Putin maintains high approval ratings but loses Russia’s trust, poll says

The Levada opinion pollster released Wednesday that the Russian public’s trust in President Vladimir Putin fell to its lowest in six years last month, despite the Russian leader’s approval rating remaining high. Putin’s approval rating dropped sharply following an unpopular move to raise the pension age in 2018 and years of falling incomes, but it […]

UNHRC’s game is rigged, so Israel isn’t playing – Analysis

The UNHRC is publishing this list even though the only support it received for doing so was from the Arab League, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, South Africa, Venezuela and Cuba. By LAHAV HARKOV FEBRUARY 12, 2020 22:43 The release on Wednesday of the UN Human Rights Council’s blacklist of companies that operate in Judea […]

Sen. McConnell urges Senate against passing War Powers Resolution

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., joined by, from left, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Majority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., and Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, talks to reporters following a GOP strategy meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) OAN Newsroom UPDATED 1:55 PM PT — Wednesday, February 12, […]

Former Israeli defense official calls for joining of US and Russia to roll back Iran’s influence

Professor Rear Adm. (ret.) Shaul Chorev, former director-general of Israel’s Atomic Energy Commission, tells JNS that new types of diplomatic action could help prevent Tehran from turning Syria into a new battle front against Israel and expanding its influence across the region. Yaakov Lappin (February 12, 2020 / JNS) The next Israeli government should aim […]

Israeli defense minister: ‘We won’t stop until Iran has been driven from Syria’

“For years on end, we have fought against the Iranian tentacles in Lebanon, Syria and the Gaza Strip, but we have not focused enough on weakening Iran itself. Now we are changing the paradigm,” affirms Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett. Ariel Kahana (February 12, 2020 / Israel Hayom) Israel’s defense minister issued a stern warning […]

Coronavirus: Why many deaths will never appear in official figures

Wuhan’s overburdened health workers are unable to confirm many of those who died were suffering from Covid-19, so they will not show up in official figures The families of those who die at home are also denied the comfort of being able to make proper funeral arrangements   Many families have struggled to arrange hospital […]

Netanyahu said to gripe to Zuckerberg that Facebook is undermining his campaign

PM reportedly asks social media giant’s CEO to ‘ensure the fairness of the election’; company spokesman says it is ‘an open platform for all ideas’ Prime Minister Netanyahu reportedly phoned Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday to complain that the social media giant was taking action against his supporters in Israel’s recent elections. Citing sources […]

Diplomacy Alone Won’t End the Iranian Threat

Seth J. FrantzmanFebruary 12, 2020 10:34 AM Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran. January 17, 2020. (Official Khamenei website/Handout via Reuters) A regime such as the Islamic Republic’s must be countered with a more-holistic approach. Supporters of the Obama administration’s Iran deal have tended to argue that “diplomacy” is the only answer […]

Palestinian Authority says it will ‘pursue’ companies on UN settlements list

PA premier suggests firms operating in West Bank move to areas under Palestinian control, says Ramallah will ‘demand compensation for illegally using our occupied lands’ TOI staff12 February 2020, 10:31 pm The Palestinian Authority said on Wednesday that it will go after companies that are included on the UN Human Rights Council’s list of firms […]

Israel freezes ties with UN rights chief after release of settlement blacklist

FM Israel Katz says he ordered ‘exceptional and harsh measure’ in retaliation for Commissioner Michelle Bachelet’s office promoting the anti-Israel boycott movement 12 February 2020, 9:20 pm Israel is suspending its ties with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Foreign Ministry announced Wednesday, several hours after the UN body published a list […]

19 Alexander the Great Comes to Israel

With chapter nine we begin the last half of the book of Zechariah. Within it is a distinctly different style of Hebrew text. While chapters seven and eight are transitional between the two sections the scope of these last six chapters parallels the first eight chapters in the book. The change seen in this last section […]

2 Creation Continued

We need to realize that the New Testament affirms one component of Genesis 1: 1 by stating that God acted before time began. Other things happened before time began which are revealed in Scripture too such as the rise and fall of Lucifer the anointed cherub (Ezekiel 28). When he sinned and had his fall […]

U.S., Taliban could sign peace deal in February if Taliban reduces violence: sources

Abdul Qadir SediqiAlexander Cornwell KABUL/DUBAI (Reuters) – A U.S.-Taliban peace deal could be signed this month if the Taliban significantly reduces violence, and that deal could lead to the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, two Afghan government sources and a Western diplomat said on Wednesday. The timeline shared by sources came a day after […]