Olmert and Abbas meet in New York, urge direct talks as Trump plan rejected

Netanyahu slams meeting as ‘historical low’; PA leader says he’s willing to pick up negotiations from where he left off with former Israeli PM in 2008 TOI staff11 February 2020, 11:55 pm Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas met with Former premier Ehud Olmert Tuesday and committed to restarting peace talks where they left off with […]

PM threatens Hamas with dire ‘surprise’; Gaza answers with fresh rocket attack

Israel’s response to wave of rocket, balloon attacks ‘will be different from anything that came before,’ Netanyahu warns in TV interview; no injuries in attack TOI staffJudah Ari GrossToday, 12:40 am Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday threatened Hamas leaders with “the surprise of their lives” if a spate of attacks from the Gaza Strip […]

What Should We Think About the Jews as a Chosen People?

 By Dr Arnold G. Fruchtenbaum. In modern society, the claim that one race is above another is called racism. What is the origin of the Jewish people’s belief that they are the chosen people, and how is it presented in the Bible? Furthermore, what effect has this belief had on the Jewish people collectively, on […]

Mahmoud Abbas, former Israeli PM Olmert brief reporters

Mahmoud Abbas, former Israeli PM Olmert brief reporters Former PM and PA Chairman make joint statement to journalists hours after Abbas’ speech in Security Council.   Mordechai Sones, 11/02/20 21:39   Old friends: Abbas and Olmert in Jerusalem, 2008 Reuters [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4IYqLL5N4U?autohide=1&rel=0] Despite harsh criticism by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert […]

Putin Has Painted Russia Into a Syrian Corner

The battle for Idlib is the most severe test of Moscow’s effort to be all things to all protagonists in Syria. By Seth J. Frantzman February 11, 2020, 10:46 AM EST Russia has been unusually circumspect as a crisis in northern Syria simultaneously threatens to undermine its relations with Turkey and calls into question its support […]

US celebrates withdrawal of UN Security Council resolution against peace plan

After Palestinian-spearheaded measure is pulled, Trump official says the world body has ‘demonstrated that the old way of doing things is over’ By Eric Cortellessa and Raphael Ahren WASHINGTON —  After a rancorous UN Security Council debate Tuesday, during which every member nation except the United States and Israel excoriated US President Donald Trump’s peace […]

Iraq’s protesters: “No one cares about us but we continue our revolution”

Iraq’s protests: “No one cares about us, but we will not stop our revolution” What follows is an interview with a protester in Iraq conducted on February 9, 2020 in Wasit governorate who wanted to discuss the challenges the movement faces after months in the streets. He speaks out during a complex time when Muqtada […]

Hamas to cease balloon bomb launches in bid to appease Egypt: report

i24NEWS February 11, 2020, 06:18 AM – latest revision February 11, 2020, 06:21 AM  2 min read Hassan Jedi/Flash90 Palestinian youth prepare molotov cocktails attached to balloons, to send to Israeli land east of Bureij refugee camp, in the Gaza Strip, on May 31, 2019. Palestinian outlet says despite new bombs landing in Israel Tuesday morning, […]

God, not Balfour, gave Israel to the Jews

Judea and Samaria are the region where 80% of all biblical events occurred. Trump mentioned this at the White House. These are intrinsically connected to Jewish identity. SHMULEY BOTEACH FEBRUARY 10, 2020 21:46 US President Donald Trump is the most pro-Israel president in history, and proved it again with his precedent-setting peace initiative. The plan […]

Kremlin says all attacks on Syrian and Russian forces in Idlib must stop

Published: 02.11.20 , 12:05 The Kremlin said on Tuesday that all attacks on Russian and Syrian government forces in Syria’s Idlib province had to stop and that a Russo-Turkish deal on northeast Syria had to be implemented. The Kremlin was commenting after Syrian government forces seized control of a highway in northwest Syria for the […]

Syrian troops about to establish full control over Damascus-Aleppo highway — TV

At present, governmental troops have approached the village of al-Qamariyah, from where they are expected to launch a rear attack to militants in the Rashideen-4 district in western Aleppo MOSCOW, February 11. /TASS/. Syrian governmental troops, advancing from southwestern outskirts of Aleppo, have gained control over a vast section of the Hama-Aleppo road, the last […]

Natural gas flow to Israel restored after Leviathan platform fault

The fault required all natural gas to be emptied from the platform, burning it off via the platform’s flare boom to prevent the emission of gas into the air. EYTAN HALON FEBRUARY 11, 2020 10:32 The flow of natural gas to Israel from the offshore Leviathan platform recommenced on Tuesday morning, the Ministry of Energy […]

Israel to Hamas: ‘Keep the peace, or we’ll strike – with American backing’

Israel reportedly sends message to Hamas, warning Gaza terror group that escalation will lead to Israeli military op – with US backing. Arutz Sheva Staff, 11/02/20  Israel has warned the Gaza-based Hamas terror organization that it will face a major military operation if it pursues an escalation on the Israel-Gaza frontier, senior Arab officials claimed […]