quds Force, Esmail Ghaani, as “an official publicising and blatant unveiling of targeted and state terrorism”. READ ALSO: Trump Warns Iran’s Supreme […]
Hundreds of thousands turn out in Iraq for anti-US and anti-Israel protest
It is the result of weeks of US tensions with Iran and the result of US airstrikes on an Iraqi militia called Kataib Hezbollah. Kataib Hezbollah plays a key role in Iraq’s paramilitary forces. SETH J. FRANTZMAN JANUARY 24, 2020 20:41 Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis were bussed to Baghdad for a massive rally against […]
Prince Charles sad over Palestinian Arab suffering
Prince Charles visits Bethlehem, meets PA chairman, and calls for “just and lasting peace” in the Middle East. Elad Benari, Canada, 24/01/20 Prince Charles on Friday expressed sadness over the suffering and hardship faced by Palestinian Arabs and called for “a just and lasting peace” in the Middle East, Reuters reported. Prince Charles, who participated […]
At Least 14 Dead, 315 Hurt After Strong Earthquake Strikes Eastern Turkey
Tremor felt throughout the region and as far south as Israel Zafrir RinatJan 24, 2020 9:22 PM A powerful earthquake struck eastern Turkey on Friday, killing at least 14 and wounding another 315, according to the Turkish government, with the number of casulaties likely to rise. Turkish aid organisations said they were sending teams to […]
Iran’s regime sentences Christian convert to prison for “insulting Islam”
Iranian Christian forwarded message making fun of mullahs. By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL JANUARY 24, 2020 20:10 Iranian women gather during a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to walk out of a 2015 nuclear deal, in Tehran, Iran, May 11, 2018 A court for the Islamic Republic of Iran sentenced a 65-year-old convert to Christianity […]
US Troops Needed in Iraq to Defeat IS: Kurdistan President
ERBIL – The US troops are needed in Iraq in order to defeat the Islamic State (IS) in the country, as the insurgent group is still a threat to the region, Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani said on Friday. Speaking to reporters in Davos, Switzerland, President Barzani noted that the Kurdistan Region’s stance is clear on […]
Peace With Israel Would Help Every Arab State
by Frank Musmar Israel is a parliamentary democracy with an advanced free market economy. Its growth is substantially due to its very high investment in technological research and development, which has made Israel the Silicon Valley of the Middle East. Israel’s leading industries include high-tech products (encompassing aviation, communications, computer-aided design and manufacture, medical electronics, […]