The only novel written at Auschwitz is finally to be published in English

Hiding in a pile of old clothes underneath a barracks, Eddy de Wind wrote ‘Last Stop Auschwitz’ in the days immediately after the camp’s liberation 75 years ago Matt Lebovic Seventy-five years after Eddy de Wind wrote a novel at Auschwitz-Birkenau, the late psychiatrist’s book will be translated into English and a dozen other languages. […]

Putin said mulling pardon for Israeli jailed in Russia

Report in local media says Kremlin still smarting at Israel’s extradition of hacker to U.S.; president set to join dozens of world leaders in Jerusalem next week for Holocaust memorial; claim comes hours after PM raised issue of Naama Issachar during phone call with Putin Itamar Eichner, Attila Somfalvi, Vladimir Putin is considering a pardon […]

1 moderately injured in stabbing attack near Hebron; suspect arrested

Incident comes hours after woman in her 50s brandished weapon at security forces near Jerusalem’s Damascus Gate TOI staffToday, 3:36 pm One person was moderately injured in a stabbing attack near the West Bank city of Hebron on Saturday. The 22-year-old victim received medical treatment on the scene for a stab injury to his shoulder, […]

From the attack on US bases to the ballistic missile strikes: Seth Frantzman covers the US-Iran crises

January 18, 2020 In a series of articles I covered the emerging Iran-US crises in late December 2019 and early January 2020. It came after many months of tensions going back tot May 2019. This included not only US sanctions but Iran’s attempts to provoke the US through attacks on ships in the Gulf of […]

EU MEDIA REPORT cuts aid to Turkey by 75 percent

Drastic consequences for Turkey! According to a report by the Funke media group, the EU wants to cut its aid payments to the country by 75 percent. This is the result of a letter from the EU foreign policy commissioner Josep Borrell to the European Parliament. The reasons are the gas dispute with Turkey in […]

Turkey’s foreign policy is being directed by Moscow – main opposition party leader

Russia’s Putin is directing Turkey’s foreign policy, Diken news site quoted Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), as saying on Friday at the party’s caucus., “We told the government to make contact with Syria. They did not listen to us. They said Syria’s Assad is a terrorist,” Kılıçdaroğlu said. […]

Iran ready for negotiations with Saudi Arabia, Persian Gulf states: FM Zarif

Friday, 17 January 2020 5:09 PM  [ Last Update: Friday, 17 January 2020 5:42 PM ] Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the Islamic Republic is ready to hold talks with Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf countries to promote regional security. “We are ready for negotiations with Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf littoral states and we […]

Erdoğan: Road to peace in Libya goes through Turkey

Europe will encounter a fresh set of problems and threats if Libya’s legitimate government falls. By Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is president of Turkey. ANKARA — Libya has been grappling with a bloody civil war for almost a decade. And yet, so far, the international community has failed to live up to its responsibility […]

Israel: Palestinian woman arrested over suspected stabbing attack in Jerusalem

More to follow A Palestinian woman carrying a knife was arrested by Israeli border police near the Damascus gate in Jerusalem. According to the Jerusalem police spokeswoman, the woman, who is in her 50-s, was arrested after waving the knife at the security personnel. Following the arrest, she was brought in for questioning. The Damascus […]

Twitter Wars: Trump and Khameini exchange jabs following Iran protests

The ayatollah said in a tweet that “the villainous US govt repeatedly says that they are standing by the Iranian ppl. They lie.” IDAN ZONSHINE JANUARY 18, 2020 08:46 The tense diplomatic debate between the US and Iran is now playing out – on Twitter. Supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, posted a screengrab […]

Turkey allegedly blocked permanent NATO base in Black Sea: report

By News Desk-2020-01-17   /* custom css */ .td_uid_6_5e22cc421eef3_rand.td-a-rec-img { text-align: left; } .td_uid_6_5e22cc421eef3_rand.td-a-rec-img img { margin: 0 auto 0 0; } BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:20 P.M.) – Turkey blocked a NATO warship from entering the Black Sea region, the Nordic Monitor reported, citing a confidential Turkish military document. “Ahead of the NATO Warsaw summit in 2016, […]

Russia’s Lavrov calls for US-Iran de-escalation after plane downing

Foreign minister says he isn’t ‘finding excuses,’ but criticizes Washington for killing Soleimani, saying Iran was nervous and waiting for second strike when jetliner shot down AFPToday, 8:02 am MOSCOW — Russia’s acting Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday urged Iran and the United States to wind down tensions after Iranian forces accidentally downed a […]