Putin and Abbas meet in Bethlehem, discuss Deal of the Century

Putin praised Palestinian-Russian relations and expressed readiness to cooperate with and support Palestine. He invited Abbas to the Victory March in Moscow in May. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF Russian President Vladimir Putin and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas met in Bethlehem on Thursday. “I welcome my dear friend, President Vladimir Putin, the President of the […]

Russia says Issachar not yet asked for pardon, delaying possible release

The Kremlin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said it was impossible for Issachar to be granted a presidential pardon without her first formally requesting one. REUTERS LAHAV HARKOV JANUARY 24, 2020 14:00 The Kremlin said on Friday that the possible release of Naama Issachar, an American-Israeli woman jailed in Russia on drug charges, was being held up […]

The Benefit of Clarity: Hizballah-dominated government emerges in Lebanon

January 24, 2020 Jerusalem Post, 24/1 For the first time since the departure of Syrian troops from Lebanon in 1990, the latter country has a government in which only Hizballah and its allies are represented.  This is likely to have a significant negative effect on Beirut’s efforts to engage international partners and donors in order to […]

Israel’s Strikes in Syria Hurt Iran’s Purse

Prof. Hillel Frisch January 24, 2020 BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,420, January 24, 2020 Israel’s air force has been unrelenting in its determination to prevent the introduction by Iran into Syria of a massive supply of precision-guided missiles to be used against Israel. The IAF is also striking consistently and forcefully at Tehran’s attempts […]

Netanyahu, Rivlin meet with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy

The Ukrainian president presented Netanyahu with a letter containing three stories from the Holocaust in Ukraine. TZVI JOFFRE JANUARY 24, 2020 11:59 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Reuven Rivlin met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday at their respective residences. “It is a great honor and a privilege for me to represent here […]

Thousands rally in Baghdad against presence of US troops in Iraq

Supporters of cleric Moqtada Sadr gather for a ‘million-strong’ protest demanding ouster of American soldiers after killing of Soleimani in US strike By Agencies Today, 11:52 am 0 Edit Thousands of supporters of volatile Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr gathered in Baghdad on Friday for a “million-strong” march to demand the ouster of US troops, putting […]

Erdogan’s Bold Plan for a New Muslim Brotherhood Regime in Libya

Con CoughlinJanuary 23, 2020 at 5:00 am The concern now is that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will use the failure of international mediators to end the fighting to intensify his support for the GNA, thereby strengthening the position of the numerous Islamist militias that are backing the UN-backed body. Mr Erdogan was an ardent […]

Israel’s Strikes in Syria Hurt Iran’s Purse

By Prof. Hillel Frisch January 24, 2020 Two Israel Air Force F-15D Eagle aircraft, photo via Wikimedia Commons   BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,420, January 24, 2020 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Israel’s air force has been unrelenting in its determination to prevent the introduction by Iran into Syria of a massive supply of precision-guided missiles to […]

Unidentified aircraft reportedly strike Hezbollah base in Iraq

Attack targets terrorist group headquarters in al-Qaim, near Syrian border, with no confirmed casualties, according to Arabic media reports TOI staffToday, 4:43 am Unidentified aircraft attacked a military base used by the Hezbollah terror group near the Syria-Iraq border overnight Thursday-Friday, according to Arabic media reports. The airstrikes reportedly targeted a Hezbollah headquarters near the […]

US ambassador to the UN slams Iran at Security Council

She urged the Council to stop criticizing Israel and to take a closer look at Iran’s destabilizing role instead. DEBORAH DAHAN JANUARY 24, 2020 03:22 US Ambassador to the United Nation Kelly Craft slammed Iran and supported Israel at the United Nations Security Council debate on the Middle East last Tuesday, as reported by the […]