Israel’s construction plans mean Palestinians can’t divide Jerusalem

The PA is unabashed about its desire to create a contiguous urban foothold from Bethlehem, through Beit Jala and Givat Hamatos.  by  Nadav Shragai Published on 02-21-2020 13:10 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to green light the construction of some 1,000 housing units in east Jerusalem in the coming weeks is great news for the strategic […]

The massive – but reversible – defeats of Iran and Turkey

With our attention focused on other things – Israel’s elections, the legal fraternity’s aggressive lawfare against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald Trump’s peace plan, to name just a few – profound strategic shifts have upended the strategic balance in the Middle East. Israel’s two most formidable adversaries – Iran and Turkey – both came […]

US Monitoring Iranian Missile Threats Across Middle East With Saudi Arabia

JNS.org – Along with Saudi Arabia, the United States is “aggressively monitoring Iranian missile threats across the Middle East,” reported The Washington Free Beacon on Thursday, citing US military officials who briefed US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a visit that day to the nation’s Prince Sultan Air Base. The air base took in more than […]

Turkey should bomb Damascus

Tom Rogan  | February 21, 2020 10:45 AM Having lost two more soldiers to Syrian airstrikes on Thursday, Turkey should retaliate by striking regime targets in Damascus. While an operation against the Syrian capital would attract Bashar Assad’s fury, it would send a clear message to the dictator and his Russian allies. And from a […]

Naftali Bennett: To stop Gaza terrorism, focus on Iran and Syria

“I will do everything to prevent a third Lebanon war, a 14th Protective Edge, to go to the source, to go to the same people who pay $1b. a year to Hezbollah” TZVI JOFFRE FEBRUARY 20, 2020 19:29 As Israel granted a record number of travel permits to Gaza merchants after weeks of explosive balloons, […]

Turkish-backed militants suffer devastating losses in disastrous east Idlib offensive

2020-02-22 BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:20 A.M.) – The Turkish-backed militants suffered a devastating defeat on Thursday when their forces attempted to retake the key town of Nayrab in eastern Idlib. Backed by the Turkish military, the National Liberation Front (NLF) and Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) attempted to capture Nayrab in order to make their way towards […]