US-Iran Tensions Could Spill Over Into a Proxy Attack on Israel, Warn Experts

by Israel Hayom / JNS.org JNS.org – The unusual American attack on Sunday evening on the Shi’ite militia known as the Hezbollah Brigades in Iraq has put the various militias that Iran has established in recent years in Syria and Iraq on edge and on alert. These are new and independent units unconnected to Hezbollah in […]

Netanyahu takes off for Athens natural gas summit

‘The gas pipeline that we are now going to promote, which Minister Yuval Steinitz has worked on for many years, will revolutionize Israel’s energy picture’ LAHAV HARKOV EYTAN HALON JANUARY 2, 2020 13:17 The gas pipeline deal between Israel, Greece and Cyprus is a step toward turning Israel into an energy superpower, Prime Minister Benjamin […]

Iran not heading to war but not afraid of conflict

Trump accused Iran of orchestrating demonstrations at the U.S. embassy in Iraq on Tuesday and said Tehran would be held responsible. Iran has rejected the accusation. REUTERS JANUARY 2, 2020 12:57 A top Iranian commander said on Thursday that Iran was not moving towards a war but was not afraid of any conflict, the semi-official […]

Iran Can No Longer Rely on Shia Militias to Fight its Wars

by Con Coughlin January 2, 2020 at 5:00 am The President’s robust response to the recent upsurge in Iranian-sponsored violence in Iraq and elsewhere in the Middle East certainly appears at odds with the perception that he has no interest in conducting military operations in the Middle East, and that his main objective is to […]

TURKEY TRANSFERS OTTOMAN ARCHIVES TO THE PA TO COUNTER “ISRAEL’S” LAND CLAIMS

By َQudsN / January 2, 2020 Ankara (QNN) – Turkey has given a copy of Ottoman-era archived documents to the Palestinian Authority (PA) to help Palestinians legally counter the Israeli occupation’s land claims, according to Hebrew news sources. The archives include tens of thousands of land registries from the Palestinian territories under the Ottoman Empire’s control between the […]

With Hamas truce bid, Netanyahu and Bennett head to disastrous new 2-state idea

The PM and defense minister seem to be moving toward creating a de-facto state in Gaza, and another comprising Israel and the West Bank. This would have dire consequences Avi Issacharoff31 December 2019, 5:48 am Quietly, right under Israel’s nose, the Netanyahu-Bennett government (the fifth Netanyahu government) is taking steps toward a historic process that […]

Turkey’s interference in Israel’s internal affairs expanding

Turkey transfers Ottoman archive to Palestinian Authority, in joint efforts to undermine Israel’s claim on land around the country. Arutz Sheva Staff, 01/01/20  Ankara has given the Palestinian Authority (PA) a copy of the Ottoman archives in order to undermine Israel’s claim on the land, Israel Hayom reported. The archive includes dozens of land registry […]

Pompeo speaks with Netanyahu following attack on US Embassy in Baghdad

“The Secretary and Prime Minister reaffirmed the unbreakable bonds between the United States and Israel,” US State Department Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus added. OMRI NAHMIAS JANUARY 2, 2020 00:48 WASHINGTON – Following the attack on the US Embassy in Baghdad, Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and with The Prime […]

Why President Trump is keeping the promise made at San Remo in 1920

Why the conclusions of a 1978 US State Department memorandum have been repudiated. EUGENE KONTOROVICH A full century after the international community met in Paris and San Remo to establish a post-imperial world order founded on independent nation states, the international community has, under the leadership of US President Donald Trump, begun to fully implement […]

Before Baghdad: 13 times US diplomats were violently attacked

Each time, US institutions came under attack and have become symbolic of larger segments of American history. SETH J. FRANTZMAN JANUARY 1, 2020 22:24 The attack on the US Embassy in Baghdad conjured up bad memories of other attacks on US embassies and diplomatic posts. It has been compared to the Iranian hostage crises, the […]

Iran vs USA in Iraq

Eva J. Koulouriotis – إيفا كولوريوتي #IranVSUSA in #Iraq Last Friday evening, a number of locally modified Katyusha rockets struck the K1 base in the northern Iraqi province of #Kirkuk while US forces were present in it, killing one American contractor and wounding a number of soldiers.1/17 #USA #Iran #IRGC #Israelpic.twitter.com/wSUkG4jv6Q In response to this […]

Israel’s Netanyahu says will seek parliamentary immunity from prosecution in corruption cases

He denies any wrongdoing, saying he is the victim of a witch hunt by the media and left to oust a popular right-wing leader JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday he would seek parliamentary immunity from prosecution in the three graft cases he faces, a move that could delay criminal proceedings […]

As US-North Korea talks fail, what happens with Iran? – Analysis

The truth is that a failed North Korean track where President Donald Trump stuck to his guns, while maybe a bad result for the US, might be positive for Israel regarding Tehran. YONAH JEREMY BOB JANUARY 1, 2020 23:09 From the start, Israeli officials viewed the US treatment of North Korea and Iran as possibly […]