Rockets hit military base in Baghdad

Rockets hit military base in Baghdad Four rockets hit military base near the airport in the Iraqi capital amid US-Iran tensions.   Elad Benari, 03/01/20 00:50   Four rockets hit a military base near the airport in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, on Thursday night, local police said. Local media reported that sirens were activated in […]

Israel Could Be Key to 2020 Middle East Geopolitics

By Frank Musmar January 2, 2020 BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,389, January 2, 2020 Israel’s geographical position means it must stay agile and manage complex relations with its Muslim neighbors through quiet collaboration and smart use of its technological and economic advantages. Over the past two decades, Israel has discovered offshore gas, begun extensive […]

Regional Affairs: : Iraq blows up in America’s face

Iran is using Baghdad to threaten the region, and it may be too late to do anything about it SETH J. FRANTZMAN JANUARY 2, 2020 21:43 The US policy in Iraq for more than 10 years has been to ignore the reality on the ground in the hopes that a reliable Iraq will emerge that […]

Turkey slams gas pipeline deal signed between Israel, Greece and Cyprus

Published: 01.02.20 , 23:20 Turkey’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday harshly criticized the deal sighed earlier by the leaders of Israel, Greece and Cyprus for an undersea pipeline that would carry gas from new offshore deposits in the southeastern Mediterranean to continental Europe. The signature of the agreement on the EastMed natural gas pipeline project is […]

Israel inks mega gas pipeline deal with Greece, Cyprus

Netanyahu hails signing of EastMed agreement, which will see billions of cubic meters of gas pumped to Europe, as a ‘big day’ for country, says it’ll boost economy By AFP and TOI staff Today, 8:30 pm Israel, Greece and Cyprus on Thursday signed an agreement for a huge pipeline project to ship gas from the […]

Turkey to back Libya deployment bill but troops unlikely for now

JANUARY 2, 2020 14:40 Turkish lawmakers are set to back a bill on Thursday that allows troop deployment in Tripoli, but that is likely to begin with military support, training and drones in the air rather than boots on the ground. President Tayyip Erdogan, whose ruling party’s alliance has a majority but faces opposition to […]

Shin Bet head: Don’t allow Hamas to turn into Hezbollah

Hamas for its part will commit to ending rocket fire and gunfire along the border fence and gradually stop the Great Return March protests. ANNA AHRONHEIM JANUARY 2, 2020 13:29 As Israel moves towards a ceasefire agreement with Hamas in Gaza, the head of Israel’s Shin Bet Nadav Argaman has warned the Security Cabinet against […]

The Ottomans are back – what does that mean for Israel?

Tracing regional dynamics over the last century is vital to understanding the combustible situation today. SETH J. FRANTZMAN JANUARY 1, 2020 20:10 In late November, Turkey set its sights on a new goal. In Libya, a long-forgotten civil war was raging. The government in Tripoli, often called the Government of the National Accord, was losing […]

Historic: Israel becomes energy exporter, will bring in billions of dollars

January 1, 2020 Israel’s Leviathan began operations, sending gas to Jordan on Wednesday. By World Israel News Staff “Israel, for the first time in its history, is an exporter of energy,” said Minister of Energy Yuval Steinitz on Wednesday morning. “It is happening right now in these minutes, and I, for the first time, here […]